15 Best universities for Urban and Regional planning in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Urban and Regional planning. A graph of 64.9K citations received by 3.68K academic papers made by 15 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 Urban and Regional planning

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

3. University of Johannesburg

For Urban and Regional planning

#3 in Africa
#184 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

5. University of Pretoria

For Urban and Regional planning

#5 in Africa
#299 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

6. North-West University

For Urban and Regional planning

#6 in Africa
#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Urban and Regional planning

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

8. University of the Free State

For Urban and Regional planning

#10 in Africa
#586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

9. University of South Africa

For Urban and Regional planning

#11 in Africa
#591 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

10. Tshwane University of Technology

For Urban and Regional planning

#14 in Africa
#727 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

11. Rhodes University

For Urban and Regional planning

#16 in Africa
#755 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

12. University of the Western Cape

For Urban and Regional planning

#17 in Africa
#774 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

13. University of Zululand

For Urban and Regional planning

#34 in Africa
#1277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

14. Durban University of Technology

For Urban and Regional planning

#35 in Africa
#1292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

15. Nelson Mandela University

For Urban and Regional planning

#39 in Africa
#1402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

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