13 Best universities for Orthodontics in South Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Orthodontics. A graph of 86.9K citations received by 5.43K academic papers made by 13 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.

1. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Orthodontics

#2 in Africa

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

2. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Orthodontics

#7 in Africa

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

3. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Orthodontics

#9 in Africa

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

4. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Orthodontics

#10 in Africa

#531 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Orthodontics

#13 in Africa

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

6. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Orthodontics

#14 in Africa

#611 in the World

Founded: 1874

7. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Orthodontics

#19 in Africa

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

8. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Orthodontics

#21 in Africa

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

9. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Orthodontics

#34 in Africa

#1268 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

10. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Orthodontics

#35 in Africa

#1274 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

11. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Orthodontics

#43 in Africa

#1471 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

12. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Orthodontics

#51 in Africa

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

13. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Orthodontics

#64 in Africa

#1963 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

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