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Since 1980, University of South Africa was initially listed in UNIRANKS with a rank of 1214 and has been ranking for 22.5 years, consistently achieving an average position of 1206.4 across most ranking systems. Quantum has accumulated 22.5 records over 22.5 years, spanning 4 international systems. University of South Africa achieved positions of 1026 in world, 9 in country and 21 in region . The fairest rank appeared in Shanghai ARWU at 969, while an unusual rank was noted on Webometrices at NaN. In summary, we conclude University of South Africa stands at 1206.4, with further details on each rank per system below.

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| Factor ID | System | Since | Avg Position | World 2025 | Region 2025 | Country 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | US News | 2021 | 818.67 | 328 | 25 | 9 |
| 11 | Round Ranking RUR | 2010 | 668.07 | 674 | 11 | 7 |
| 13 | Webometrices | 2004 | 1215.35 | 792 | 9 | 7 |
| 15 | QS | 2024 | 888 | 885 | 12 | 8 |
| 7 | SCIMAGO | 2009 | 1998.07 | 937 | 13 | 8 |
| 5 | Shanghai ARWU | 2017 | 861 | 969 | 17 | 8 |
| 19 | CWUR | 2024 | 1121 | 1121 | 27 | 10 |
| 20 | CWTS Leiden Ranking | 2024 | 1121 | 1121 | 27 | 10 |
| 3 | Times Higher Education | 2016 | 916.83 | 1161 | 41 | 11 |
| 1 | UNIRANKS | 1980 | 1250.23 | 1570 | 28 | 11 |
| System | Record Since | Position 2025 | No Years | Avg Position | Accuracy | Unusual Spike |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIRANKS | 1980 | 1570 | 44 | 1250.23 | Not Accurate | Not Detected |
| Times Higher Education | 2016 | 1161 | 6 | 916.83 | Fairly Accurate | Not Detected |
| Shanghai ARWU | 2017 | 969 | 8 | 861 | Highly Accurate | Not Detected |
| SCIMAGO | 2009 | 937 | 15 | 1998.07 | Highly Accurate | Not Detected |
| US News | 2021 | 328 | 3 | 818.67 | Not Accurate | Not Detected |
| Round Ranking | 2010 | 674 | 15 | 668.07 | Within the Range | Not Detected |
| Webometrices | 2004 | 792 | 20 | 1215.35 | Fairly Accurate | 2008 |
| QS | 2024 | 885 | 1 | 888 | Highly Accurate | Not Detected |
| CWUR | 2024 | 1121 | 1 | 1121 | Highly Accurate | Not Detected |
| CWTS Leiden Ranking | 2024 | 1121 | 1 | 1121 | Highly Accurate | Not Detected |
Consistently ranked among the world's top institutions across major global ranking systems
UNIRANKS Rankings 1980: University of South Africa initially ranked 1570 in 1980 has consistently held an average position of 1250.23 in UNIRANKS for the past 44 years.
Times Higher Education Rankings 2016: University of South Africa, first achieving a 1161 ranking from Times Higher Education in 2016, has since maintained an average 916.83 ranking in Times Higher Education over the last 6 years.
Shanghai ARWU Rankings 2017: From its initial 969 ranking by Shanghai ARWU in 2017, University of South Africa has preserved a consistent average of 861.00 over 8 years.
SCIMAGO Rankings 2009: University of South Africa, which was ranked 937 by SCIMAGO in 2009, has held a steady average of 1998.07 in SCIMAGO for 15 years.
US News Rankings 2021: Since being ranked 328 by US News in 2021, University of South Africa has consistently secured an average 818.67 position in US News over 3 years.
Round Ranking Rankings 2010: University of South Africa's initial 674 ranking by Round Ranking in 2010 has led to a long-standing average of 668.07 over 15 years in Round Ranking.
Webometrices Rankings 2004: Beginning with a 792 ranking from Webometrices in 2004, University of South Africa has maintained an average 1215.35 in Webometrices for 20 years.An unexpected and suspect increase from 1215.35 to 792 has emerged in Webometrices.
QS Rankings 2024: Since its 885 placement by QS in 2024, University of South Africa has upheld a steady 888.00 average in QS across 1 years.
CWUR Rankings 2024: University of South Africa initially ranked 1121 in 2024 has consistently held an average position of 1121.00 in CWUR for the past 1 years.
CWTS Leiden Ranking Rankings 2024: University of South Africa initially ranked 1121 in 2024 has consistently held an average position of 1121.00 in CWTS Leiden Ranking for the past 1 years.
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