South Africa's best Biomedical Engineering universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 41.8K citations received by 1.64K academic papers made by 9 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 Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Biomedical Engineering

#1 in Africa

#340 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#2 in Africa

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#7 in Africa

#876 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

4. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Biomedical Engineering

#8 in Africa

#887 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Biomedical Engineering

#10 in Africa

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

6. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Biomedical Engineering

#13 in Africa

#1022 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

7. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Biomedical Engineering

#19 in Africa

#1469 in the World

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

8. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Biomedical Engineering

#23 in Africa

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

9. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Biomedical Engineering

#26 in Africa

#1617 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

The best cities to study Biomedical Engineering in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cape Town, Johannesburg, Stellenbosch, and Durban.