24 Best universities for Geography and Cartography in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Geography and Cartography. A graph of 3.78M citations received by 197K 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.

2. University of the Witwatersrand

For Geography and Cartography

#2 in Africa
#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

3. University of Pretoria

For Geography and Cartography

#3 in Africa
#255 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Geography and Cartography

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

6. University of Johannesburg

For Geography and Cartography

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

7. North-West University

For Geography and Cartography

#8 in Africa
#590 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

8. University of South Africa

For Geography and Cartography

#9 in Africa
#633 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

9. University of the Free State

For Geography and Cartography

#15 in Africa
#799 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. Rhodes University

For Geography and Cartography

#17 in Africa
#843 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

11. University of the Western Cape

For Geography and Cartography

#21 in Africa
#933 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

12. Nelson Mandela University

For Geography and Cartography

#31 in Africa
#1182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

13. University of Fort Hare

For Geography and Cartography

#44 in Africa
#1391 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

14. Tshwane University of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#50 in Africa
#1469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

15. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#62 in Africa
#1651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

16. University of Limpopo

For Geography and Cartography

#66 in Africa
#1730 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

17. University of Venda

For Geography and Cartography

#90 in Africa
#2024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

18. Durban University of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#93 in Africa
#2092 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

19. University of Zululand

For Geography and Cartography

#95 in Africa
#2138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

21. Vaal University of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#149 in Africa
#2993 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

22. Walter Sisulu University

For Geography and Cartography

#165 in Africa
#3319 in the World
Founded
2005

23. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Geography and Cartography

#230 in Africa
#4386 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2014

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