16 Best universities for Software Engineering in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 51.8K citations received by 4.1K academic papers made by 16 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 Software Engineering

#1 in Africa
#411 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Software Engineering

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

5. University of the Witwatersrand

For Software Engineering

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

6. University of Johannesburg

For Software Engineering

#11 in Africa
#895 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. University of South Africa

For Software Engineering

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

8. North-West University

For Software Engineering

#21 in Africa
#1187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

9. Tshwane University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#24 in Africa
#1259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

10. Rhodes University

For Software Engineering

#36 in Africa
#1666 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

11. University of the Western Cape

For Software Engineering

#44 in Africa
#1851 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

12. Nelson Mandela University

For Software Engineering

#50 in Africa
#1928 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

13. Durban University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#51 in Africa
#1945 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

15. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#67 in Africa
#2130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

16. University of the Free State

For Software Engineering

#76 in Africa
#2308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

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