98 Reasons for studying at UJ Be part of a young, vibrant and agile university that reflects and adapts easily to our country’s aspirations, while maintaining a global relevance through numerous international partnerships. UJ offers not only a special programme called the First Year Experience to help orientate students throughout the first year but we also offer a Senior Student Experience that gears students towards the workplace! Grab the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports and train alongside Olympians and Paralympians on state-of-the-art pitches, tracks and fields, or just keep fit by joining one of the gyms on each of our 4 campuses. UJ's 2021 GLOBAL UNIVERSITY RANKINGS Shanghai Ranking World Rankings: 601-700 in the world / 5th in South Africa and 6th in Africa Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS): Hospitality & TourismManagement: 18th in the world, 1st in South Africa and Africa Sociology: Top 150 in the world, 1st and only one ranked in South Africa and Africa Public Administration: Top 150 in the world, 1st and only one ranked in South Africa and Africa Education: Top 300 in the world, 1st in South Africa and Africa Earth Sciences: Top 300 in the world, 2nd in South Africa and Africa Geography: Top 300 in the world, 2nd in South Africa and Africa Chemical Engineering: Top 400 in the world, joint 1st in South Africa and Africa Political Sciences: Top 400 in the world, 3rd in South Africa and Africa Physics: Top 400 in the world, 3rd in South Africa and Africa Management: Top 500 in the world, 1st in South Africa and Africa Ecology: Top 500 in the world Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Rankings: 434 in the world, in the Top 1.4% / 3rd in South Africa and Africa Subject Rankings: English Language & Literature: Top 250 in the world, joint 3rd in South Africa and Africa Chemical Engineering: Top 350 in the world, joint 3rd in South Africa and joint 4th in Africa Education & Training: Top 350 in the world, 5th in South Africa and Africa Economics & Econometrics: Top 400 in the world, joint 4th in South Africa and joint 5th in Africa Agriculture & Forestry: Top 400 in the world, 6th in South Africa Physics & Astronomy: Top 450 in the world, joint 2nd in South Africa and joint 3rd in Africa Environmental Sciences: Top 450 in the world, 6th in South Africa and Africa Chemistry: Top 500 in the world, joint 3rd in South Africa and joint 6th in Africa Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering: Top 500 in the world, 5th in South Africa Medicine: Top 650 in the world QS Graduate Employability Rankings: Top 500 in the world, joint 4th in South Africa Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings: 601-800 in the world / Joint 7th in South Africa Subject Rankings: Law: Top 201+ in the world, joint 4th in South Africa and Africa Education: Top 300 in the world, joint 3rd in South Africa and Africa Psychology: Top 400 in the world, joint 2nd in South Africa and Africa Arts & Humanities: Top 400 in the world, joint 3rd in South Africa and Africa Social Sciences: Top 400 in the world, 4th in South Africa and Africa Life Sciences: Top 500 in the world, joint 4th in South Africa and joint 5th in Africa Business & Economics: Top 600 in the world, joint 4th in South Africa and joint 6th in Africa Engineering & Technology: Top 600 in the world, joint 4th in South Africa Clinical & Health: Top 600 in the world Computer Science: Top 800 in the world, joint 4th in South Africa Physical Sciences: Top 800 in the world THE Young University Rankings: 173 among young universities, 4th in South Africa THE Emerging Economies University Rankings: 116 among universities in emerging economies, 7th in South Africa US News & World Report’s Best Global Universities Rankings (BGUR) World Rankings: 378 in the world / 5th in South Africa and Africa Subject Rankings: Geosciences: 222 in the world, 2nd in South Africa and Africa Chemistry: 280 in the world, 1st in South Africa and Africa Social Sciences & Public Health: 287 in the world, 5th in South Africa and Africa Physics: 289 in the world, 3rd in South Africa and Africa Engineering: 392 in the world, 2nd in South Africa and 4th in Africa Plant & Animal Science: 424 in the world Environment/Ecology: 463 in the world
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