16 Best universities for Classics and Ancient History in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Classics and Ancient History. A graph of 62.6K citations received by 10.3K academic papers made by 16 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 the Witwatersrand

For Classics and Ancient History

#1 in Africa
#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

2. University of Cape Town

For Classics and Ancient History

#2 in Africa
#182 in the World
Founded
1874

3. University of Pretoria

For Classics and Ancient History

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

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Classics and Ancient History

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

6. University of the Free State

For Classics and Ancient History

#6 in Africa
#318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

7. University of South Africa

For Classics and Ancient History

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

8. University of Johannesburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#9 in Africa
#491 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

9. North-West University

For Classics and Ancient History

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

10. Rhodes University

For Classics and Ancient History

#14 in Africa
#688 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

11. University of the Western Cape

For Classics and Ancient History

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

12. Nelson Mandela University

For Classics and Ancient History

#29 in Africa
#1241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

13. University of Limpopo

For Classics and Ancient History

#49 in Africa
#1739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

14. University of Fort Hare

For Classics and Ancient History

#60 in Africa
#1976 in the World
Founded
1916

15. University of Zululand

For Classics and Ancient History

#67 in Africa
#2125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

16. University of Venda

For Classics and Ancient History

#74 in Africa
#2328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

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