18 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 124K citations received by 5.92K academic papers made by 18 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
#440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of Pretoria

For Sports Medicine

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

5. North-West University

For Sports Medicine

#10 in Africa
#839 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Sports Medicine

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

7. University of Johannesburg

For Sports Medicine

#18 in Africa
#1343 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

8. University of the Western Cape

For Sports Medicine

#21 in Africa
#1362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

9. Rhodes University

For Sports Medicine

#30 in Africa
#1654 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

10. University of the Free State

For Sports Medicine

#35 in Africa
#1713 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

11. Tshwane University of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#36 in Africa
#1721 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

12. University of Limpopo

For Sports Medicine

#37 in Africa
#1726 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

13. Durban University of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#40 in Africa
#1814 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

14. University of Zululand

For Sports Medicine

#47 in Africa
#2009 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

15. Nelson Mandela University

For Sports Medicine

#50 in Africa
#2052 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

16. University of South Africa

For Sports Medicine

#57 in Africa
#2159 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

17. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#65 in Africa
#2473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

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.