15 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 80.2K citations received by 4.73K academic papers made by 15 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
#236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

4. University of Pretoria

For Remote Sensing

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

5. University of the Witwatersrand

For Remote Sensing

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

6. Rhodes University

For Remote Sensing

#15 in Africa
#889 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

7. University of Johannesburg

For Remote Sensing

#21 in Africa
#1047 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

8. North-West University

For Remote Sensing

#30 in Africa
#1280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

9. University of the Western Cape

For Remote Sensing

#37 in Africa
#1362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

10. University of the Free State

For Remote Sensing

#45 in Africa
#1412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. Tshwane University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#52 in Africa
#1458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

12. University of South Africa

For Remote Sensing

#61 in Africa
#1640 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Remote Sensing

#66 in Africa
#1723 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. University of Limpopo

For Remote Sensing

#75 in Africa
#1890 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

15. Durban University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#85 in Africa
#2012 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

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.