24 Best universities for Management in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 576K citations received by 47.1K academic papers made by 24 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 Management

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

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Management

#8 in Africa
#638 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. University of South Africa

For Management

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

8. North-West University

For Management

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

9. University of the Free State

For Management

#20 in Africa
#1125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. University of the Western Cape

For Management

#40 in Africa
#1448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

12. Nelson Mandela University

For Management

#44 in Africa
#1498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. Durban University of Technology

For Management

#61 in Africa
#1864 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

15. Rhodes University

For Management

#66 in Africa
#2014 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

17. University of Limpopo

For Management

#83 in Africa
#2442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

20. University of Zululand

For Management

#110 in Africa
#2855 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

21. University of Venda

For Management

#124 in Africa
#3204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

22. Walter Sisulu University

For Management

#149 in Africa
#3657 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

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