8 Best universities for Sports / Exercise 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 Sports / Exercise science. A graph of 34.9K citations received by 1.71K academic papers made by 8 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 Sports / Exercise science

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

3. North-West University

For Sports / Exercise science

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

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Sports / Exercise science

#6 in Africa
#736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. University of Pretoria

For Sports / Exercise science

#11 in Africa
#846 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

7. University of the Western Cape

For Sports / Exercise science

#12 in Africa
#921 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

8. University of Johannesburg

For Sports / Exercise science

#17 in Africa
#979 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

The best cities to study Sports / Exercise science in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cape Town, Johannesburg, Potchefstroom, and Stellenbosch.