41 702
Students in 2025
25 835
Undergraduates
15 867
Postgraduates
200 000
Alumni
7
Campuses, including Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Rural Facility
400
Buildings
18
Residences
12
Libraries
Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ is ranked amongst the top 1% of universities in the world.
Academic programmes with national and international accreditation.
More facts about Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½
In 2026, the new R250 million Brian and Dorothy Zylstra Sports Complex will open. This integrated facility for training, research, and clinical practice promises world-class therapeutic facilities, an aquatics centre, and a residence for elite athletes.
Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ health sciences students receive top-notch training in first-class facilities like the new Phantom Heads Laboratory, the Zola Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Dental Clinic, the Surgical Skills Lab, and the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ McAlpine Burns Unit.
Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ trains the highest number of medical specialists and sub-specialists in South Africa. Students interact with researchers and specialists across multiple clinical training platforms in public hospitals and clinics, and at the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Donald Gordon Medical Centre.
The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ DigiMine is a ‘mock mine’ that tests the latest digital technologies underground. The laboratory aims to make mining safer and more sustainable, using digital technologies.
The Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery Institute is a world-leading interdisciplinary research and training institute with a focus on innovation in data science and machine intelligence.