The acceptance rate for students admitted in 2022 was made public by the University of Cape Town (UCT). The University of Cape Town’s acceptance rate is broken down below.
You must pay your acceptance rate to the University of Cape Town (UCT) before you can be admitted as an official student.
If you’re curious about the acceptance rate at the University of Cape Town, it’s a fee that applicants must pay in order to confirm their acceptance of admission.
In most cases, the University of Cape Town accepts 15% of school fees in the acceptance rate which means every student that has been offered admission must pay the acceptance rate for them to be able to secure admission
| # | University name | Acceptance rate Acc. rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Cape Town | |
| 2 | University of the Witwatersrand | 25% |
| 3 | University of Stellenbosch | |
| 4 | University of Pretoria | 15% |
University of Cape Town Data
Total number of students
Number of international students
Total number of academic staff
Number of international staff
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
Number of masters degrees awarded
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
Number of research only staff
Number of new undergraduate students
Number of new masters students
Number of new doctoral students
University of Cape Town Rankings
University of Cape Town is ranked #125 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked based on how well they perform against a number of generally recognized indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
University of Cape Town Rankings
To determine University of Cape Town’s overall ranking among the Best Global Universities, thirteen indicators were used. The comparison between this institution and other universities for each indicator is shown below.
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
International collaboration – relative to country
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Arts and Humanities overall score
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
Arts and Humanities publications
Arts and Humanities books
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
Arts and Humanities total citations
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Arts and Humanities international collaboration – relative to country
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
Biology and Biochemistry publications
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration – relative to country
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems overall score
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems publications
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems conferences
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems normalized citation impact
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems total citations
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration – relative to country
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Chemistry global research reputation
Chemistry regional research reputation
Chemistry normalized citation impact
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Chemistry international collaboration – relative to country
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Clinical Medicine overall score
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
Clinical Medicine total citations
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Clinical Medicine international collaboration – relative to country
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Engineering global research reputation
Engineering regional research reputation
Engineering normalized citation impact
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Engineering international collaboration – relative to country
Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Environment/Ecology international collaboration – relative to country
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Geosciences global research reputation
Geosciences regional research reputation
Geosciences normalized citation impact
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Geosciences international collaboration – relative to country
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Immunology global research reputation
Immunology regional research reputation
Immunology normalized citation impact
Immunology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Immunology international collaboration – relative to country
Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Infectious Diseases overall score
Infectious Diseases normalized citation impact
Infectious Diseases total citations
Infectious Diseases number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Infectious Diseases percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Infectious Diseases international collaboration – relative to country
Infectious Diseases international collaboration
Infectious Diseases number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Infectious Diseases percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Microbiology global research reputation
Microbiology regional research reputation
Microbiology normalized citation impact
Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Microbiology international collaboration – relative to country
Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration – relative to country
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration – relative to country
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score
Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation
Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation
Pharmacology and Toxicology publications
Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact
Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration – relative to country
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Physics global research reputation
Physics regional research reputation
Physics normalized citation impact
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Physics international collaboration – relative to country
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Plant and Animal Science overall score
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
Plant and Animal Science publications
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
Plant and Animal Science total citations
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration – relative to country
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration – relative to country
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Collaboration between nations in public, environmental, and occupational health
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Collaboration between the social sciences and public health internationally – according to country
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Space Science overall score
Space Science global research reputation
Space Science regional research reputation
Space Science normalized citation impact
Space Science total citations
Space Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Space Science international collaboration – relative to country
Space Science international collaboration
Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Surgery normalized citation impact
Surgery number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
Surgery percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
Surgery international collaboration – relative to country
Surgery number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
Surgery percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
how i got accepted by every university i applied to in south africa
FAQ
How hard is it to get into UCT?
The minimum requirement for admission to undergraduate diploma study is a National Senior Certificate (NSC) as certified by Umalusi with an achievement rating of 3 (Moderate Achievement, 40-49%) or better in 4 recognised NSC 20-credit subjects
How many people get accepted into UCT?
Over 54 000 first-time undergraduate applicants submitted applications to UCT in 2022. At the university, there are roughly 4 200 openings for first-year students each year.
Is UCT still a good university?
According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 and the other four top international rankings, UCT is still the top university in the nation and on the continent.
Does UCT require Grade 11 results?
All exam results from Grade 11 through September of Grade 12 must be turned in by currently enrolled students. Failure to submit these results may result in delays. Students who are transferring should turn in all of their transcripts and academic records as soon as possible.