19 Best universities for Hospitality / Hotel Management in South Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Hospitality and Hotel Management. A graph of 92.7K citations received by 4.45K 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 Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1 in Africa

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

2. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#2 in Africa

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

3. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#3 in Africa

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

4. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#5 in Africa

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

5. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#6 in Africa

#239 in the World

Founded: 1874

6. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#7 in Africa

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#8 in Africa

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

8. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#10 in Africa

#282 in the World

Founded: 1918

9. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#18 in Africa

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

10. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#20 in Africa

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

11. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#21 in Africa

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

12. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#23 in Africa

#655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

13. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#25 in Africa

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

14. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#26 in Africa

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

15. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#33 in Africa

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

16. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#35 in Africa

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

17. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#36 in Africa

#1032 in the World

Founded: 2005

18. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#41 in Africa

#1078 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

19. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#45 in Africa

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

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

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