13 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 58.5K citations received by 3.44K academic papers made by 13 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
#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

3. University of Johannesburg

For Urban and Regional planning

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

5. North-West University

For Urban and Regional planning

#5 in Africa
#295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

6. University of Pretoria

For Urban and Regional planning

#6 in Africa
#326 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Urban and Regional planning

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

8. University of the Free State

For Urban and Regional planning

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

9. University of South Africa

For Urban and Regional planning

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

10. Rhodes University

For Urban and Regional planning

#15 in Africa
#741 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

11. University of the Western Cape

For Urban and Regional planning

#18 in Africa
#821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

12. Durban University of Technology

For Urban and Regional planning

#35 in Africa
#1303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Urban and Regional planning

#38 in Africa
#1414 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 Potchefstroom.