24 Best universities for Health Science in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Health Science. A graph of 569K citations received by 29.2K 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.

2. University of the Witwatersrand

For Health Science

#2 in Africa
#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Health Science

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

5. University of Pretoria

For Health Science

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

6. University of South Africa

For Health Science

#6 in Africa
#392 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

7. University of Johannesburg

For Health Science

#7 in Africa
#461 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

8. North-West University

For Health Science

#11 in Africa
#574 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

9. University of the Western Cape

For Health Science

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

10. University of the Free State

For Health Science

#14 in Africa
#668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. University of Fort Hare

For Health Science

#32 in Africa
#1100 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

12. Nelson Mandela University

For Health Science

#35 in Africa
#1136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

13. University of Limpopo

For Health Science

#39 in Africa
#1199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

14. Durban University of Technology

For Health Science

#47 in Africa
#1275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

15. Tshwane University of Technology

For Health Science

#54 in Africa
#1423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

17. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Health Science

#59 in Africa
#1480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

19. University of Zululand

For Health Science

#62 in Africa
#1511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

20. University of Venda

For Health Science

#73 in Africa
#1689 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

21. Rhodes University

For Health Science

#74 in Africa
#1699 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

23. Vaal University of Technology

For Health Science

#96 in Africa
#2096 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

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