16 Best universities for Condensed Matter Physics in South Africa

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Condensed Matter Physics. A graph of 7.63M citations received by 499K academic papers made by 16 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
#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1922

2. University of Pretoria

For Condensed Matter Physics

#8 in Africa
#798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
56,483
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1908

3. University of South Africa

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

4. University of the Free State

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Condensed Matter Physics

#15 in Africa
#977 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. University of Johannesburg

For Condensed Matter Physics

#17 in Africa
#990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

9. North-West University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#48 in Africa
#1754 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

10. University of the Western Cape

For Condensed Matter Physics

#54 in Africa
#1873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
18,720
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1959

11. Rhodes University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#61 in Africa
#1980 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

12. Tshwane University of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#72 in Africa
#2298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#74 in Africa
#2328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. University of Zululand

For Condensed Matter Physics

#76 in Africa
#2382 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

15. University of Limpopo

For Condensed Matter Physics

#92 in Africa
#2555 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

16. Durban University of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#96 in Africa
#2603 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

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.