24 Best universities for Environmental Management in South Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Management. A graph of 768K citations received by 34.1K 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 Environmental Management

#1 in Africa

#138 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Environmental Management

#2 in Africa

#247 in the World

Founded: 1918

3. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Environmental Management

#3 in Africa

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

4. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Environmental Management

#5 in Africa

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Environmental Management

#6 in Africa

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

6. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Environmental Management

#7 in Africa

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

7. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Environmental Management

#11 in Africa

#510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

8. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Environmental Management

#15 in Africa

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

9. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Environmental Management

#22 in Africa

#775 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

10. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Environmental Management

#24 in Africa

#830 in the World

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

11. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Environmental Management

#25 in Africa

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

12. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Environmental Management

#35 in Africa

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

13. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Environmental Management

#36 in Africa

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

14. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Environmental Management

#39 in Africa

#1037 in the World

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

15. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Environmental Management

#49 in Africa

#1179 in the World

Founded: 1916

16. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Environmental Management

#60 in Africa

#1433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

17. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Environmental Management

#68 in Africa

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

18. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Environmental Management

#93 in Africa

#1856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

19. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Environmental Management

#94 in Africa

#1868 in the World

Founded: 1981

20. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Environmental Management

#104 in Africa

#2016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

21. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Environmental Management

#122 in Africa

#2199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

22. Mangosuthu University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Environmental Management

#163 in Africa

#2775 in the World

Founded: 1979

23. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Environmental Management

#196 in Africa

#3213 in the World

Enrollment: 27,039
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 2005

24. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Environmental Management

#210 in Africa

#3433 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

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