9 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 4.51K citations received by 142 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. Nelson Mandela University

For Firefighting and Fire Science

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

2. University of Cape Town

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Africa
#217 in the World
Founded
1874

3. University of the Free State

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in Africa
#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

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

#12 in Africa
#626 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

7. University of Johannesburg

For Firefighting and Fire Science

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

8. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#14 in Africa
#740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

9. University of Pretoria

For Firefighting and Fire Science

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

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