University of the Witwatersrand

The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a multi-campus public research university in Johannesburg, South Africa[5]. It is located in the northern sections of the city. Wits University or Wits is the most frequent name. The university, like Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand in general, has its roots in the mining industry. It is the third-oldest South African institution in continuous operation, having been founded in 1896 as the South African School of Mines in Kimberley.

As of 2018, the university had 40,259 students enrolled, with around 20% of those living on campus in the university's 17 houses. Undergraduate studies account for 63 percent of the university's overall enrollment, with postgraduate studies accounting for 35 percent and Occasional Students accounting for the remaining 2%.

Wits University is the highest ranked university in Africa, according to the 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). In 2016, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) named Wits as the best university in South Africa.

Established: 1922
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Website: https://www.wits.ac.za/