The Top 8 Universities in South Africa in 2017
Despite the nationwide #FeesMustFall protest action at South
African universities in 2015 and 2016, South African Universities are still
ranked as the best universities in Africa and some are ranked amongst the top
in the world, with two South African universities, the University of Cape Town (UCT)
and University of Witwatersrand (WITS) ranked in the top 200 universities in the world at
positions 148 and 182 respectively (Times
Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2016-2017). These ranking are
based on the following metrics: research, teaching, research influence,
industry income and international outlook.
Students from all over Africa flood to South African
universities to gain a top quality education and for a multicultural,
multiracial environment provided by South African tertiary institutions. Students
from overseas as well apply to study in South Africa mostly as semester abroad
students but coming to study in South Africa for the full term of your degree
could be a way to get a top degree recognised in many countries of the world
for a fraction of the price as university fees are ridiculous in America and
Europe. The facts mentioned above make it very competitive to find a spot at a
top South African university, not only for international students but students
from South Africa as there are limited undergraduate spots every year at South
African universities.
The best Universities
in South Africa by rank:
Only 8 South African Universities made it in the top 980
Universities in the world, I will give the world rank in brackets.
1. University of CapeTown (148)
Western Cape Province
Founded in 1829
26000 Students
2. University of Witwatersrand
(182)
Gauteng
Founded in 1896
33000 students
3. StellenboschUniversity (401-500)
Western Cape
Founded in 1918
28 000 students
4. University ofKwa-Zulu Natal (501-600)
Kwa-Zulu Natal
Founded in 2004
38000 students
5. University ofJohannesburg (601-800)
Gauteng
Founded 2005
48000 students
6. University of Pretoria
(601-800)
Gauteng
Founded 1908
62000 students
7. University of theWestern Cape (601-800)
Western Cape
Founded 1959
21000 students
8. University of SouthAfrica (801+)
Branches all over the country but main campus is in Pretoria
Founded 1873
336 000 students (distance learning)
As you can see South Africa has beautiful top Class
universities, and they are located in different parts of the country, there are
Nine Beautiful Provinces, 3 coastal provinces so you are spoilt for choice.
Other notable universities in South Africa are the University of the Free State
and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) and North-West University (NWU).
