24 Best universities for Nursing in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Nursing. A graph of 1.31M citations received by 51.9K 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.

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Nursing

#3 in Africa
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. University of Pretoria

For Nursing

#8 in Africa
#352 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

6. University of the Western Cape

For Nursing

#15 in Africa
#501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

7. North-West University

For Nursing

#16 in Africa
#514 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

10. University of the Free State

For Nursing

#28 in Africa
#759 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. University of Limpopo

For Nursing

#35 in Africa
#832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

12. Rhodes University

For Nursing

#49 in Africa
#1073 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

13. University of Fort Hare

For Nursing

#55 in Africa
#1200 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

17. University of Venda

For Nursing

#68 in Africa
#1424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

20. University of Zululand

For Nursing

#102 in Africa
#1971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

21. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Nursing

#106 in Africa
#2045 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

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