- Student-faculty ratios: 26.1
- Male to female ratio: 55 : 45
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.sun.ac.za/english
- Address: Stellenbosch Central,Stellenbosch, 7602,South Africa
- Phone: +27 (0)21 808 9111 / +27 (0)21 808 2565
Stellenbosch University (SU) is rooted in Africa and global in its reach. Over the past one hundred years, it has grown into a South African higher education institution with the vision to be a leading research-intensive university on the African continent, to be globally recognised as excellent, inclusive and innovative, and where knowledge is advanced in service of society. As its mission states, SU is a research-intensive university that attracts outstanding students, employ talented staff and provides a world-class environment; it is a place connected to the world, while enriching and transforming local, continental and global communities. The University’s values – excellence, compassion, equity, accountability and respect – relate to the beliefs and attitudes that guide the institution’s behaviour. All of these values are equally important, are interconnected and inform SU’s ethics code. Starting out with four faculties (Arts, Science, Education and Agriculture), 503 students and 40 lecturing staff on 2 April 1918, SU today is home to ten faculties spread across five campuses, has a vibrant and cosmopolitan community of more than 32 000 undergraduate and postgraduate students, which include over 4 000 international students from 100 different countries. The University has about 3 300 full-time staff members and 352 postdoctoral fellows. In 2018, SU launched its Vision 2040, as well as a strategic framework that at its core serves to cultivate a thriving Stellenbosch University, to provide a transformative student experience, to foster purposeful partnerships and inclusive networks, to promote networked and collaborative teaching and learning, to conduct research for impact, and to position SU as an employer of choice. FACULTIES AT STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY Stellenbosch University is embarking on a journey of networked and collaborative teaching and learning through the creation of learning communities where students, staff and alumni can experience meaningful learning. The University promotes a learning-centred approach to teaching that focuses on learning as a partnership, where students are seen as co-creators of knowledge and learning environments. Networked and collaborative learning creates an environment that encourages intellectual inquisitiveness, an essential skill for sustained critical and creative thinking. SU offers tertiary academic programmes that are excellent and socially relevant, delivering world-class graduates ready and able to make a difference. Our traditional mode of delivery is classroom-based contact education but we are harnessing the latest technologies to create connected, networked communities where learning is interactive and collaborative. To enhance studying on campus, several facilities have been built to provide students with safe learning spaces. The Main Library boasts a Learning Commons, which creates an innovative and stimulating learning environment and is a vibrant extension of the lecture hall. All faculties have computer areas, while the Study Centre allows students to study after hours and gives them access to high-speed internet. Stellenbosch University values its students and is committed to delivering a transformative student experience to each one of them. Student life at our campuses is a journey – from the first contact with prospective students until they graduate and embrace the role of alumni. We therefore provide opportunities for growth to all students, including guidance, support and services to enable them to succeed. A variety of student accommodation aims to enhance students’ university experience, while societies create an environment where students can meet new people that share similar interests. We have a long and proud sports tradition. Maties Sport aims to foster excellence in both the academic and sport performances of talented student-athletes, and to promote social cohesion and engagement in an active lifestyle among students and staff. In order to inspire and be inspired, Stellenbosch University engages and collaborates with stakeholders, the communities we serve, industry, government and our university partners at a local, regional, continental and global level. As a tertiary institution, we are committed to South Africa and Africa and we are intensely aware of our role in and in relation to the international arena. Our collaboration and engagement approach is congruent with our values of respect, compassion and equity. SU’s Division for Social Impact views its role as enabling change through mutually beneficial associations, collaborations and partnerships between the university (staff, students and alumni) and external societal partners in government, industry and the various institutions of civil society – in local and global contexts. A broad network of more than 150 formal international partnerships across the globe serves to achieve SU’s vision of creating partnerships on various levels. The largest number of these partnerships is in 39 countries outside of Africa and 19 partnerships on the African continent. New geographical areas of engagement include an intentional shift into more collaboration in the global South, in particular with the other BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries. The division SU International has as its mission to enhance the University’s African engagement and build SU’s international profile. We have an embedded culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, which forms a vital component of our research success. Through Innovus, our industry interaction and innovation platform for the commercialisation of the University’s assets, a record number of registered trademarks, licences, patent applications, disclosures and spin-out companies have been created. The Nedbank-Stellenbosch University LaunchLab functions as a start-up incubator and business accelerator that boosts entrepreneurship through networking opportunities and mentoring for researchers, staff and students.
