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 98.3K citations received by 5.61K 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
#204 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

3. University of Cape Town

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Africa
#224 in the World
Founded
1874

4. University of Johannesburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in Africa
#323 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

5. Durban University of Technology

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#13 in Africa
#446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

6. Tshwane University of Technology

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#15 in Africa
#467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#16 in Africa
#488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

8. University of the Witwatersrand

For Renewable Energy Engineering

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

9. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#36 in Africa
#815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

10. North-West University

For Renewable Energy Engineering

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

12. University of the Free State

For Renewable Energy Engineering

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

13. University of South Africa

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#58 in Africa
#1083 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

14. University of Fort Hare

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#95 in Africa
#1586 in the World
Founded
1916

15. University of the Western Cape

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#99 in Africa
#1672 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

17. Nelson Mandela University

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#106 in Africa
#1745 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.