24 Best universities for Nutrition and Food Science in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 371K citations received by 16.9K 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.

2. University of Pretoria

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Africa
#290 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in Africa
#325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

4. University of the Witwatersrand

For Nutrition and Food Science

#17 in Africa
#581 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

5. University of the Free State

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in Africa
#605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

6. University of Cape Town

For Nutrition and Food Science

#20 in Africa
#629 in the World
Founded
1874

7. University of Fort Hare

For Nutrition and Food Science

#25 in Africa
#779 in the World
Founded
1916

8. Tshwane University of Technology

For Nutrition and Food Science

#26 in Africa
#780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

9. North-West University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#33 in Africa
#879 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

10. University of Johannesburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#35 in Africa
#899 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

11. Durban University of Technology

For Nutrition and Food Science

#59 in Africa
#1200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

12. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Nutrition and Food Science

#61 in Africa
#1243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

13. Rhodes University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#70 in Africa
#1352 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

14. University of South Africa

For Nutrition and Food Science

#73 in Africa
#1389 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

15. University of the Western Cape

For Nutrition and Food Science

#92 in Africa
#1729 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

16. University of Limpopo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#94 in Africa
#1745 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

17. University of Venda

For Nutrition and Food Science

#101 in Africa
#1836 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

18. University of Zululand

For Nutrition and Food Science

#130 in Africa
#2240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

20. Nelson Mandela University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#154 in Africa
#2715 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

21. Vaal University of Technology

For Nutrition and Food Science

#171 in Africa
#2958 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

22. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#175 in Africa
#3000 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2014

23. Walter Sisulu University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#191 in Africa
#3193 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

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