15 Best universities for Journalism and Digital Media in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 25K citations received by 3.07K academic papers made by 15 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 Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Africa
#358 in the World
Founded
1874

2. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Africa
#396 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

3. University of South Africa

For Journalism and Digital Media

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

4. University of Johannesburg

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Africa
#446 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

5. University of Pretoria

For Journalism and Digital Media

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

7. North-West University

For Journalism and Digital Media

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

8. University of the Witwatersrand

For Journalism and Digital Media

#9 in Africa
#567 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

9. Rhodes University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#11 in Africa
#731 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

10. University of the Free State

For Journalism and Digital Media

#17 in Africa
#885 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Journalism and Digital Media

#18 in Africa
#983 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

12. University of the Western Cape

For Journalism and Digital Media

#23 in Africa
#1041 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

13. University of Fort Hare

For Journalism and Digital Media

#32 in Africa
#1341 in the World
Founded
1916

14. Nelson Mandela University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#36 in Africa
#1377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

15. Durban University of Technology

For Journalism and Digital Media

#45 in Africa
#1477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

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