Ranking Of NMMU, URAP, which is a newer ranking scheme based solely on quantitative measures of academic productivity, includes data for a larger number of global universities, and thus gives an alternative view of the relative standing of more South African institutions.
| SA Rank | World Rank | University |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 240 | University of Cape Town |
| 2 | 316 | University of Witwatersrand |
| 3 | 369 | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| 4 | 418 | Stellenbosch University |
| 5 | 459 | University of Johannesburg |
| 6 | 706 | University of Pretoria |
| 7 | 796 | North-West University |
| 8 | 906 | University of the Western Cape |
| 9 | 1061 | Rhodes University |
| 10 | 1081 | University of the Free State |
| 11 | 1121 | University of South Africa |
| 12 | 1311 | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University |
| 13 | 1511 | Tshwane University of Technology |
| 14 | 1904 | University of Limpopo |
| 15 | 1907 | Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
| 16 | 1924 | Durban University of Technology |
