18 Best universities for Remote Sensing in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Remote Sensing. A graph of 143K citations received by 5.91K academic papers made by 18 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 KwaZulu-Natal

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Africa
#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

4. University of Pretoria

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Africa
#505 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

5. University of the Witwatersrand

For Remote Sensing

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

6. University of Johannesburg

For Remote Sensing

#18 in Africa
#955 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. Rhodes University

For Remote Sensing

#21 in Africa
#967 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

8. Tshwane University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#27 in Africa
#1129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

9. University of the Western Cape

For Remote Sensing

#31 in Africa
#1194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

10. North-West University

For Remote Sensing

#44 in Africa
#1326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

11. University of the Free State

For Remote Sensing

#47 in Africa
#1388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

12. University of South Africa

For Remote Sensing

#61 in Africa
#1578 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Remote Sensing

#63 in Africa
#1611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. University of Limpopo

For Remote Sensing

#78 in Africa
#1877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

15. University of Fort Hare

For Remote Sensing

#91 in Africa
#2027 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

16. Durban University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#99 in Africa
#2133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

17. University of Venda

For Remote Sensing

#117 in Africa
#2306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

18. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#128 in Africa
#2366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

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