18 Best universities for Animal Science in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Animal Science. A graph of 153K citations received by 8.54K academic papers made by 18 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.

1. University of Pretoria

For Animal Science

#1 in Africa
#101 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Animal Science

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

5. University of the Witwatersrand

For Animal Science

#12 in Africa
#386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

6. University of the Free State

For Animal Science

#21 in Africa
#490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

7. North-West University

For Animal Science

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

9. Rhodes University

For Animal Science

#30 in Africa
#590 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

10. University of Limpopo

For Animal Science

#50 in Africa
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

11. University of South Africa

For Animal Science

#59 in Africa
#1120 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

12. Tshwane University of Technology

For Animal Science

#71 in Africa
#1296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

13. University of the Western Cape

For Animal Science

#90 in Africa
#1540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

14. University of Johannesburg

For Animal Science

#95 in Africa
#1626 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

15. University of Venda

For Animal Science

#96 in Africa
#1630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

16. Nelson Mandela University

For Animal Science

#106 in Africa
#1733 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

17. University of Zululand

For Animal Science

#124 in Africa
#1916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

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