15 Best universities for Sports Medicine 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 Medicine. A graph of 76.2K citations received by 4.72K academic papers made by 15 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 Medicine

#3 in Africa
#412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of Pretoria

For Sports Medicine

#7 in Africa
#782 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

5. North-West University

For Sports Medicine

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

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Sports Medicine

#12 in Africa
#1006 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. University of Johannesburg

For Sports Medicine

#18 in Africa
#1323 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

8. University of the Western Cape

For Sports Medicine

#23 in Africa
#1468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

9. Rhodes University

For Sports Medicine

#24 in Africa
#1473 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

10. University of the Free State

For Sports Medicine

#29 in Africa
#1588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. University of Limpopo

For Sports Medicine

#30 in Africa
#1635 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

12. Durban University of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#40 in Africa
#1898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

13. Tshwane University of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#41 in Africa
#1922 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

14. University of Zululand

For Sports Medicine

#49 in Africa
#2039 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

15. University of South Africa

For Sports Medicine

#54 in Africa
#2167 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

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