21 Best universities for Bioinformatics and Computational biology in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Bioinformatics and Computational biology. A graph of 402K citations received by 14.3K academic papers made by 21 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 Cape Town

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#1 in Africa
#325 in the World
Founded
1874

2. University of Stellenbosch

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#3 in Africa
#428 in the World
Founded
1918

3. University of the Witwatersrand

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#4 in Africa
#484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#5 in Africa
#502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. University of Pretoria

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#6 in Africa
#580 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

6. North-West University

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

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

7. University of the Western Cape

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

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

8. University of Johannesburg

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#17 in Africa
#1078 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

9. Rhodes University

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#18 in Africa
#1092 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

10. University of the Free State

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#23 in Africa
#1221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. Tshwane University of Technology

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#37 in Africa
#1542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

12. University of Venda

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#40 in Africa
#1598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

13. University of South Africa

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#43 in Africa
#1699 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

14. University of Fort Hare

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#49 in Africa
#1883 in the World
Founded
1916

15. Durban University of Technology

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#58 in Africa
#2000 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

16. University of Limpopo

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#81 in Africa
#2457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

17. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#83 in Africa
#2479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

18. University of Zululand

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#87 in Africa
#2514 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

19. Nelson Mandela University

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#107 in Africa
#2779 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

20. Walter Sisulu University

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#109 in Africa
#2799 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

21. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#139 in Africa
#3151 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2014

The best cities to study Bioinformatics and Computational biology in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Johannesburg, and Durban.