12 Best universities for Automation and Control engineering in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Automation and Control engineering. A graph of 29.3K citations received by 2.2K academic papers made by 12 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 Pretoria

For Automation and Control engineering

#3 in Africa
#406 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

2. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Automation and Control engineering

#5 in Africa
#492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

3. University of Stellenbosch

For Automation and Control engineering

#10 in Africa
#669 in the World
Founded
1918

4. University of Cape Town

For Automation and Control engineering

#18 in Africa
#724 in the World
Founded
1874

5. University of the Witwatersrand

For Automation and Control engineering

#29 in Africa
#884 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

6. University of Johannesburg

For Automation and Control engineering

#36 in Africa
#1112 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. Tshwane University of Technology

For Automation and Control engineering

#46 in Africa
#1319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

8. Durban University of Technology

For Automation and Control engineering

#55 in Africa
#1584 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

9. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Automation and Control engineering

#57 in Africa
#1600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

10. North-West University

For Automation and Control engineering

#58 in Africa
#1616 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

11. University of South Africa

For Automation and Control engineering

#59 in Africa
#1655 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

12. Nelson Mandela University

For Automation and Control engineering

#63 in Africa
#1698 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

The best cities to study Automation and Control engineering in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Pretoria, Durban, Stellenbosch, and Cape Town.