24 Best universities for Quantum and Particle 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 Quantum and Particle physics. A graph of 2.07M citations received by 128K 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.

1. University of Cape Town

For Quantum and Particle physics

#2 in Africa
#507 in the World
Founded
1874

2. University of the Witwatersrand

For Quantum and Particle physics

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

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Quantum and Particle physics

#4 in Africa
#580 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

4. University of Pretoria

For Quantum and Particle physics

#6 in Africa
#621 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

6. University of Johannesburg

For Quantum and Particle physics

#11 in Africa
#849 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

7. North-West University

For Quantum and Particle physics

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

8. University of South Africa

For Quantum and Particle physics

#20 in Africa
#1049 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

9. University of the Free State

For Quantum and Particle physics

#22 in Africa
#1095 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. Rhodes University

For Quantum and Particle physics

#29 in Africa
#1390 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

11. Tshwane University of Technology

For Quantum and Particle physics

#31 in Africa
#1433 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

12. University of the Western Cape

For Quantum and Particle physics

#34 in Africa
#1472 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

13. Durban University of Technology

For Quantum and Particle physics

#59 in Africa
#2040 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

14. Nelson Mandela University

For Quantum and Particle physics

#63 in Africa
#2075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

15. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Quantum and Particle physics

#68 in Africa
#2109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

16. University of Zululand

For Quantum and Particle physics

#95 in Africa
#2682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

17. Vaal University of Technology

For Quantum and Particle physics

#103 in Africa
#2814 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

18. University of Fort Hare

For Quantum and Particle physics

#107 in Africa
#2868 in the World
Founded
1916

19. University of Limpopo

For Quantum and Particle physics

#112 in Africa
#3042 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

21. University of Venda

For Quantum and Particle physics

#121 in Africa
#3154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

22. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Quantum and Particle physics

#167 in Africa
#4148 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2014

23. Walter Sisulu University

For Quantum and Particle physics

#181 in Africa
#4320 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

The best cities to study Quantum and Particle physics in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, and Pretoria.