University rankings in South Africa

1. University of Cape Town
2. University of the Witwatersrand
3. University of Pretoria
4. University of KwaZulu-Natal
5. Stellenbosch University
6. University of Johannesburg
7. North-West University
8. University of South Africa
9. University of the Western Cape
10. University of the Free State
11. Tshwane University of Technology
12. University of Fort Hare
13. Walter Sisulu University
14. Durban University of Technology
15. Rhodes University
16. Nelson Mandela University
17. Cape Peninsula University of Technology
18. University of Venda
19. University of Limpopo
20. Central University of Technology
21. University of Zululand
22. Vaal University of Technology
23. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

Scimago Institutions Rankings (2025). Available at:https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher+educ.&country=ZAF, Accessed 06 January 2026.