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 616K citations received by 40.8K 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
#384 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Machine Learning

#4 in Africa
#542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

4. University of the Witwatersrand

For Machine Learning

#5 in Africa
#563 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

6. University of Johannesburg

For Machine Learning

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

7. University of South Africa

For Machine Learning

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

8. North-West University

For Machine Learning

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

9. University of the Free State

For Machine Learning

#26 in Africa
#1200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. Tshwane University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#60 in Africa
#1853 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

11. University of the Western Cape

For Machine Learning

#63 in Africa
#1957 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

12. Rhodes University

For Machine Learning

#77 in Africa
#2171 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

13. Durban University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#81 in Africa
#2269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

14. Nelson Mandela University

For Machine Learning

#86 in Africa
#2356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

15. University of Limpopo

For Machine Learning

#88 in Africa
#2376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

16. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#117 in Africa
#2801 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

18. Vaal University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#131 in Africa
#3098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

19. University of Zululand

For Machine Learning

#132 in Africa
#3114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

20. University of Venda

For Machine Learning

#154 in Africa
#3427 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

22. Walter Sisulu University

For Machine Learning

#166 in Africa
#3535 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

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