SOUTH AFRICA 14 Institutions Ranked in at Least One Subject 8 Institutions in World's Top 200 for at Least One Subject

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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 COUNTRY FILE

1515 14 8institutions cited by academics in at least one subject SOUTH AFRICA 14 institutions ranked in at least one subject 8 institutions in world's top 200 for at least one subject

INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATION BY SUBJECT TOP INSTITUTIONS BY SUBJECT ARTS & HUMANITIES ENGLISH English Language & Literature History Linguistics Modern Languages

HISTORY 1 University of Cape Town [50] 1 University of Cape Town [101-150] 1 University of Cape Town [101-150] 1 University of Cape Town [101-150] 2 Rhodes University [51-100] 2 University of Johannesburg 2 Stellenbosch University [151-200] 2 Stellenbosch University [301-400] LINGUISTICS 3 University of The Witwatersrand [51-100] 3 Stellenbosch University 3 University of Pretoria [151-200] 3 University of The Witwatersrand [301-400] 4 Stellenbosch University [101-150] 4 University of Pretoria 4 University of South Africa 4 University of the Free State LANGUAGES 5 University of Pretoria [101-150] 5 University of Kwazulu-Natal 5 University of the Free State 5 University of Pretoria ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY PHILOSOPHY Philosophy Computer Science & Information Systems Engineering - Chemical Engineering - Civil & Structural 1 University of Cape Town [151-200] 1 University of Cape Town [251-300] 1 University of Cape Town [151-200] 1 University of Cape Town [101-150] COMPUTER SCIENCE 2 University of Pretoria 2 University of Pretoria [301-400] 2 Stellenbosch University 2 University of Pretoria 3 University of Kwazulu-Natal 3 Stellenbosch University 3 University of Pretoria 3 University of The Witwatersrand CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 4 University of The Witwatersrand 4 University of The Witwatersrand 4 University of Kwazulu-Natal 4 University of Johannesburg 5 University of Johannesburg 5 Rhodes University 5 University of The Witwatersrand 5 Stellenbosch University CIVIL ENGINEERING LIFE SCIENCES & MEDICINE Engineering - Electrical & Electronic Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Agriculture & Forestry Biological Sciences ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 1 University of Cape Town [251-300] 1 University of Cape Town [201-300] 1 University of Pretoria [51-100] 1 University of Cape Town [101-150] MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2 University of Pretoria 2 University of Pretoria 2 Stellenbosch University [101-150] 2 Stellenbosch University [201-250] 3 Stellenbosch University 3 Stellenbosch University 3 University of Cape Town [101-150] 3 University of The Witwatersrand [201-250] AGRICULTURE 4 University of Johannesburg 4 University of The Witwatersrand 4 University of Kwazulu-Natal [151-200] 4 University of Pretoria [251-300] 5 University of The Witwatersrand 5 University of Kwazulu-Natal 5 University of The Witwatersrand 5 University of Kwazulu-Natal BIOLOGY NATURAL SCIENCES Medicine Pharmacy & Pharmacology Psychology Chemistry MEDICINE 1 University of Cape Town [101-150] 1 University of Cape Town [101-150] 1 University of Cape Town [101-150] 1 University of Cape Town [301-400] 2 University of The Witwatersrand [151-200] 2 University of The Witwatersrand [101-150] 2 University of The Witwatersrand 2 Stellenbosch University [301-400] PHARMACY 3 Stellenbosch University [201-250] 3 Stellenbosch University [151-200] 3 Stellenbosch University 3 University of The Witwatersrand 4 University of Kwazulu-Natal [251-300] 4 University of Pretoria 4 University of Pretoria 4 University of Pretoria PSYCHOLOGY 5 University of Pretoria [301-400] 5 University of Kwazulu-Natal 5 University of Kwazulu-Natal 5 University of Kwazulu-Natal

CHEMISTRY Earth & Marine Sciences Environmental Sciences Geography Materials Science

EARTH SCIENCES 1 University of Cape Town [51-100] 1 University of Cape Town [101-150] 1 University of Cape Town [34] 1 University of The Witwatersrand 2 University of The Witwatersrand [101-150] 2 Stellenbosch University [201-250] 2 University of The Witwatersrand [51-100] 2 University of Cape Town GEOGRAPHY 3 Stellenbosch University 3 University of Pretoria [251-300] 3 Stellenbosch University [51-100] 3 University of Pretoria 4 University of Pretoria 4 University of The Witwatersrand [301-400] 4 University of Pretoria [101-150] 4 University of South Africa ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 5 Rhodes University 5 University of Kwazulu-Natal [301-400] 5 University of Kwazulu-Natal [151-200] 5 SOCIAL SCIENCES & MANAGEMENT MATERIALS SCIENCE Mathematics Physics & Astronomy Accounting & Finance Communication & Media Studies 1 University of Cape Town [301-400] 1 University of Cape Town [301-400] 1 University of Cape Town 1 Stellenbosch University [151-200] MATHEMATICS 2 Stellenbosch University [301-400] 2 University of The Witwatersrand [301-400] 2 University of South Africa 2 University of The Witwatersrand [151-200] 3 University of Pretoria 3 Stellenbosch University 3 University of Pretoria 3 University of Cape Town [151-200] PHYSICS 4 University of The Witwatersrand 4 University of Johannesburg 4 University of The Witwatersrand 4 Rhodes University 5 University of Kwazulu-Natal 5 University of Kwazulu-Natal 5 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 5 University of Pretoria ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

Economics & Econometrics Education Law Politics & International Studies COMMUNICATION 1 Stellenbosch University 1 University of Cape Town [32] 1 University of Cape Town [40] 1 University of Cape Town [51-100] EDUCATION 2 University of Cape Town 2 University of Pretoria [101-150] 2 University of Pretoria [101-150] 2 Stellenbosch University [101-150] 3 University of Pretoria 3 Stellenbosch University [101-150] 3 University of The Witwatersrand [101-150] 3 University of Johannesburg [151-200] ECONOMICS 4 University of The Witwatersrand 4 University of The Witwatersrand [101-150] 4 University of Johannesburg [151-200] 4 University of The Witwatersrand [151-200] 5 University of the Free State 5 University of Johannesburg [151-200] 5 Stellenbosch University 5 University of Kwazulu-Natal LAW Sociology Statistics & Operational Research POLITICS 1 Stellenbosch University [151-200] 1 Stellenbosch University 2 University of Cape Town [151-200] 2 University of Pretoria SOCIOLOGY 3 University of The Witwatersrand 3 University of Cape Town 4 University of Johannesburg 4 University of the Free State STATISTICS 5 University of Pretoria 5 University of The Witwatersrand

NOTES: The whole bar in the chart on the left relates to the percentage of institutions in the study from that country which have scored for the subject, the shorter more deeply coloured bars reflect the proportion of institutions that have reached the required level to be assigned a rank, the top two hundred overall of which are typically published. In the table on the right the [number] in square brackets is the global rank of that institution for the given subject. Thorough checks are conducted for the top 200 institutions in each subject but where institutions appear for certain countries without a rank, these may not have been checked but are included nonetheless (in grey) for illustrative purposes. It is not unusual for institutions beyond the top couple of hundred to appear in disciplines that they do not operate due to overall reputation lending assumed status or strengths in closely related disciplines.