24 Best universities for Telecommunications in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Telecommunications. A graph of 364K citations received by 24K 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 Pretoria

For Telecommunications

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

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Telecommunications

#4 in Africa
#602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

4. University of the Witwatersrand

For Telecommunications

#6 in Africa
#615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

6. University of Johannesburg

For Telecommunications

#13 in Africa
#937 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. University of South Africa

For Telecommunications

#22 in Africa
#1281 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

8. Tshwane University of Technology

For Telecommunications

#24 in Africa
#1330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

9. North-West University

For Telecommunications

#36 in Africa
#1492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

10. Rhodes University

For Telecommunications

#45 in Africa
#1660 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

11. University of the Western Cape

For Telecommunications

#46 in Africa
#1665 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

12. University of the Free State

For Telecommunications

#64 in Africa
#2014 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

13. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Telecommunications

#79 in Africa
#2172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

14. Durban University of Technology

For Telecommunications

#83 in Africa
#2280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

15. Nelson Mandela University

For Telecommunications

#84 in Africa
#2282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

16. University of Limpopo

For Telecommunications

#104 in Africa
#2802 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

18. University of Zululand

For Telecommunications

#115 in Africa
#2963 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

19. Vaal University of Technology

For Telecommunications

#129 in Africa
#3279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

21. Walter Sisulu University

For Telecommunications

#174 in Africa
#3956 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

22. University of Venda

For Telecommunications

#177 in Africa
#3989 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

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