- Total number of students 23,750
- Number of international students 1,817
- Total number of academic staff 915
- Number of international staff 91
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 3,939
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,435
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 278
- Number of research only staff 312
- Number of new undergraduate students 5,157
- Number of new master's students 727
- Number of new doctoral students 195
- Global score 53.1
- Global research reputation #403
- Regional research reputation #2
- Publications #397
- Books #427
- Conferences #528
- Normalized citation impact #523
- Total citations #398
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #453
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #766
- International collaboration #554
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #290
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #420
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #597
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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Percentage of International Students
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26.1
No. of students per staff
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55 : 45
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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24,308
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2012
251-275
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2013
251-275
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2014
301-350
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2015
276-300
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2016
301-350
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2017
401—500
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2018
351–400
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2019
301–350
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2020
251–300
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Arts & humanities
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2018
251–300
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2019
251–300
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
201–250
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2019
151–175
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Engineering & technology
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2018
401–500
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2019
501–600
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Life sciences
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2018
201–250
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2019
301–400
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Physical sciences
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2018
401–500
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2019
501–600
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Social sciences
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2018
201–250
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2019
251–300
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Business & Economics
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2019
401–500
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Computer Science
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2019
401–500
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Education
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2019
151–175
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Psychology
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2019
201–250
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Emerging Economies
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2014
21
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17
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2016
11
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42
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38
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2019
24
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#80 Agricultural Sciences
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- Agricultural Sciences overall score 58.5
- Agricultural Sciences global research reputation #78
- Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation #1
- Agricultural Sciences publications #101
- Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact #135
- Agricultural Sciences total citations #108
- Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #93
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #110
- Agricultural Sciences international collaboration #63
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #67
- Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #83
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #77
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#354 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 30.4
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #330
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #2
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #430
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #398
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #461
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #448
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #399
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #153
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #114
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #314
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #245
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#561 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 37.4
- Chemistry global research reputation #314
- Chemistry regional research reputation #2
- Chemistry publications #708
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #736
- Chemistry total citations #740
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #705
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #644
- Chemistry international collaboration #571
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #335
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #883
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #883
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#260 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 53.7
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #404
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #4
- Clinical Medicine publications #473
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #84
- Clinical Medicine total citations #329
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #429
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #446
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #348
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #77
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #290
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #148
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#580 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 34.1
- Engineering global research reputation #414
- Engineering regional research reputation #2
- Engineering publications #473
- Engineering normalized citation impact #703
- Engineering total citations #652
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #668
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #690
- Engineering international collaboration #642
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #433
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #460
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #414
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#121 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 59.8
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #130
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #2
- Environment/Ecology publications #148
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact #131
- Environment/Ecology total citations #125
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #166
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #246
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #130
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #160
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #138
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #164
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#134 Immunology
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- Immunology overall score 34.8
- Immunology global research reputation #137
- Immunology regional research reputation #6
- Immunology publications #110
- Immunology normalized citation impact #175
- Immunology total citations #141
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #130
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #156
- Immunology international collaboration #94
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #8
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #172
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #190
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#594 Physics
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- Physics overall score 32.4
- Physics global research reputation #435
- Physics regional research reputation #3
- Physics publications #770
- Physics normalized citation impact #570
- Physics total citations #703
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #601
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #387
- Physics international collaboration #484
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #236
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #724
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #720
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#124 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 61.9
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #99
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #3
- Plant and Animal Science publications #108
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #292
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #125
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #134
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #296
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #291
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #202
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #179
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #270
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#238 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 40.3
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #295
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #4
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #181
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #464
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #251
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #242
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #450
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #214
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #148
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #285
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #402