The best universities in South Africa have been ranked

The world’s best universities have been named in the QS World University Rankings list, published by Quacquarelli Symonds. Can you guess which South African institutions took first and second place in the country?

The list included 11 of South Africa’s institutions in the top 1500 universities worldwide.

Overall, two of the nation’s universities have climbed the global ranks since the last recorded list in 2023.

The University of Cape Town climbed the ranking by two places, while the University of KwaZulu Natal entered the top 600, placing 587th.

Other South African universities either improved by a fraction, stayed within the same broad range, or entered a lower range.

The University of Pretoria slid down by 0.6 points among the local universities ranked in the top 600.

Best universities in South Africa

As per BusinessTech, these are the top 11 best universities in SA currently, according to the QS World University Rankings:

1. University of Cape Town
2. University of Witwatersrand
3. Stellenbosch University
4. University of Johannesburg
5. University of Pretoria
6. University of Kwazulu-Natal
7. North-West University
8. University of South Africa
9. Rhodes University
10. University of the Western Cape
11. University of the Free State

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