18 Best universities for Political Economy in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 77.4K citations received by 7.53K academic papers made by 18 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 the Witwatersrand

For Political Economy

#1 in Africa
#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

2. University of Johannesburg

For Political Economy

#2 in Africa
#133 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Political Economy

#4 in Africa
#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. University of Pretoria

For Political Economy

#6 in Africa
#229 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

7. University of South Africa

For Political Economy

#7 in Africa
#259 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

8. University of the Western Cape

For Political Economy

#8 in Africa
#348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

9. University of the Free State

For Political Economy

#10 in Africa
#375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. Rhodes University

For Political Economy

#12 in Africa
#392 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

11. North-West University

For Political Economy

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

12. University of Zululand

For Political Economy

#28 in Africa
#810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

13. University of Limpopo

For Political Economy

#29 in Africa
#812 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

14. University of Fort Hare

For Political Economy

#31 in Africa
#849 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

15. Nelson Mandela University

For Political Economy

#36 in Africa
#959 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

16. Durban University of Technology

For Political Economy

#42 in Africa
#1036 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

17. Tshwane University of Technology

For Political Economy

#57 in Africa
#1256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

18. University of Venda

For Political Economy

#63 in Africa
#1290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

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