18 Best universities for Electronic Engineering in South Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Electronic Engineering. A graph of 165K citations received by 9.26K academic papers made by 18 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 Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Electronic Engineering

#2 in Africa

#561 in the World

Founded: 1918

2. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Electronic Engineering

#5 in Africa

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

3. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Electronic Engineering

#7 in Africa

#651 in the World

Founded: 1874

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Electronic Engineering

#9 in Africa

#703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Electronic Engineering

#10 in Africa

#784 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

6. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Electronic Engineering

#17 in Africa

#950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

7. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Electronic Engineering

#47 in Africa

#1644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

8. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Electronic Engineering

#52 in Africa

#1742 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

9. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Electronic Engineering

#58 in Africa

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

10. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Electronic Engineering

#68 in Africa

#2106 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

11. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Electronic Engineering

#71 in Africa

#2179 in the World

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

12. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Electronic Engineering

#80 in Africa

#2314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

13. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Electronic Engineering

#82 in Africa

#2318 in the World

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

14. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Electronic Engineering

#87 in Africa

#2356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

15. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Electronic Engineering

#89 in Africa

#2374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

16. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Electronic Engineering

#103 in Africa

#2847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

17. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Electronic Engineering

#112 in Africa

#2980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

18. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Electronic Engineering

#113 in Africa

#3014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

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