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 465K citations received by 13.9K 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
#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of Pretoria

For Evolutionary Biology

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

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Evolutionary Biology

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

6. University of Johannesburg

For Evolutionary Biology

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

7. University of the Free State

For Evolutionary Biology

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

8. University of South Africa

For Evolutionary Biology

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

9. North-West University

For Evolutionary Biology

#11 in Africa
#936 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

10. University of the Western Cape

For Evolutionary Biology

#15 in Africa
#1093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

11. Rhodes University

For Evolutionary Biology

#17 in Africa
#1125 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

12. Tshwane University of Technology

For Evolutionary Biology

#34 in Africa
#1657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Evolutionary Biology

#38 in Africa
#1776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. Durban University of Technology

For Evolutionary Biology

#73 in Africa
#2480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

15. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Evolutionary Biology

#77 in Africa
#2576 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

16. University of Limpopo

For Evolutionary Biology

#82 in Africa
#2668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

17. University of Fort Hare

For Evolutionary Biology

#86 in Africa
#2777 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

18. University of Zululand

For Evolutionary Biology

#95 in Africa
#2915 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

19. University of Venda

For Evolutionary Biology

#110 in Africa
#3108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

20. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Evolutionary Biology

#126 in Africa
#3323 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.