8 Best universities for Graphic Design in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Graphic Design. A graph of 6.77K citations received by 411 academic papers made by 8 universities in South Africa was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

2. University of Pretoria

For Graphic Design

#2 in Africa
#312 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

4. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Graphic Design

#5 in Africa
#608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

5. University of the Witwatersrand

For Graphic Design

#6 in Africa
#614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

6. University of Johannesburg

For Graphic Design

#7 in Africa
#617 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. University of South Africa

For Graphic Design

#10 in Africa
#719 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

8. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Graphic Design

#11 in Africa
#735 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

The best cities to study Graphic Design in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cape Town, Pretoria, Stellenbosch, and Johannesburg.