17 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 124K citations received by 5.68K academic papers made by 17 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
#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

4. University of Pretoria

For Remote Sensing

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

5. University of the Witwatersrand

For Remote Sensing

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

6. Rhodes University

For Remote Sensing

#19 in Africa
#956 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

7. University of Johannesburg

For Remote Sensing

#21 in Africa
#966 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

8. Tshwane University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#28 in Africa
#1138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

9. University of the Western Cape

For Remote Sensing

#39 in Africa
#1272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

10. North-West University

For Remote Sensing

#44 in Africa
#1308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

11. University of the Free State

For Remote Sensing

#49 in Africa
#1395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

12. Nelson Mandela University

For Remote Sensing

#61 in Africa
#1613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

13. University of South Africa

For Remote Sensing

#66 in Africa
#1715 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

14. University of Limpopo

For Remote Sensing

#82 in Africa
#1945 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

15. University of Fort Hare

For Remote Sensing

#92 in Africa
#2052 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

16. Durban University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#98 in Africa
#2106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

17. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#127 in Africa
#2363 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.