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 378K citations received by 38.4K 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
#238 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

5. University of South Africa

For Finance

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

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Finance

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

8. North-West University

For Finance

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

9. University of the Free State

For Finance

#11 in Africa
#656 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. University of the Western Cape

For Finance

#20 in Africa
#1034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

11. Rhodes University

For Finance

#29 in Africa
#1194 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

15. Durban University of Technology

For Finance

#65 in Africa
#1975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

16. University of Limpopo

For Finance

#67 in Africa
#2022 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

17. University of Zululand

For Finance

#73 in Africa
#2132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

20. University of Venda

For Finance

#102 in Africa
#2620 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

22. Walter Sisulu University

For Finance

#152 in Africa
#3378 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

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.