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 86K citations received by 4.5K 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
#237 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

2. University of Johannesburg

For Automotive Engineering

#2 in Africa
#398 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

4. North-West University

For Automotive Engineering

#6 in Africa
#431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Automotive Engineering

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

7. Tshwane University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

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

8. University of the Witwatersrand

For Automotive Engineering

#18 in Africa
#667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

10. University of the Free State

For Automotive Engineering

#38 in Africa
#1207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. University of South Africa

For Automotive Engineering

#43 in Africa
#1327 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

12. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#54 in Africa
#1492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

13. Durban University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#55 in Africa
#1498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

14. University of the Western Cape

For Automotive Engineering

#57 in Africa
#1508 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

15. Vaal University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#78 in Africa
#1796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

16. University of Fort Hare

For Automotive Engineering

#100 in Africa
#2074 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

17. Nelson Mandela University

For Automotive Engineering

#107 in Africa
#2175 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.