22 Best universities for Acoustical Engineering in South Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 212K citations received by 18.8K academic papers made by 22 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

#1 in Africa

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

2. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in Africa

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Acoustical Engineering

#3 in Africa

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

4. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Acoustical Engineering

#5 in Africa

#528 in the World

Founded: 1874

5. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Acoustical Engineering

#6 in Africa

#620 in the World

Founded: 1918

6. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#11 in Africa

#862 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

7. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Acoustical Engineering

#14 in Africa

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

8. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Acoustical Engineering

#15 in Africa

#1030 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

9. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Acoustical Engineering

#23 in Africa

#1292 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

10. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Acoustical Engineering

#28 in Africa

#1439 in the World

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

11. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Acoustical Engineering

#36 in Africa

#1696 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

#1784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

13. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Acoustical Engineering

#62 in Africa

#2226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

14. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Acoustical Engineering

#74 in Africa

#2433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

15. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Acoustical Engineering

#76 in Africa

#2484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

16. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Acoustical Engineering

#80 in Africa

#2580 in the World

Founded: 1916

17. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Acoustical Engineering

#83 in Africa

#2693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

18. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Acoustical Engineering

#86 in Africa

#2740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

19. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Acoustical Engineering

#112 in Africa

#3377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

20. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Acoustical Engineering

#125 in Africa

#3630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

21. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Acoustical Engineering

#148 in Africa

#4011 in the World

Founded: 1981

22. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Acoustical Engineering

#172 in Africa

#4344 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

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.