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2026 UFS Institutional Profile 

Institutional Profile 2026
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2026 UFS Institutional Profile Presentation

  Institutional Profile 2026 Presentation

UFS Institutional Profile video 

Innovation and Commercialisation at the UFS

  Innovation and Commercialisation at the UFS
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UFS in Numbers

Student community
38 438
total students
Global footprint
3 797
international collaborating institutions
Heritage
122
years old
Places
3
campuses
Academic offering
7
faculties
People
4 731
staff members
Research strength
250
NRF-rated researchers
Innovation
88
active patents
Advanced research
161
postdoctoral fellows
Research community
494
research fellows
Graduate output
9 487
graduates per annum (2025)
Distance learning
2,5%
distance-learning students
THE World University Rankings 2026
9th
in Africa
QS World University Rankings 2026
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa

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