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 4.77M citations received by 250K 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
#406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. University of Pretoria

For Medicine

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

6. North-West University

For Medicine

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

7. University of the Free State

For Medicine

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

8. University of the Western Cape

For Medicine

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

10. University of South Africa

For Medicine

#36 in Africa
#1188 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

11. University of Limpopo

For Medicine

#43 in Africa
#1306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

12. Rhodes University

For Medicine

#47 in Africa
#1388 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

17. Durban University of Technology

For Medicine

#93 in Africa
#2237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

19. University of Venda

For Medicine

#117 in Africa
#2508 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

20. University of Zululand

For Medicine

#121 in Africa
#2569 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

21. Walter Sisulu University

For Medicine

#131 in Africa
#2930 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

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.