24 Best Business schools in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 2.15M citations received by 133K 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.

2. University of Pretoria

For Business

#2 in Africa
#287 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Business

#7 in Africa
#464 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

8. North-West University

For Business

#8 in Africa
#538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

9. University of the Free State

For Business

#14 in Africa
#873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. University of the Western Cape

For Business

#21 in Africa
#1053 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

13. Rhodes University

For Business

#41 in Africa
#1415 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

15. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Business

#51 in Africa
#1629 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

16. University of Limpopo

For Business

#62 in Africa
#1841 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

17. University of Fort Hare

For Business

#64 in Africa
#1848 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

19. University of Zululand

For Business

#92 in Africa
#2338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

20. University of Venda

For Business

#107 in Africa
#2556 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

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