18 Best universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 46.7K citations received by 6.36K academic papers made by 18 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 Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1 in Africa
#145 in the World
Founded
1874

2. University of the Witwatersrand

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

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

3. University of South Africa

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

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

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

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

5. University of Pretoria

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

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

6. University of Johannesburg

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#6 in Africa
#334 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. University of Stellenbosch

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#7 in Africa
#355 in the World
Founded
1918

8. University of the Western Cape

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#8 in Africa
#403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

9. University of the Free State

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#9 in Africa
#436 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. North-West University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

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

11. University of Limpopo

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#14 in Africa
#681 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

12. Rhodes University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

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

13. University of Fort Hare

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#21 in Africa
#886 in the World
Founded
1916

14. Nelson Mandela University

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#27 in Africa
#979 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

15. Tshwane University of Technology

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#28 in Africa
#1014 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

16. Durban University of Technology

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#38 in Africa
#1164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

17. University of Venda

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#44 in Africa
#1212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

18. University of Zululand

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#48 in Africa
#1237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

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