24 Best universities for Computer Science in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Computer Science. A graph of 4.46M citations received by 212K 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.

2. University of Pretoria

For Computer Science

#3 in Africa
#499 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

4. University of the Witwatersrand

For Computer Science

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

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Computer Science

#6 in Africa
#577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. University of Johannesburg

For Computer Science

#8 in Africa
#708 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. University of South Africa

For Computer Science

#11 in Africa
#836 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

8. North-West University

For Computer Science

#13 in Africa
#919 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

9. University of the Western Cape

For Computer Science

#27 in Africa
#1382 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

10. University of the Free State

For Computer Science

#30 in Africa
#1425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. Rhodes University

For Computer Science

#37 in Africa
#1613 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

12. Tshwane University of Technology

For Computer Science

#42 in Africa
#1731 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Computer Science

#57 in Africa
#1994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. Durban University of Technology

For Computer Science

#73 in Africa
#2333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

15. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Computer Science

#81 in Africa
#2471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

16. University of Limpopo

For Computer Science

#90 in Africa
#2603 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

17. University of Fort Hare

For Computer Science

#95 in Africa
#2670 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

18. University of Zululand

For Computer Science

#109 in Africa
#2932 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

19. Vaal University of Technology

For Computer Science

#122 in Africa
#3216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

21. University of Venda

For Computer Science

#132 in Africa
#3414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

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