International Ranking
Our arts and humanities subject are ranked among the Top 400 universities in the world
(The Higher Education World University Ranking , 2020)
Archaeology department ranked among the Top 200 programmes in the world
(QS Top Universities rankings, 2019)
Department of Sociology ranked in the Top 300 in the world
(QS Top Universities rankings, 2020)
Africa's first and only Master's programme in Tangible and Heritage Conservation
(QS Top Universities rankings, 2020)
Department of Political Sciences ranked in the Top 400 in the world
(QS Top Universities rankings, 2020)
Africa’s only Specialist Neuro-Otologic Test Centre equipped with the first advanced and specialist Neuro-Otologic Test system
(NTOC)
Development Studies programme ranked in the Top 100 in the world
(QS Top Universities rankings, 2019)
Department of Political Sciences participates in the world's first global classroom where students engage simultaneously across four continents
(QS Top Universities rankings, 2020)
A variety of world-class programs to choose from
74%
Academic staff with doctorates
72%
NRF rated researchers with doctorates
93.4%
Examination pass rate (2019)
322
International students (2020)
Excellent Academic Support & Profiles
5318 undergraduate & postgraduate (2021)
International Partnerships and Agreements
Faculty Profile
Humanities Departments
Affiliated Centres and Units
Social Responsiveness
Dr Michael Joseph Barrett Directs the Tuks Choir and is a co-founder of the Capital Singers - a community based mass choral programme.
Student Entrepreneurship Office
Our goal is to ensure our students are marketable once they graduate. To do this, we help students develop essential work experience that broadens their ability to think laterally and innovate. Through our Student Entrepreneurship Office our students can access a range of internship, mentoring and business development opportunities located in the broader UP community.
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