14 Best universities for Molecular 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 Molecular Biology. A graph of 153K citations received by 5.72K academic papers made by 14 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.

3. University of the Witwatersrand

For Molecular Biology

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

4. University of Pretoria

For Molecular Biology

#5 in Africa
#757 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Molecular Biology

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

6. University of Johannesburg

For Molecular Biology

#12 in Africa
#1141 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. University of the Western Cape

For Molecular Biology

#14 in Africa
#1194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

8. North-West University

For Molecular Biology

#18 in Africa
#1283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

9. University of the Free State

For Molecular Biology

#21 in Africa
#1365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. Rhodes University

For Molecular Biology

#26 in Africa
#1475 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

11. University of South Africa

For Molecular Biology

#40 in Africa
#1844 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

12. Durban University of Technology

For Molecular Biology

#58 in Africa
#2282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Molecular Biology

#65 in Africa
#2359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. University of Limpopo

For Molecular Biology

#74 in Africa
#2554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

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