24 Best universities for Metallurgical 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 Metallurgical Engineering. A graph of 799K citations received by 43.9K 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 the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Africa

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

2. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in Africa

#492 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Metallurgical Engineering

#7 in Africa

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

4. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#8 in Africa

#631 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

5. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Metallurgical Engineering

#10 in Africa

#740 in the World

Founded: 1918

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Metallurgical Engineering

#13 in Africa

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

7. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Metallurgical Engineering

#18 in Africa

#1054 in the World

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

8. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Metallurgical Engineering

#19 in Africa

#1089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

9. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Metallurgical Engineering

#22 in Africa

#1115 in the World

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

10. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Metallurgical Engineering

#26 in Africa

#1166 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

11. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Metallurgical Engineering

#29 in Africa

#1242 in the World

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

12. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Metallurgical Engineering

#48 in Africa

#1716 in the World

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

13. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Metallurgical Engineering

#51 in Africa

#1767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

14. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Metallurgical Engineering

#80 in Africa

#2190 in the World

Founded: 1916

15. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Metallurgical Engineering

#82 in Africa

#2242 in the World

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

16. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Metallurgical Engineering

#88 in Africa

#2345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

17. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Metallurgical Engineering

#90 in Africa

#2384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

18. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Metallurgical Engineering

#100 in Africa

#2557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

19. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Metallurgical Engineering

#103 in Africa

#2634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

20. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Metallurgical Engineering

#109 in Africa

#2711 in the World

Founded: 1981

21. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Metallurgical Engineering

#123 in Africa

#2858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

22. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Metallurgical Engineering

#204 in Africa

#4053 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

23. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Metallurgical Engineering

#206 in Africa

#4137 in the World

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

24. Mangosuthu University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Metallurgical Engineering

#220 in Africa

#4396 in the World

Founded: 1979

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