24 Best universities for Finance in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Finance. A graph of 617K citations received by 44.1K 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.

2. University of Pretoria

For Finance

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

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Finance

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

8. North-West University

For Finance

#10 in Africa
#571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

9. University of the Free State

For Finance

#12 in Africa
#644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. University of the Western Cape

For Finance

#26 in Africa
#1025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

11. Rhodes University

For Finance

#33 in Africa
#1258 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

14. University of Fort Hare

For Finance

#49 in Africa
#1524 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

15. University of Limpopo

For Finance

#58 in Africa
#1649 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

17. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Finance

#78 in Africa
#1981 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

18. University of Zululand

For Finance

#82 in Africa
#2071 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

20. University of Venda

For Finance

#104 in Africa
#2415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

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