University of KwaZulu-Natal
(UKZN )
🇿🇦 South Africa
/
KwaZulu-Natal
/
Durban
Est. 2004
www.ukzn.ac.za
Ranked Top 424 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 64 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
QS
=558
66
29.5
2026
THE
501–600
—
43.6
2026
ARWU
601-700
100
2025
US News
=424
23
54.7
2026
Historical Trend
QS
THE
ARWU
US News
:
Score:
Top Subjects
51-75
Mining & Mineral Engineering
51-100
Development Studies
93
Infectious Diseases
101-150
Public Health
150
Microbiology
157
Immunology
159
Space Science
=179
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
201-300
Geography
201-300
Ecology
201-300
Veterinary Sciences
201-300
Clinical Medicine
201-300
Nursing
201-250
Agriculture & Forestry
236
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Subject Rankings
ARWU
22 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | 51-75 | - | 2023 |
| Public Health | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Geography | 201-300 | - | 2021 |
| Ecology | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Veterinary Sciences | 201-300 | - | 2024 |
| Clinical Medicine | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Nursing | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Earth Sciences | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Atmospheric Science | 301-400 | - | 2019 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | 301-400 | - | 2020 |
| Biological Sciences | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Human Biological Sciences | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Political Sciences | 301-400 | - | 2020 |
| Education | 301-400 | - | 2019 |
| Physics | 401-500 | - | 2022 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2020 |
| Chemical Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2022 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2019 |
| Biotechnology | 401-500 | - | 2023 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2022 |
| Psychology | 401-500 | - | 2019 |
QS
14 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Studies | 51-100 | - | 2025 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | 201-250 | - | 2026 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | =344 | 62.0 | 2026 |
| Chemical Engineering | 351-400 | - | 2023 |
| Biological Sciences | 351-400 | - | 2026 |
| Materials Sciences | 401-550 | - | 2026 |
| Education & Training | 401-450 | - | 2026 |
| Medicine | 401-450 | - | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 451-500 | - | 2020 |
| Natural Sciences | 451-500 | - | 2026 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 501-550 | - | 2026 |
| Chemistry | 501-550 | - | 2026 |
| Environmental Sciences | 501-550 | - | 2026 |
| Mathematics | 501-600 | - | 2025 |
US News
17 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases | 93 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Microbiology | 150 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Immunology | 157 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Space Science | 159 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Public, Environmental and Occupational Health | =179 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 236 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Plant and Animal Science | =307 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Agricultural Sciences | =315 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Clinical Medicine | =341 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | 344 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Geosciences | =385 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | =451 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =471 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | =524 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Physics | =547 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =636 | 54.7 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | =722 | 54.7 | 2026 |
THE
11 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 301–400 | 36.3 | 2026 |
| Law | 301–400 | 24.7 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 401–500 | 38.3 | 2026 |
| Clinical & Health | 401–500 | 36.7 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 401–500 | 38.8 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 401–500 | 34.6 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 401–500 | 27.4 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 401–500 | 33.6 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 501–600 | 37.4 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 601–800 | 31.6 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 601–800 | 28.8 | 2026 |