24 Best universities for Electrical Engineering in South Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 505K citations received by 35.7K academic papers made by 24 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

South Africa | Pretoria

For Electrical Engineering

#2 in Africa

#485 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

2. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Electrical Engineering

#4 in Africa

#566 in the World

Founded: 1918

3. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Electrical Engineering

#5 in Africa

#584 in the World

Founded: 1874

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Electrical Engineering

#8 in Africa

#715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Electrical Engineering

#9 in Africa

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

6. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Electrical Engineering

#12 in Africa

#847 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

7. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Electrical Engineering

#30 in Africa

#1290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

8. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Electrical Engineering

#33 in Africa

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

9. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Electrical Engineering

#41 in Africa

#1464 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

10. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Electrical Engineering

#62 in Africa

#1767 in the World

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

11. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Electrical Engineering

#69 in Africa

#1874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

12. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Electrical Engineering

#73 in Africa

#1947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

13. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Electrical Engineering

#78 in Africa

#2100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

14. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Electrical Engineering

#82 in Africa

#2202 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

15. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Electrical Engineering

#84 in Africa

#2226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

16. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Electrical Engineering

#88 in Africa

#2327 in the World

Founded: 1981

17. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Electrical Engineering

#106 in Africa

#2679 in the World

Founded: 1916

18. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Electrical Engineering

#121 in Africa

#2987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

19. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Electrical Engineering

#125 in Africa

#3038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

20. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Electrical Engineering

#142 in Africa

#3398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

21. Mangosuthu University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Electrical Engineering

#163 in Africa

#3717 in the World

Founded: 1979

22. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Electrical Engineering

#182 in Africa

#3943 in the World

Enrollment: 27,039
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 2005

23. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Electrical Engineering

#185 in Africa

#3986 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

24. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Electrical Engineering

#188 in Africa

#4020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

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