17 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 42.5K citations received by 3.53K academic papers made by 17 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
#326 in the World
Founded
1874

2. University of South Africa

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Africa
#379 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

3. University of Johannesburg

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Africa
#383 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Journalism and Digital Media

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

5. North-West University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in Africa
#469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

6. University of Pretoria

For Journalism and Digital Media

#7 in Africa
#474 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

8. University of the Witwatersrand

For Journalism and Digital Media

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

9. Rhodes University

For Journalism and Digital Media

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

10. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Journalism and Digital Media

#16 in Africa
#893 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

11. University of the Free State

For Journalism and Digital Media

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

12. University of the Western Cape

For Journalism and Digital Media

#24 in Africa
#1085 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

13. Durban University of Technology

For Journalism and Digital Media

#39 in Africa
#1414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

14. University of Fort Hare

For Journalism and Digital Media

#40 in Africa
#1425 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

15. Nelson Mandela University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#45 in Africa
#1493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

16. University of Limpopo

For Journalism and Digital Media

#48 in Africa
#1546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

17. Tshwane University of Technology

For Journalism and Digital Media

#57 in Africa
#1646 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

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