15 Best universities for Biochemical Engineering in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Biochemical Engineering. A graph of 100K citations received by 2.12K academic papers made by 15 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 KwaZulu-Natal

For Biochemical Engineering

#2 in Africa
#295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

3. University of the Witwatersrand

For Biochemical Engineering

#4 in Africa
#311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of Johannesburg

For Biochemical Engineering

#5 in Africa
#459 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

6. Durban University of Technology

For Biochemical Engineering

#7 in Africa
#489 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

7. University of Pretoria

For Biochemical Engineering

#8 in Africa
#507 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

8. North-West University

For Biochemical Engineering

#15 in Africa
#766 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

9. University of South Africa

For Biochemical Engineering

#16 in Africa
#804 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

10. Rhodes University

For Biochemical Engineering

#18 in Africa
#889 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

11. Tshwane University of Technology

For Biochemical Engineering

#22 in Africa
#952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

12. University of the Western Cape

For Biochemical Engineering

#25 in Africa
#1015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Biochemical Engineering

#26 in Africa
#1030 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Biochemical Engineering

#28 in Africa
#1073 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

15. University of the Free State

For Biochemical Engineering

#34 in Africa
#1237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

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