24 Best universities for Chemistry in South Africa

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 781K citations received by 33.6K 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.

4. University of Pretoria

For Chemistry

#7 in Africa
#697 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
56,483
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1908

5. University of Johannesburg

For Chemistry

#11 in Africa
#912 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Chemistry

#14 in Africa
#952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. University of the Free State

For Chemistry

#16 in Africa
#987 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

8. Rhodes University

For Chemistry

#20 in Africa
#1109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

9. North-West University

For Chemistry

#27 in Africa
#1387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

11. University of South Africa

For Chemistry

#32 in Africa
#1471 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

12. University of the Western Cape

For Chemistry

#33 in Africa
#1479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
18,720
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1959

16. Durban University of Technology

For Chemistry

#62 in Africa
#2034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

18. University of Venda

For Chemistry

#84 in Africa
#2406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

19. University of Zululand

For Chemistry

#91 in Africa
#2525 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

20. University of Limpopo

For Chemistry

#100 in Africa
#2664 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

21. Central University of Technology

For Chemistry

#119 in Africa
#2953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
12,639
Male:Female
52:48
Founded
1981

22. Mangosuthu University of Technology

For Chemistry

#188 in Africa
#3796 in the World
Enrollment
9,540
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1979

23. Walter Sisulu University

For Chemistry

#198 in Africa
#3976 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

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