19 Best universities for Accounting in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 89.2K citations received by 9.25K academic papers made by 19 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 Pretoria

For Accounting

#1 in Africa
#212 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Accounting

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

6. University of South Africa

For Accounting

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

8. North-West University

For Accounting

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

9. University of the Free State

For Accounting

#28 in Africa
#1091 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. Nelson Mandela University

For Accounting

#30 in Africa
#1113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

11. University of Limpopo

For Accounting

#36 in Africa
#1362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

12. Rhodes University

For Accounting

#40 in Africa
#1374 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

13. University of the Western Cape

For Accounting

#45 in Africa
#1487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

15. Durban University of Technology

For Accounting

#58 in Africa
#1778 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

19. Walter Sisulu University

For Accounting

#127 in Africa
#2623 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

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