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 383K citations received by 25.3K 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
#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Health Science

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

5. University of Pretoria

For Health Science

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

6. University of South Africa

For Health Science

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

7. University of Johannesburg

For Health Science

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

8. North-West University

For Health Science

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

9. University of the Western Cape

For Health Science

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

10. University of the Free State

For Health Science

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

12. Nelson Mandela University

For Health Science

#33 in Africa
#1164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

13. University of Limpopo

For Health Science

#43 in Africa
#1355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

14. Durban University of Technology

For Health Science

#46 in Africa
#1417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

15. Walter Sisulu University

For Health Science

#51 in Africa
#1484 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

16. Rhodes University

For Health Science

#52 in Africa
#1499 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

17. Tshwane University of Technology

For Health Science

#53 in Africa
#1505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

19. University of Zululand

For Health Science

#63 in Africa
#1655 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

21. University of Venda

For Health Science

#70 in Africa
#1750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

22. Vaal University of Technology

For Health Science

#78 in Africa
#2002 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.