19 Best universities for Condensed Matter Physics in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Condensed Matter Physics. A graph of 286K citations received by 9.75K academic papers made by 19 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.

1. University of the Witwatersrand

For Condensed Matter Physics

#1 in Africa
#245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

2. University of Pretoria

For Condensed Matter Physics

#11 in Africa
#895 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

3. University of the Free State

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

4. University of South Africa

For Condensed Matter Physics

#14 in Africa
#935 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Condensed Matter Physics

#16 in Africa
#961 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. University of Johannesburg

For Condensed Matter Physics

#17 in Africa
#972 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

9. North-West University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#46 in Africa
#1621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

10. University of the Western Cape

For Condensed Matter Physics

#59 in Africa
#1894 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

11. Rhodes University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#70 in Africa
#2169 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

12. Nelson Mandela University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#73 in Africa
#2238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

13. University of Zululand

For Condensed Matter Physics

#78 in Africa
#2307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

14. University of Limpopo

For Condensed Matter Physics

#88 in Africa
#2416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

15. Tshwane University of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#94 in Africa
#2489 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

16. Durban University of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#102 in Africa
#2687 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

17. University of Fort Hare

For Condensed Matter Physics

#126 in Africa
#3050 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

18. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#130 in Africa
#3090 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2014

19. Walter Sisulu University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#138 in Africa
#3202 in the World
Founded
2005

The best cities to study Condensed Matter Physics in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Durban.