24 Best 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 Medicine. A graph of 6.87M citations received by 287K academic papers made by 24 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 Medicine

#5 in Africa
#390 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. University of Pretoria

For Medicine

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

6. North-West University

For Medicine

#21 in Africa
#916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

7. University of the Free State

For Medicine

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

9. University of the Western Cape

For Medicine

#31 in Africa
#1060 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

10. University of South Africa

For Medicine

#38 in Africa
#1151 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

11. University of Limpopo

For Medicine

#43 in Africa
#1267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

12. Rhodes University

For Medicine

#53 in Africa
#1472 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

13. University of Fort Hare

For Medicine

#59 in Africa
#1608 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

18. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Medicine

#109 in Africa
#2343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

19. University of Venda

For Medicine

#114 in Africa
#2402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

20. University of Zululand

For Medicine

#125 in Africa
#2564 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

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