24 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 647K citations received by 53.7K 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 Pretoria

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2 in Africa
#518 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

2. University of Cape Town

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#3 in Africa
#572 in the World
Founded
1874

4. University of the Witwatersrand

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#6 in Africa
#667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#7 in Africa
#682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. University of Johannesburg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#12 in Africa
#903 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. University of South Africa

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#17 in Africa
#1029 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

8. North-West University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#23 in Africa
#1270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

9. University of the Free State

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#34 in Africa
#1522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. Tshwane University of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#41 in Africa
#1788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

11. Rhodes University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#48 in Africa
#1936 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

12. University of the Western Cape

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#54 in Africa
#2027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#70 in Africa
#2365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. Durban University of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#81 in Africa
#2549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

15. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#87 in Africa
#2774 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

16. Vaal University of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#109 in Africa
#3428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

17. University of Zululand

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#115 in Africa
#3471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

19. University of Limpopo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#121 in Africa
#3615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

20. University of Fort Hare

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#123 in Africa
#3662 in the World
Founded
1916

21. University of Venda

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#149 in Africa
#4112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

22. Walter Sisulu University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#181 in Africa
#4627 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

23. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#189 in Africa
#4718 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2014

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