24 Best Art & Design schools in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 458K citations received by 56.3K academic papers made by 24 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 Art & Design

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

5. University of South Africa

For Art & Design

#5 in Africa
#360 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Art & Design

#6 in Africa
#420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. North-West University

For Art & Design

#7 in Africa
#521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

9. University of the Free State

For Art & Design

#9 in Africa
#719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. University of the Western Cape

For Art & Design

#11 in Africa
#841 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

11. Rhodes University

For Art & Design

#12 in Africa
#855 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

12. Nelson Mandela University

For Art & Design

#23 in Africa
#1397 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

13. Tshwane University of Technology

For Art & Design

#31 in Africa
#1587 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

16. Durban University of Technology

For Art & Design

#52 in Africa
#2017 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

17. University of Zululand

For Art & Design

#60 in Africa
#2176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

18. University of Limpopo

For Art & Design

#64 in Africa
#2274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

19. University of Venda

For Art & Design

#91 in Africa
#2950 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

20. Walter Sisulu University

For Art & Design

#98 in Africa
#3132 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

21. Vaal University of Technology

For Art & Design

#113 in Africa
#3351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

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