11 Best universities for Operations Research in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Operations Research. A graph of 29.6K citations received by 2.39K academic papers made by 11 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.

2. University of Pretoria

For Operations Research

#3 in Africa
#411 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Operations Research

#8 in Africa
#771 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. University of the Witwatersrand

For Operations Research

#11 in Africa
#817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

6. University of Johannesburg

For Operations Research

#16 in Africa
#976 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. North-West University

For Operations Research

#21 in Africa
#1157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

8. University of South Africa

For Operations Research

#26 in Africa
#1352 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

9. Tshwane University of Technology

For Operations Research

#29 in Africa
#1384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

10. University of the Free State

For Operations Research

#32 in Africa
#1589 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. Durban University of Technology

For Operations Research

#52 in Africa
#2017 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

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