- Student-faculty ratios: 30.5
- Male to female ratio: 61 : 39
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.uwc.ac.za/
- Address: Robert Sobukwe Rd,Belville, 7535,South Africa
- Phone: -
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is a public university located just outside Cape Town, South Africa. UWC has a remarkable history. During the apartheid era of South Africa its staff and students took a brave stand, gaining independence and overturning segregation. The university was founded in 1959 as a college for black students, with the aim of training teachers and civil servants for leadership of a separate black community. However, the university was primarily led by white staff and had a white rector. Through years of protest the university transformed itself, gaining a black rector in 1975. He allowed freer thinking and discussion. In 1982 the university officially rejected apartheid, 12 years before the government would finally bring the regime to an end. UWC was praised by Nelson Mandela for its independent stand against racism. The university draws on its history for inspiration. It aims to inspire a more equal society through its teaching and research. There are seven faculties at UWC: arts, community and health sciences, dentistry, economic and management sciences, education, law and natural science. The Faculty of Dentistry is South Africa’s leading dental school. Bellville, the city where UWC is located, is more than just a suburb of Cape Town. It is known as the “Rock City” for its flourishing music scene. Numerous bands originated from Bellville and live bars can be found throughout the area.
- Global score 38.9
- Global research reputation #737
- Regional research reputation #17
- Publications #1,009
- Books #618
- Conferences #1,139
- Normalized citation impact #769
- Total citations #981
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #949
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #833
- International collaboration #352
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #200
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #901
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #731
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30.5
No. of students per staff
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8%
Percentage of International Students
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61 : 39
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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21,999
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2017
601—800
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2018
601–800
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2019
601–800
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2020
601–800
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Arts & humanities
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2018
301–400
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2019
301–400
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-
Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
401–500
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2019
401–500
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Life sciences
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2019
601+
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Physical sciences
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2018
401–500
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2019
401–500
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Social sciences
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2018
301–400
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2019
401–500
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Education
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2019
301–400
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-
Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
301+
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Impact Rankings: Peace, justice and strong institutions
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2019
=51
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Impact Rankings: Climate action
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2019
101–200
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-
Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Reducing inequalities
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2019
10
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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2019
201–300
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
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2019
28
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
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2019
31
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
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2019
101–200
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University Impact Ranking
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2019
101–200
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Emerging Economies
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2017
=102
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2018
=117
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2019
121
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#331 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 32.9
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #349
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #9
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #337
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #446
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #380
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #426
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #485
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #75
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #61
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #318
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #276
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#142 Space Science
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- Space Science overall score 38.5
- Space Science global research reputation #145
- Space Science regional research reputation #2
- Space Science publications #145
- Space Science normalized citation impact #120
- Space Science total citations #137
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #125
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #89
- Space Science international collaboration #134
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #44
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #144
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #137