Their success is not just due to the high numbers who study at Wits but to the quality of education the university provides. These two combine to determine the quality of the institution. Wits has an enviable record of research in a wide range of areas from medicine to engineering, to architecture and economics. It is this focus on research, supported by a research budget that currently tops R60 million a year that ensures its students the best possible education, because they are taught by academics at the forefront of their subjects. Wide recognition of the quality and value of the research output entitles us to proclaim, with justification, that Wits is one of the world's great universities.
Wits is a large university.
Measured by international norms such as research output and peer reviews, it is a world class university. Its degrees are known in most countries and many students choose Wits because of its international reputation. Most Wits students attend for three or four years to read for a bacherlor's degree in their chosen subject. Some then stay on for second or third degrees and others return later to study for the highest level of academic achievement - a doctorate. Commerce is one of the university's largest faculties and is no exception to the general rule.