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University · Stellenbosch, South Africa

Stellenbosch University

Public research university in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

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About

instance of
inception
  • 1866
motto text
  • Pectora roborant cultus recti (la)

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
headquarters location
  • Stellenbosch · country: South Africa · postal code: 7602 · coordinate location: -33.9328, 18.8642
coordinate location
  • -33.9328, 18.8642
official website
  • https://www.su.ac.za · language of work or name: English
  • https://www.sun.ac.za/ · language of work or name: Afrikaans · language of work or name: English · archive URL: https://web.archive.org/*/https://www.sun.ac.za/
  • http://www.sun.ac.za · language of work or name: English · archive URL: https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.sun.ac.za

People and numbers

employees
  • 3,467 · 2019

Rankings and recognition

ranking
  • 302 · QS World University Rankings · 2026
Earlier figures (11)
  • 296 · QS World University Rankings · 2025
  • 283 · QS World University Rankings · 2024
  • 454 · QS World University Rankings · 2023
  • 482 · QS World University Rankings · 2022
  • 456 · QS World University Rankings · 2021
  • 427 · QS World University Rankings · 2020
  • 405 · QS World University Rankings · 2019
  • 361 · QS World University Rankings · 2018
  • 395 · QS World University Rankings · 2017
  • 390 · QS World University Rankings · 2015
  • 387 · QS World University Rankings · 2014

Structure and memberships

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member of

Other facts

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  • Maties (af)
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  • Stellenbosch University
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social media followers
  • 75,215 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 41184483 · 10 February 2023
Earlier figures (3)
  • 71,959 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 41184483 · 2 March 2022
  • 69,035 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 41184483 · 8 January 2021
  • 68,166 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 41184483 · 24 April 2020
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
  • 3F5E6D · subject named as: 斯泰伦博希大学 · last update: 4 December 2024
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  • ko2003183546 · subject named as: University of Stellenbosch
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  • P4310315366 · subject named as: Stellenbosch University
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  • RMLV227794 · subject named as: University of Stellenbosch
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  • stellenboschuni · number of subscribers: 68,166 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 41184483 · 24 April 2020
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