10 Best universities for Firefighting and Fire Science in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Firefighting and Fire Science. A graph of 7.72K citations received by 173 academic papers made by 10 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. Nelson Mandela University

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Africa
#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

3. University of the Free State

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Africa
#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

4. University of Cape Town

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in Africa
#297 in the World
Founded
1874

5. University of the Witwatersrand

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in Africa
#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

6. Tshwane University of Technology

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#11 in Africa
#492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

7. University of Johannesburg

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#13 in Africa
#741 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

8. Rhodes University

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#14 in Africa
#751 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

9. University of Pretoria

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#15 in Africa
#763 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

10. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#16 in Africa
#799 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

The best cities to study Firefighting and Fire Science in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Port Elizabeth, Stellenbosch, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town.