17 Best universities for Automotive 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 Automotive Engineering. A graph of 78.4K citations received by 4.36K academic papers made by 17 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 Automotive Engineering

#1 in Africa
#228 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

2. University of Johannesburg

For Automotive Engineering

#3 in Africa
#415 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

4. North-West University

For Automotive Engineering

#5 in Africa
#428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Automotive Engineering

#13 in Africa
#611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. Tshwane University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#15 in Africa
#633 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

8. University of the Witwatersrand

For Automotive Engineering

#17 in Africa
#680 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

10. University of the Free State

For Automotive Engineering

#38 in Africa
#1184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. University of South Africa

For Automotive Engineering

#47 in Africa
#1379 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

12. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#54 in Africa
#1536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

13. University of the Western Cape

For Automotive Engineering

#57 in Africa
#1550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

14. Durban University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#60 in Africa
#1571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

15. Vaal University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#78 in Africa
#1772 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

16. University of Fort Hare

For Automotive Engineering

#95 in Africa
#2023 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

17. Nelson Mandela University

For Automotive Engineering

#108 in Africa
#2163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

The best cities to study Automotive Engineering in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Pretoria, Johannesburg, Stellenbosch, and Potchefstroom.