University of South Africa

🇿🇦 South Africa 4-Year University

Global #1606 South Africa #12

Institution Info

Founded: 1873
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 420,000 students
Website: https://www.unisa.ac.za/

About

University of South Africa is a higher education institution in South Africa, founded in 1873. Recognized as a globally recognized institution, it is one of the leading universities in South Africa. The university has approximately 420K students.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #901 · Ranked	—
THE	2026	THE #1276 · Ranked	30.65
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #1606 · Ranked	70.14

Research Output via OpenAlex

234

h-index

842,696

Citations

45,951

Publications

17,812

i10-index

2.43

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Frequently Asked Questions

University of South Africa is ranked #1,606 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within South Africa, it holds the #12 position.

University of South Africa was founded in 1873, making it 153 years old. It is one of the established institutions in South Africa.

University of South Africa has a student body of approximately 420,000 students.

University of South Africa has produced 45,951 research publications with 842,696 total citations and an h-index of 234, according to OpenAlex data.