14 Best Dental 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 Dentistry. A graph of 123K citations received by 7.3K academic papers made by 14 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 Dentistry

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

3. University of the Western Cape

For Dentistry

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

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Dentistry

#15 in Africa
#601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. University of Limpopo

For Dentistry

#19 in Africa
#764 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

8. University of the Free State

For Dentistry

#29 in Africa
#950 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. University of South Africa

For Dentistry

#42 in Africa
#1350 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

12. North-West University

For Dentistry

#65 in Africa
#1761 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

13. Durban University of Technology

For Dentistry

#68 in Africa
#1806 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

14. Rhodes University

For Dentistry

#88 in Africa
#2283 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

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