15 Best universities for Computational Linguistics in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Computational Linguistics. A graph of 54K citations received by 5.11K academic papers made by 15 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 Computational Linguistics

#6 in Africa
#543 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

4. University of the Witwatersrand

For Computational Linguistics

#9 in Africa
#741 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

5. University of South Africa

For Computational Linguistics

#13 in Africa
#904 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

6. North-West University

For Computational Linguistics

#14 in Africa
#922 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Computational Linguistics

#16 in Africa
#951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

8. University of Johannesburg

For Computational Linguistics

#19 in Africa
#995 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

9. University of the Free State

For Computational Linguistics

#33 in Africa
#1358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. Rhodes University

For Computational Linguistics

#46 in Africa
#1707 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

11. University of the Western Cape

For Computational Linguistics

#47 in Africa
#1718 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

12. Tshwane University of Technology

For Computational Linguistics

#66 in Africa
#2035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

13. Durban University of Technology

For Computational Linguistics

#69 in Africa
#2110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

14. University of Limpopo

For Computational Linguistics

#81 in Africa
#2404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

15. Nelson Mandela University

For Computational Linguistics

#87 in Africa
#2533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

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