24 Best universities for Horticulture in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 547K citations received by 22.5K 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.

1. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Horticulture

#1 in Africa
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

3. University of Pretoria

For Horticulture

#3 in Africa
#116 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

5. University of the Free State

For Horticulture

#13 in Africa
#409 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

6. North-West University

For Horticulture

#21 in Africa
#599 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

8. University of Johannesburg

For Horticulture

#43 in Africa
#866 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

9. Tshwane University of Technology

For Horticulture

#46 in Africa
#882 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

10. Rhodes University

For Horticulture

#47 in Africa
#889 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

11. University of Fort Hare

For Horticulture

#60 in Africa
#1006 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

12. University of Limpopo

For Horticulture

#77 in Africa
#1260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

13. University of South Africa

For Horticulture

#86 in Africa
#1322 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

14. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Horticulture

#93 in Africa
#1455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

15. University of the Western Cape

For Horticulture

#101 in Africa
#1574 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

16. Nelson Mandela University

For Horticulture

#106 in Africa
#1627 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

17. Durban University of Technology

For Horticulture

#112 in Africa
#1705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

18. University of Venda

For Horticulture

#121 in Africa
#1804 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

19. University of Zululand

For Horticulture

#126 in Africa
#1924 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

22. Vaal University of Technology

For Horticulture

#213 in Africa
#3235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

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