24 Best universities for Management in South Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

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

South Africa | Pretoria

For Management

#1 in Africa

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

2. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Management

#2 in Africa

#391 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Management

#3 in Africa

#484 in the World

Founded: 1918

4. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Management

#4 in Africa

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

5. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Management

#6 in Africa

#589 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Management

#8 in Africa

#638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

7. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Management

#9 in Africa

#646 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

8. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

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

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Management

#20 in Africa

#1125 in the World

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

10. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Management

#30 in Africa

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

11. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Management

#40 in Africa

#1448 in the World

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

12. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Management

#44 in Africa

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

13. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Management

#60 in Africa

#1824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

14. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Management

#61 in Africa

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

15. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Management

#66 in Africa

#2014 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

16. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Management

#80 in Africa

#2436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

17. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Management

#83 in Africa

#2442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

18. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Management

#91 in Africa

#2571 in the World

Founded: 1916

19. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Management

#96 in Africa

#2621 in the World

Founded: 1981

20. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Management

#110 in Africa

#2855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

21. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Management

#124 in Africa

#3204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

22. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Management

#149 in Africa

#3657 in the World

Enrollment: 27,039
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 2005

23. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Management

#168 in Africa

#3992 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

24. Mangosuthu University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Management

#235 in Africa

#4821 in the World

Founded: 1979

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.