24 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 226K citations received by 23.2K 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

For Communications and Public Relations

#1 in Africa
#155 in the World
Founded
1874

2. University of South Africa

For Communications and Public Relations

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

3. University of Pretoria

For Communications and Public Relations

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

4. University of the Witwatersrand

For Communications and Public Relations

#4 in Africa
#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

5. University of Johannesburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#5 in Africa
#230 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Communications and Public Relations

#6 in Africa
#260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. University of Stellenbosch

For Communications and Public Relations

#7 in Africa
#267 in the World
Founded
1918

8. North-West University

For Communications and Public Relations

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

9. University of the Western Cape

For Communications and Public Relations

#11 in Africa
#521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

10. Nelson Mandela University

For Communications and Public Relations

#13 in Africa
#594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

11. University of the Free State

For Communications and Public Relations

#14 in Africa
#625 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

12. Rhodes University

For Communications and Public Relations

#18 in Africa
#817 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

13. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Communications and Public Relations

#22 in Africa
#889 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

14. Durban University of Technology

For Communications and Public Relations

#24 in Africa
#920 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

15. Tshwane University of Technology

For Communications and Public Relations

#26 in Africa
#951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

16. University of Fort Hare

For Communications and Public Relations

#29 in Africa
#1032 in the World
Founded
1916

17. University of Limpopo

For Communications and Public Relations

#36 in Africa
#1133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

18. University of Zululand

For Communications and Public Relations

#42 in Africa
#1304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

19. Vaal University of Technology

For Communications and Public Relations

#51 in Africa
#1555 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

20. University of Venda

For Communications and Public Relations

#54 in Africa
#1623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

21. Central University of Technology

For Communications and Public Relations

#56 in Africa
#1649 in the World
Founded
1981

22. Walter Sisulu University

For Communications and Public Relations

#71 in Africa
#2009 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

23. Mangosuthu University of Technology

For Communications and Public Relations

#132 in Africa
#2767 in the World
Founded
1979

24. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Communications and Public Relations

#151 in Africa
#2905 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2014

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