21 Best universities for Clinical Psychology in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Clinical Psychology. A graph of 247K citations received by 13.8K academic papers made by 21 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.

3. University of the Witwatersrand

For Clinical Psychology

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

4. North-West University

For Clinical Psychology

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

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Clinical Psychology

#5 in Africa
#597 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. University of Pretoria

For Clinical Psychology

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

7. University of Johannesburg

For Clinical Psychology

#9 in Africa
#785 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

8. University of South Africa

For Clinical Psychology

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

9. University of the Free State

For Clinical Psychology

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

10. University of the Western Cape

For Clinical Psychology

#16 in Africa
#914 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

11. University of Limpopo

For Clinical Psychology

#23 in Africa
#1228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

12. Rhodes University

For Clinical Psychology

#31 in Africa
#1485 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Clinical Psychology

#36 in Africa
#1611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. Vaal University of Technology

For Clinical Psychology

#42 in Africa
#1704 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

15. University of Zululand

For Clinical Psychology

#49 in Africa
#1872 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

17. Tshwane University of Technology

For Clinical Psychology

#63 in Africa
#2182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

18. University of Venda

For Clinical Psychology

#68 in Africa
#2315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

20. Walter Sisulu University

For Clinical Psychology

#104 in Africa
#2905 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

21. Durban University of Technology

For Clinical Psychology

#112 in Africa
#3008 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

The best cities to study Clinical Psychology in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Johannesburg, and Potchefstroom.