Best Universities for Journalism and Digital Media in Africa
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Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 129K citations received by 13K academic papers made by 70 universities in 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 Johannesburg
- Enrollment
- 49,910
- Founded
- 2005
3. University of South Africa
- Enrollment
- 420,000
- Founded
- 1873
4. University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Founded
- 2004
5. North-West University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Founded
- 2004
7. University of Pretoria
- Enrollment
- 48,174
- Founded
- 1908
9. University of the Witwatersrand
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Founded
- 1922
15. Cape Peninsula University of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Enrollment
- 35,047
- Founded
- 2005
17. University of the Free State
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Enrollment
- 37,000
- Founded
- 1904
24. University of the Western Cape
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 24,754
- Founded
- 1959
33. Makerere University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 40,000
- Founded
- 1922
38. Durban University of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Founded
- 2002
41. University of Fort Hare
- Enrollment
- 11,074
- Founded
- 1916
45. Nelson Mandela University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Founded
- 2005
48. University of Limpopo
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Founded
- 1959
53. University of Dar es Salaam
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Enrollment
- 45,155
- Founded
- 1970
55. Tshwane University of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Founded
- 2003
