South Africa's best Optical Engineering universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 24K citations received by 1.74K 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. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Optical Engineering

#2 in Africa

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1922

2. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Optical Engineering

#3 in Africa

#701 in the World

Founded: 1918

3. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Optical Engineering

#5 in Africa

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 56,483
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1908

4. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Optical Engineering

#8 in Africa

#934 in the World

Founded: 1874

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Optical Engineering

#18 in Africa

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

6. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Optical Engineering

#23 in Africa

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

7. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Optical Engineering

#25 in Africa

#1457 in the World

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

8. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Optical Engineering

#28 in Africa

#1536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

9. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Optical Engineering

#33 in Africa

#1718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

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