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University of Cape Town

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The University of Cape Town is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Founded Year
1829 1
Ownership Type
Public 1
Ranking Band
Top 500 3
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
23,500 2
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Source University of Cape Town (country source)
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1. University of Cape Town (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, first paragraph
    The University of Cape Town (UCT) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Infobox, established
    1829
  • Lead section
    The University of Cape Town (UCT) (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Kaapstad, Xhosa: iYunivesithi yaseKapa) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    The University of Cape Town is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa.
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2. Wikidata: University of Cape Town
  • Wikidata Q951305, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q951305, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q951305 P2196 (number of students) (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q951305 P2196 (number of students), CORRECTION of char-code cast defect (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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3. Center for World University Rankings: CWUR World University Rankings 2025
Center for World University RankingsCWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 275
Quote, CWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 275
Top 1.3% University of Cape Town South Africa 1 186 201 - 253 77.4
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