23 Best universities for Acoustical Engineering in South Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 306K citations received by 21K 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

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

2. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Acoustical Engineering

#3 in Africa

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

3. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Acoustical Engineering

#4 in Africa

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

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

#737 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

7. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Acoustical Engineering

#14 in Africa

#971 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

8. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Acoustical Engineering

#15 in Africa

#978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

9. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Acoustical Engineering

#23 in Africa

#1325 in the World

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

10. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Acoustical Engineering

#25 in Africa

#1343 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

11. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Acoustical Engineering

#38 in Africa

#1727 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

#1739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

13. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Acoustical Engineering

#65 in Africa

#2261 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

#2463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

15. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Acoustical Engineering

#82 in Africa

#2540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

16. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Acoustical Engineering

#84 in Africa

#2587 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

17. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Acoustical Engineering

#88 in Africa

#2672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

18. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Acoustical Engineering

#91 in Africa

#2712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

19. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Acoustical Engineering

#130 in Africa

#3546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

20. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Acoustical Engineering

#134 in Africa

#3613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

21. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Acoustical Engineering

#155 in Africa

#4042 in the World

Founded: 1981

22. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Acoustical Engineering

#177 in Africa

#4314 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

23. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Acoustical Engineering

#192 in Africa

#4505 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, Durban, Pretoria, and Cape Town.