24 Best Law schools in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 2.1M citations received by 180K 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.

6. University of South Africa

For Law

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

8. North-West University

For Law

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

9. University of the Western Cape

For Law

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

10. University of the Free State

For Law

#12 in Africa
#709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

15. University of Limpopo

For Law

#41 in Africa
#1577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

17. Durban University of Technology

For Law

#55 in Africa
#1884 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

21. Walter Sisulu University

For Law

#97 in Africa
#2741 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

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