18 Best universities for Renewable Energy Engineering in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 163K citations received by 6.63K 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.

2. University of Pretoria

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Africa
#197 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

3. University of Johannesburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Africa
#220 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

4. University of Cape Town

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in Africa
#234 in the World
Founded
1874

5. Durban University of Technology

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#9 in Africa
#347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

6. Tshwane University of Technology

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#14 in Africa
#401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#18 in Africa
#475 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

8. University of the Witwatersrand

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#28 in Africa
#667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

9. North-West University

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#34 in Africa
#781 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

10. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#36 in Africa
#803 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

12. University of South Africa

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#47 in Africa
#951 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

13. University of the Free State

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#65 in Africa
#1156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

14. University of Fort Hare

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#78 in Africa
#1328 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

15. University of the Western Cape

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#107 in Africa
#1707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

17. Nelson Mandela University

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#129 in Africa
#1960 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

18. Rhodes University

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#132 in Africa
#1980 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

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