University of Cape Town

"UCT" redirects here. For other uses, see UCT (disambiguation).

University of Cape Town
  • Universiteit van Kaapstad
  • iYunivesithi yaseKapa
Coat of arms of the University of Cape Town
Former names
South African College
MottoLatin: Spes Bona
Motto in English
"Good Hope"
TypePublic
Established1 October 1829; 195 years ago (1829-10-01)
Academic affiliations
EndowmentZAR 11.8 billion[1]
(US$ 901 million)[2]
ChancellorPrecious Moloi-Motsepe
Vice-ChancellorMosa Moshabela
Academic staff
1,176[3]
Administrative staff
3,179
Students28,233[4]
Undergraduates16,530[4]
Postgraduates11,193[4]
Location
Cape Town
,
Western Cape
,
South Africa

33°57′27″S 18°27′38″E / 33.95750°S 18.46056°E / -33.95750; 18.46056
Campus4 suburban and 2 urban campuses
Acceptance Rate4.85%
Colours        Light blue, dark blue, black, white
NicknameIkeys
MascotIkey Tiger
Websiteuct.ac.za

The University of Cape Town (UCT) (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Kaapstad, Xhosa: iYunivesithi yaseKapa) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university status in 1918, making it the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest university in Sub-Saharan Africa in continuous operation.[5]

UCT is organised in 57 departments across six faculties offering bachelor's (NQF 7) to doctoral degrees (NQF 10) solely in the English language.[6] Home to 30,000 students, it encompasses six campuses in the Capetonian suburbs of Rondebosch, Hiddingh, Observatory, Mowbray, and the Waterfront. It is the only African member of the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) within the World Economic Forum, which is made up of 26 of the world's top universities.[7]

Five alumni, staff members, and researchers associated with UCT have won the Nobel Prize. 88 staff members are part of the Academy of Sciences of South Africa.[8]

  1. ^ Annual Report for 2017 (PDF). University of Cape Town. p. 127. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Sars Rates Of Exchange: US$ rate for Jan 2017". tools.sars.gov.za. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ Annual Report for 2020 (PDF). University of Cape Town. p. 60. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Annual Report for 2020 (PDF). University of Cape Town. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "CHE | Council on Higher Education | Regulatory body for Higher Education in South Africa | Education | Innovation | University | South Africa". che.ac.za. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Global University Leaders Forum Members" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Academy of Science of South Africa members". University of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.