20 Best universities for Evolutionary 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 Evolutionary Biology. A graph of 444K citations received by 13.5K academic papers made by 20 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.

2. University of the Witwatersrand

For Evolutionary Biology

#2 in Africa
#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of Pretoria

For Evolutionary Biology

#4 in Africa
#323 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Evolutionary Biology

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

6. University of Johannesburg

For Evolutionary Biology

#6 in Africa
#651 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. University of the Free State

For Evolutionary Biology

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

8. University of South Africa

For Evolutionary Biology

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

9. North-West University

For Evolutionary Biology

#12 in Africa
#942 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

10. University of the Western Cape

For Evolutionary Biology

#15 in Africa
#1086 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

11. Rhodes University

For Evolutionary Biology

#17 in Africa
#1123 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

12. Tshwane University of Technology

For Evolutionary Biology

#34 in Africa
#1639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Evolutionary Biology

#38 in Africa
#1785 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. Durban University of Technology

For Evolutionary Biology

#72 in Africa
#2484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

15. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Evolutionary Biology

#78 in Africa
#2590 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

16. University of Limpopo

For Evolutionary Biology

#81 in Africa
#2637 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

17. University of Fort Hare

For Evolutionary Biology

#84 in Africa
#2733 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

18. University of Zululand

For Evolutionary Biology

#96 in Africa
#2953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

19. University of Venda

For Evolutionary Biology

#109 in Africa
#3086 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

20. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Evolutionary Biology

#127 in Africa
#3309 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2014

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