University of Johannesburg

🇿🇦 South Africa 4-Year University

Global #504 South Africa #5

Institution Info

Founded: 2005
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 49,910 students
Website: http://www.uj.ac.za/

About

University of Johannesburg is a higher education institution in South Africa, founded in 2005. Recognized as ranked among the top 1,000 universities worldwide, it is among the top 10 universities in South Africa. The university has approximately 50K students, a member of Global D-Tier (World 501-1000) and Top 30 Universities in Africa.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #308 · Ranked	44.70
THE	2026	THE #388 · Ranked	50.20
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #504 · Ranked	84.23

Research Output via OpenAlex

332

h-index

1,771,809

Citations

107,238

Publications

34,376

i10-index

2.73

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Global D-Tier (World 501-1000) Top 30 Universities in Africa Top 10 Universities in South Africa

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Frequently Asked Questions

University of Johannesburg is ranked #504 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within South Africa, it holds the #5 position.

University of Johannesburg was founded in 2005, making it 21 years old. It is one of the established institutions in South Africa.

University of Johannesburg has a student body of approximately 49,910 students.

University of Johannesburg has produced 107,238 research publications with 1,771,809 total citations and an h-index of 332, according to OpenAlex data.