Thirteen South African universities are in the ranking of the best world universities



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“Allow students to compare the position of each school.” (Ariel Skelley / Getty Images)

The names of the 13 South African universities listed in the Best Global Universities Rankings (BGUR) were recently published.

The 2021 Best Global Universities Rankings is the seventh annual report compiled by US News, which analyzed a total of 86 countries to name the 1,500 best universities in the world.

In a statement, US News said that universities are ranked according to “13 indicators that measure their performance in academic research and their global and regional reputation.”

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The 13 indicators included Publications, International Collaboration, and Global Research Reputation.

“Each of the school’s profile pages on Usnews.com lists the overall overall score, as well as numerical ranges for all 13 indicators, allowing students to compare each school’s position on each indicator.”

Here’s a look at the best local universities according to the 2021 World’s Best Universities Ranking:

# 1 in the best universities in South Africa

# 103 in the best universities in the world

  • University of the Witwatersrand

# 2 in the best universities in South Africa

# 192 in the best universities in the world

# 3 in the best universities in South Africa

# 321 in the best universities in the world

  • KwaZulu Natal University

# 4 in the best universities in South Africa

# 332 in the best universities in the world

  • University of johannesburg

# 5 in the best universities in South Africa

# 378 in the best universities in the world

# 6 in the best universities in South Africa

# 444 in the best universities in the world

  • Northwestern University – South Africa

# 7 in the best universities in South Africa

# 564 in the best universities in the world

  • University of the Western Cape

# 8 in the best universities in South Africa

# 729 in Best Global Universities

  • University of South Africa

# 9 in the best universities in South Africa

921 in the best universities in the world

# 10 in the best universities in South Africa

# 925 in the best universities in the world

  • University of the Free State

# 11 in the best universities in South Africa

949 in the best universities in the world

  • Tshwane University of Technology

# 12 in the best universities in South Africa

# 1,044 in Best Global Universities

  • Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

# 13 in the best universities in South Africa

# 1,254 in Best Global Universities

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