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 7.43M citations received by 299K 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
#392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. University of Pretoria

For Medicine

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

6. North-West University

For Medicine

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

7. University of the Free State

For Medicine

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

9. University of the Western Cape

For Medicine

#31 in Africa
#1056 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

10. University of South Africa

For Medicine

#37 in Africa
#1140 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

11. University of Limpopo

For Medicine

#44 in Africa
#1286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

12. Rhodes University

For Medicine

#55 in Africa
#1495 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

13. University of Fort Hare

For Medicine

#60 in Africa
#1603 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

18. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Medicine

#108 in Africa
#2320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

19. University of Venda

For Medicine

#113 in Africa
#2369 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

20. University of Zululand

For Medicine

#125 in Africa
#2568 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.