22 Best Surgeons Medical schools in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 940K citations received by 47K academic papers made by 22 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.

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Surgery

#8 in Africa
#453 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. University of Pretoria

For Surgery

#9 in Africa
#547 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

6. University of the Free State

For Surgery

#32 in Africa
#1053 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

7. University of Limpopo

For Surgery

#35 in Africa
#1141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

8. University of the Western Cape

For Surgery

#39 in Africa
#1184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

10. North-West University

For Surgery

#46 in Africa
#1326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

13. University of South Africa

For Surgery

#80 in Africa
#1941 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

15. Walter Sisulu University

For Surgery

#95 in Africa
#2277 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

16. Rhodes University

For Surgery

#101 in Africa
#2318 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

17. Durban University of Technology

For Surgery

#107 in Africa
#2542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

19. University of Zululand

For Surgery

#125 in Africa
#2842 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

22. University of Venda

For Surgery

#205 in Africa
#4049 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

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