World rankings
- 1st in Africa123456
- =164th in the world 1
- 150th in the world 2
- =124th in the world 3
- 275th in the world 4
- 201–300 in the world 5
- =59 in the world 6
- 1 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026
- 2 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2025
- 3 US News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings 2025–2026
- 4 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) 2025
- 5 ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2025
- 6Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026
Reputation rankings
THE Reputation Rankings 2022 (176–200 range)
Most international universities in the world rankings
THE Most international universities in the World Rankings 2025
(=60th in the world)
Executive MBA rankings
Financial Times Executive MBA rankings 2024
(53rd in the world)
Impact rankings
Overall rank
- 101-200 in overall rankings7
Individual SDG ranks
- SDG 14 – Life Below Water7(51st in the world)
- SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities7(=80 in the world)
- SDG 9 – Industry Innovation and Infrastructure 7(=86th in the world)
- SDG 1 – No Poverty7(101-200 range)
- SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation 7(101-200 range)
- SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions7(101-200 range)
- SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals7(101-200 range)
Sustainability rankings
- Environmental impact6(55th in the world)
- Governance6(38th in the world)
- Social impact6(111th in the world)
Subject rankings
Top 20
- Development studies9(=15th in the world)
Top 50
- Infectious diseases10(28th in the world)
- Sport science schools and departments12(25th in the world)
- Geography11(47th in the world)
- Public Health11(49th in the world)
- Public, Environmental and Occupational Health10(50th in the world)
Top 100
Marine and Freshwater Biology10(66th in the world)
Immunology10(67th in the world)
Microbiology10(=75th in the world)
Oceanography11(51–75 range)
Anthropology9(51–100 range)
Geography9(51–100 range)
Mining & Mineral Engineering11(76–100 range)
Medical and health8(78th in the world)
Neuroscience and Behavior10(85th in the world)
Medicine9(=99th in the world)
Clinical Medicine10(=90th in the world)
Ecology10(90th in the world)
- 7THE Impact Rankings 2025
- 8 THE Subject Rankings 2025
- 9 QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
- 10 US News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings for Subjects 2025-2026
- 11 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025
- 12 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2024