20 Best universities for Structural 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 Structural Engineering. A graph of 152K citations received by 11.7K academic papers made by 20 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.

3. University of the Witwatersrand

For Structural Engineering

#5 in Africa
#560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of Pretoria

For Structural Engineering

#6 in Africa
#596 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Structural Engineering

#12 in Africa
#808 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. University of Johannesburg

For Structural Engineering

#14 in Africa
#977 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. North-West University

For Structural Engineering

#36 in Africa
#1601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

8. Tshwane University of Technology

For Structural Engineering

#41 in Africa
#1621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

9. University of the Free State

For Structural Engineering

#53 in Africa
#1880 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. Nelson Mandela University

For Structural Engineering

#57 in Africa
#1944 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

11. University of South Africa

For Structural Engineering

#61 in Africa
#1991 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

12. Durban University of Technology

For Structural Engineering

#66 in Africa
#2060 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

13. Rhodes University

For Structural Engineering

#70 in Africa
#2166 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

14. University of the Western Cape

For Structural Engineering

#73 in Africa
#2295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

15. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Structural Engineering

#81 in Africa
#2414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

16. University of Limpopo

For Structural Engineering

#104 in Africa
#2796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

17. Vaal University of Technology

For Structural Engineering

#129 in Africa
#3331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

19. University of Zululand

For Structural Engineering

#136 in Africa
#3425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

20. University of Fort Hare

For Structural Engineering

#141 in Africa
#3524 in the World
Founded
1916

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