24 Best universities for Social 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 541K citations received by 43.4K 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.

2. University of the Witwatersrand

For Social Psychology

#2 in Africa
#406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

3. University of South Africa

For Social Psychology

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

4. University of Pretoria

For Social Psychology

#4 in Africa
#426 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

6. North-West University

For Social Psychology

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

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Social Psychology

#7 in Africa
#510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

8. University of Johannesburg

For Social Psychology

#8 in Africa
#518 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

9. University of the Free State

For Social Psychology

#9 in Africa
#816 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. University of the Western Cape

For Social Psychology

#16 in Africa
#1034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

11. Rhodes University

For Social Psychology

#18 in Africa
#1218 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

12. Nelson Mandela University

For Social Psychology

#25 in Africa
#1445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. University of Limpopo

For Social Psychology

#37 in Africa
#1823 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

15. Vaal University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#44 in Africa
#1987 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

16. Tshwane University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#48 in Africa
#2079 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

17. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#52 in Africa
#2232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005

18. University of Zululand

For Social Psychology

#59 in Africa
#2416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

19. Durban University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#70 in Africa
#2566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

20. University of Venda

For Social Psychology

#75 in Africa
#2669 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

22. Walter Sisulu University

For Social Psychology

#114 in Africa
#3387 in the World
Enrollment
27,039
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
2005

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