University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town is a major tertiary education institution in Cape Town, South Africa, located on the Rhodes Estate on the slopes of Devil's Peak. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa. It is a member of the Association of African Universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, and the Adamastor Trust of Western Cape universities.

Size

In 2003, 19 978 students were enrolled, of which 51% were white, and 50% were male.

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3013 of these were not from South Africa, coming from 92 different countries.

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3903 degrees and diplomas were awarded to students in December 2003.

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There were 4 300 staff in 2003, 44% academic and 56% administrative and support.

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