15 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 54K citations received by 3.82K academic papers made by 15 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
#209 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

3. North-West University

For Automotive Engineering

#5 in Africa
#440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

5. University of Johannesburg

For Automotive Engineering

#8 in Africa
#468 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Automotive Engineering

#11 in Africa
#579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. Tshwane University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#14 in Africa
#652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

8. University of the Witwatersrand

For Automotive Engineering

#16 in Africa
#694 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

10. University of the Free State

For Automotive Engineering

#36 in Africa
#1153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#48 in Africa
#1427 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

12. University of the Western Cape

For Automotive Engineering

#51 in Africa
#1501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

13. University of South Africa

For Automotive Engineering

#53 in Africa
#1524 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

14. Durban University of Technology

For Automotive Engineering

#71 in Africa
#1772 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

15. Nelson Mandela University

For Automotive Engineering

#91 in Africa
#2001 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, Stellenbosch, Potchefstroom, and Cape Town.