14 Best universities for Molecular Biology in South Africa

Updated:

EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Molecular Biology. A graph of 121K citations received by 5.51K 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

#3 in Africa
#674 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of Pretoria

For Molecular Biology

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

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Molecular Biology

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

6. University of Johannesburg

For Molecular Biology

#13 in Africa
#1175 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. University of the Western Cape

For Molecular Biology

#16 in Africa
#1241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

8. Rhodes University

For Molecular Biology

#19 in Africa
#1369 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

9. University of the Free State

For Molecular Biology

#23 in Africa
#1421 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. North-West University

For Molecular Biology

#24 in Africa
#1423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

11. University of South Africa

For Molecular Biology

#40 in Africa
#1968 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

12. Durban University of Technology

For Molecular Biology

#60 in Africa
#2309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Molecular Biology

#63 in Africa
#2336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. University of Limpopo

For Molecular Biology

#66 in Africa
#2365 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.