24 Best universities for Marketing in South Africa

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Marketing. A graph of 647K citations received by 39.6K 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 Marketing

#1 in Africa

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

2. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Marketing

#2 in Africa

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

3. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Marketing

#3 in Africa

#320 in the World

Founded: 1874

4. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Marketing

#4 in Africa

#352 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Marketing

#5 in Africa

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

6. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Marketing

#6 in Africa

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

7. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Marketing

#7 in Africa

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

8. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Marketing

#8 in Africa

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

9. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Marketing

#16 in Africa

#885 in the World

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

10. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Marketing

#22 in Africa

#1033 in the World

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

11. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Marketing

#26 in Africa

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

12. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Marketing

#34 in Africa

#1248 in the World

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

13. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Marketing

#35 in Africa

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

14. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Marketing

#37 in Africa

#1285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

15. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Marketing

#48 in Africa

#1502 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

16. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Marketing

#52 in Africa

#1551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

17. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Marketing

#62 in Africa

#1714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

18. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Marketing

#63 in Africa

#1726 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

19. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Marketing

#89 in Africa

#2180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

20. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Marketing

#95 in Africa

#2288 in the World

Founded: 1981

21. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Marketing

#102 in Africa

#2494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

22. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Marketing

#133 in Africa

#2926 in the World

Founded: 2005

23. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Marketing

#138 in Africa

#3015 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

24. Mangosuthu University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Marketing

#210 in Africa

#4076 in the World

Founded: 1979

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

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