9 Best universities for Actuarial Science in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Actuarial Science. A graph of 10.7K citations received by 1.99K academic papers made by 9 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 Actuarial Science

#2 in Africa
#359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

3. University of Pretoria

For Actuarial Science

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

4. North-West University

For Actuarial Science

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

6. University of Johannesburg

For Actuarial Science

#8 in Africa
#553 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Actuarial Science

#9 in Africa
#601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

8. University of South Africa

For Actuarial Science

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

9. University of the Free State

For Actuarial Science

#20 in Africa
#920 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

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