24 Best universities for Marketing 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 Marketing. A graph of 373K citations received by 33.9K 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

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

2. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Marketing

#2 in Africa

#296 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Marketing

#3 in Africa

#353 in the World

Founded: 1918

4. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Marketing

#4 in Africa

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

5. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Marketing

#5 in Africa

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Marketing

#6 in Africa

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

7. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Marketing

#7 in Africa

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

8. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Marketing

#8 in Africa

#506 in the World

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

9. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Marketing

#13 in Africa

#893 in the World

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

10. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Marketing

#20 in Africa

#1026 in the World

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

11. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Marketing

#24 in Africa

#1132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

12. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Marketing

#34 in Africa

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

13. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Marketing

#36 in Africa

#1287 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

14. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Marketing

#38 in Africa

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

15. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Marketing

#41 in Africa

#1479 in the World

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

16. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Marketing

#53 in Africa

#1710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

17. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Marketing

#60 in Africa

#1882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

18. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Marketing

#64 in Africa

#1917 in the World

Founded: 1916

19. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Marketing

#86 in Africa

#2356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

20. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Marketing

#89 in Africa

#2424 in the World

Founded: 1981

21. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Marketing

#101 in Africa

#2669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

22. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Marketing

#121 in Africa

#3109 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

23. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Marketing

#132 in Africa

#3239 in the World

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

24. Mangosuthu University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Marketing

#213 in Africa

#4337 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, Cape Town, Stellenbosch, and Johannesburg.

Business subfields in South Africa