24 Best universities for Machine Learning in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Machine Learning. A graph of 869K citations received by 45.1K 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 Machine Learning

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

2. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Machine Learning

#3 in Africa
#499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

4. University of the Witwatersrand

For Machine Learning

#7 in Africa
#593 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

6. University of Johannesburg

For Machine Learning

#10 in Africa
#641 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. University of South Africa

For Machine Learning

#12 in Africa
#751 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

8. North-West University

For Machine Learning

#18 in Africa
#950 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

9. University of the Free State

For Machine Learning

#31 in Africa
#1209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. Tshwane University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#57 in Africa
#1742 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

11. University of the Western Cape

For Machine Learning

#69 in Africa
#1955 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

12. Durban University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#84 in Africa
#2185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

13. Rhodes University

For Machine Learning

#86 in Africa
#2268 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

14. University of Limpopo

For Machine Learning

#87 in Africa
#2320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

15. Nelson Mandela University

For Machine Learning

#95 in Africa
#2422 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

16. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#122 in Africa
#2743 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

17. University of Fort Hare

For Machine Learning

#125 in Africa
#2795 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

18. Vaal University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#128 in Africa
#2858 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

19. University of Zululand

For Machine Learning

#149 in Africa
#3129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

20. University of Venda

For Machine Learning

#162 in Africa
#3318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

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