18 Best universities for Systems 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 Systems Engineering. A graph of 111K citations received by 7.76K 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.

1. University of Pretoria

For Systems Engineering

#1 in Africa
#372 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

4. University of the Witwatersrand

For Systems Engineering

#4 in Africa
#561 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

5. University of Johannesburg

For Systems Engineering

#5 in Africa
#605 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Systems Engineering

#7 in Africa
#675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. North-West University

For Systems Engineering

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

8. University of South Africa

For Systems Engineering

#15 in Africa
#1064 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

9. Tshwane University of Technology

For Systems Engineering

#16 in Africa
#1084 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

10. Nelson Mandela University

For Systems Engineering

#31 in Africa
#1473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

11. University of the Free State

For Systems Engineering

#45 in Africa
#1689 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

12. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Systems Engineering

#49 in Africa
#1753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

13. University of the Western Cape

For Systems Engineering

#51 in Africa
#1806 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

15. Rhodes University

For Systems Engineering

#64 in Africa
#2038 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

16. Durban University of Technology

For Systems Engineering

#65 in Africa
#2044 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

18. Vaal University of Technology

For Systems Engineering

#105 in Africa
#2774 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

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