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 2.26M citations received by 101K 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
#534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of Pretoria

For Materials Science

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

5. University of Johannesburg

For Materials Science

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

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Materials Science

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

7. University of the Free State

For Materials Science

#20 in Africa
#1153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

8. North-West University

For Materials Science

#21 in Africa
#1178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

9. University of South Africa

For Materials Science

#23 in Africa
#1202 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

10. Tshwane University of Technology

For Materials Science

#28 in Africa
#1347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

11. Rhodes University

For Materials Science

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

12. University of the Western Cape

For Materials Science

#48 in Africa
#1767 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Materials Science

#53 in Africa
#1842 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. Durban University of Technology

For Materials Science

#69 in Africa
#2135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

15. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Materials Science

#72 in Africa
#2156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

16. University of Fort Hare

For Materials Science

#92 in Africa
#2500 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

17. Vaal University of Technology

For Materials Science

#97 in Africa
#2632 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

18. University of Limpopo

For Materials Science

#110 in Africa
#2803 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

19. University of Zululand

For Materials Science

#114 in Africa
#2838 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

21. University of Venda

For Materials Science

#131 in Africa
#3126 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.