23 Best universities for Acoustical Engineering in South Africa

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Acoustical Engineering. A graph of 328K citations received by 21.7K academic papers made by 23 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

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in Africa

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

2. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Acoustical Engineering

#3 in Africa

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Acoustical Engineering

#4 in Africa

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

4. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Acoustical Engineering

#5 in Africa

#535 in the World

Founded: 1874

5. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Acoustical Engineering

#6 in Africa

#610 in the World

Founded: 1918

6. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#8 in Africa

#721 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

7. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Acoustical Engineering

#14 in Africa

#964 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

8. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Acoustical Engineering

#15 in Africa

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

9. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Acoustical Engineering

#24 in Africa

#1340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

10. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Acoustical Engineering

#25 in Africa

#1358 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

11. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Acoustical Engineering

#36 in Africa

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

12. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Acoustical Engineering

#39 in Africa

#1731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

13. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Acoustical Engineering

#66 in Africa

#2282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

14. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Acoustical Engineering

#80 in Africa

#2472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

15. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Acoustical Engineering

#82 in Africa

#2570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

16. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Acoustical Engineering

#84 in Africa

#2596 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

17. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Acoustical Engineering

#88 in Africa

#2676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

18. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Acoustical Engineering

#92 in Africa

#2749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

19. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Acoustical Engineering

#128 in Africa

#3498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

20. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Acoustical Engineering

#133 in Africa

#3581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

21. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Acoustical Engineering

#154 in Africa

#4012 in the World

Founded: 1981

22. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Acoustical Engineering

#174 in Africa

#4230 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

23. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Acoustical Engineering

#187 in Africa

#4462 in the World

Founded: 2005

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