17 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 150K citations received by 8.71K academic papers made by 17 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

#3 in Africa
#589 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

2. University of South Africa

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

3. University of Pretoria

For Condensed Matter Physics

#12 in Africa
#862 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

5. University of the Free State

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

6. University of Johannesburg

For Condensed Matter Physics

#18 in Africa
#994 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

9. North-West University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#49 in Africa
#1753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

10. University of the Western Cape

For Condensed Matter Physics

#53 in Africa
#1835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

11. Rhodes University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#62 in Africa
#2088 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

12. Nelson Mandela University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#64 in Africa
#2150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

13. University of Zululand

For Condensed Matter Physics

#70 in Africa
#2254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

14. University of Limpopo

For Condensed Matter Physics

#82 in Africa
#2478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

15. Tshwane University of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#88 in Africa
#2502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

16. Durban University of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#95 in Africa
#2601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

17. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#121 in Africa
#3028 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2014

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