8 Best universities for Biomedical 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 28.6K citations received by 1.45K academic papers made by 8 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 the Witwatersrand

For Biomedical Engineering

#1 in Africa
#392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of Johannesburg

For Biomedical Engineering

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

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Biomedical Engineering

#10 in Africa
#980 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. University of Pretoria

For Biomedical Engineering

#11 in Africa
#989 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

7. University of the Free State

For Biomedical Engineering

#17 in Africa
#1378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

8. North-West University

For Biomedical Engineering

#26 in Africa
#1574 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

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