16 Best universities for Agricultural Economics in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Agricultural Economics. A graph of 65.7K citations received by 4.04K 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 Agricultural Economics

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

2. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Agricultural Economics

#5 in Africa
#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. University of the Free State

For Agricultural Economics

#16 in Africa
#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

6. North-West University

For Agricultural Economics

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

7. University of Johannesburg

For Agricultural Economics

#25 in Africa
#297 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

8. University of Fort Hare

For Agricultural Economics

#28 in Africa
#325 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

9. University of South Africa

For Agricultural Economics

#31 in Africa
#334 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

10. University of the Witwatersrand

For Agricultural Economics

#36 in Africa
#374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

11. Rhodes University

For Agricultural Economics

#47 in Africa
#536 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

12. University of Limpopo

For Agricultural Economics

#49 in Africa
#580 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

13. Tshwane University of Technology

For Agricultural Economics

#56 in Africa
#640 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

14. University of Venda

For Agricultural Economics

#75 in Africa
#766 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

15. University of the Western Cape

For Agricultural Economics

#78 in Africa
#792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

16. Nelson Mandela University

For Agricultural Economics

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

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