24 Best Materials Science 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 Materials Science. A graph of 2.46M citations received by 104K 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 the Witwatersrand

For Materials Science

#3 in Africa
#539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of Pretoria

For Materials Science

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

5. University of Johannesburg

For Materials Science

#9 in Africa
#686 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Materials Science

#10 in Africa
#757 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. University of the Free State

For Materials Science

#20 in Africa
#1159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

8. University of South Africa

For Materials Science

#21 in Africa
#1163 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

9. North-West University

For Materials Science

#22 in Africa
#1165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

10. Tshwane University of Technology

For Materials Science

#28 in Africa
#1318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

11. Rhodes University

For Materials Science

#34 in Africa
#1456 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

12. University of the Western Cape

For Materials Science

#48 in Africa
#1752 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Materials Science

#53 in Africa
#1837 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. Durban University of Technology

For Materials Science

#69 in Africa
#2111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

15. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Materials Science

#73 in Africa
#2162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

16. University of Fort Hare

For Materials Science

#93 in Africa
#2495 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

17. Vaal University of Technology

For Materials Science

#96 in Africa
#2612 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

18. University of Limpopo

For Materials Science

#111 in Africa
#2798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

19. University of Zululand

For Materials Science

#114 in Africa
#2850 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

21. University of Venda

For Materials Science

#132 in Africa
#3111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

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