24 Best universities for Telecommunications in South Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Telecommunications. A graph of 659K citations received by 27.7K academic papers made by 24 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 Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Telecommunications

#2 in Africa

#470 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Telecommunications

#3 in Africa

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

3. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Telecommunications

#4 in Africa

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Telecommunications

#5 in Africa

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Telecommunications

#7 in Africa

#627 in the World

Founded: 1918

6. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Telecommunications

#9 in Africa

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

7. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Telecommunications

#22 in Africa

#1276 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

8. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Telecommunications

#23 in Africa

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

9. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Telecommunications

#37 in Africa

#1502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

10. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Telecommunications

#47 in Africa

#1671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

11. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Telecommunications

#48 in Africa

#1692 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

12. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Telecommunications

#69 in Africa

#2060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

13. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Telecommunications

#80 in Africa

#2163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

14. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Telecommunications

#85 in Africa

#2215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

15. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Telecommunications

#91 in Africa

#2335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

16. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Telecommunications

#111 in Africa

#2798 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

17. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Telecommunications

#118 in Africa

#2856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

18. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Telecommunications

#124 in Africa

#3046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

19. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Telecommunications

#125 in Africa

#3069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

20. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Telecommunications

#136 in Africa

#3198 in the World

Founded: 1981

21. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Telecommunications

#178 in Africa

#3846 in the World

Founded: 2005

22. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Telecommunications

#183 in Africa

#3909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

23. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Telecommunications

#201 in Africa

#4156 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

24. Mangosuthu University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Telecommunications

#210 in Africa

#4248 in the World

Founded: 1979

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