24 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 456K citations received by 36.2K 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.

3. University of Pretoria

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Africa
#472 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

4. University of the Witwatersrand

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Africa
#512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

5. University of Johannesburg

For Mechanical Engineering

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

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Mechanical Engineering

#9 in Africa
#719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. North-West University

For Mechanical Engineering

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

8. Tshwane University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#21 in Africa
#1232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

9. University of South Africa

For Mechanical Engineering

#25 in Africa
#1336 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

10. University of the Free State

For Mechanical Engineering

#36 in Africa
#1675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. Nelson Mandela University

For Mechanical Engineering

#42 in Africa
#1734 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

12. University of the Western Cape

For Mechanical Engineering

#46 in Africa
#1758 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

13. Rhodes University

For Mechanical Engineering

#49 in Africa
#1789 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

14. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#72 in Africa
#2145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

15. Durban University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#80 in Africa
#2400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

17. Vaal University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#102 in Africa
#2846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

18. University of Fort Hare

For Mechanical Engineering

#106 in Africa
#2942 in the World
Founded
1916

19. University of Limpopo

For Mechanical Engineering

#125 in Africa
#3302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

20. University of Zululand

For Mechanical Engineering

#133 in Africa
#3438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

21. University of Venda

For Mechanical Engineering

#136 in Africa
#3533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

22. Walter Sisulu University

For Mechanical Engineering

#180 in Africa
#4379 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

24. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Mechanical Engineering

#215 in Africa
#4781 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2014

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