17 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 143K citations received by 6.37K 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.

2. University of Pretoria

For Renewable Energy Engineering

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

3. University of Cape Town

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Africa
#227 in the World
Founded
1874

4. University of Johannesburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in Africa
#261 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

5. Durban University of Technology

For Renewable Energy Engineering

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

6. Tshwane University of Technology

For Renewable Energy Engineering

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

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

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

8. University of the Witwatersrand

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#29 in Africa
#693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

9. North-West University

For Renewable Energy Engineering

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

10. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Renewable Energy Engineering

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

12. University of South Africa

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#55 in Africa
#1008 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

13. University of the Free State

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#61 in Africa
#1102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

14. University of Fort Hare

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#87 in Africa
#1436 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

15. University of the Western Cape

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#107 in Africa
#1706 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

17. Nelson Mandela University

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#125 in Africa
#1945 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

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