- Student-faculty ratios: 155.2
- Male to female ratio: 67 : 33
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default
- Address: PO Box 392,Pretoria, 3,South Africa
- Phone: -
Considered a mega university because of its large student intake, the University of South Africa (Unisa) is home to more than 300,000 students. It is the largest open distance learning institution in Africa and the oldest dedicated distance education university in the world. Around a third of all higher education students in South Africa attend Unisa and its international students hail from over 130 different countries. Unisa’s history dates back to 1873 when it was established as the University of the Cape of Good Hope. In 1946 it officially became a distance university and today it has seven regional centres across South Africa, in Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo Province, Midlands, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape. The university comprises an additional eight colleges in Accounting Sciences, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Education, Economic and Management Sciences, Graduate Studies, Human Sciences, Law, Science, Engineering and Technology, and its Graduate School of Business Leadership. Courses offered by Unisa include everything from short, career-oriented professional courses to formal degree programmes of three- and four-years. On the postgraduate side of the spectrum, students can take courses up to doctoral level. Located in Pretoria, Unisa’s main Muckleneuk Campus acts as a major landmark in the South African capital. Its Sunnyside Campus acts as the main area of student activity while, in Johannesburg, the Florida Campus is the university’s science hub with 12 buildings, a library, two auditoriums and large study area. The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences as well as some departments of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology are also housed here. Unisa also places a great emphasis on celebrating and promoting African arts and culture through vehicles such as the Archaeology and Anthropology Museum, Music Directorate and Little Theatre.
- Total number of students 167,625
- Number of international students 13,830
- Total number of academic staff 2,174
- Number of international staff 164
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 49,322
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,028
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 300
- Number of research only staff 139
- Number of new undergraduate students 40,843
- Number of new master's students 382
- Number of new doctoral students 48
- Global score 30.9
- Global research reputation #626
- Regional research reputation #13
- Publications #1,117
- Books #580
- Conferences #806
- Normalized citation impact #769
- Total citations #1,059
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #1,273
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #1,257
- International collaboration #1,302
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #827
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #1,100
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #964
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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155.2
No. of students per staff
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67 : 33
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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193,874
Number of FTE Students
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7%
Percentage of International Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2016
601-800
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2017
> 800
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2018
801–1000
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2019
1001+
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2020
1001+
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Arts & humanities
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2019
401+
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Engineering & technology
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2019
401–500
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Physical sciences
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2019
601–800
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Social sciences
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2019
601+
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Business & Economics
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2019
501+
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Computer Science
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2019
601+
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Law
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2019
126–150
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Education
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2019
301–400
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Psychology
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2019
401+
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Emerging Economies
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2016
=197
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2017
251-300
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2018
251–300
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2019
301–350
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES