How these universities are ranked
5 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #150 (University of Cape Town) to #587 (University of KwaZulu-Natal); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Cape Town has the largest research record in this group, with 7,722,103 citations and an h-index of 712. 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Public, private and where they are
The split is 29 public to 0 private institutions. The oldest is University of Fort Hare, founded in 1916. Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science is the largest, with 27,500 students.
Levels, lengths and start dates
By level: 75 bachelor's, 51 diploma, 13 master's and 4 phd / doctorate. The most common subjects are Business & Management (33), Medicine & Health Sciences (18), Agriculture & Environment (17) and Engineering (14). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 99% are full-time and 2 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (97% of courses with a stated intake). Univerisity of Mpumalanga offers the widest choice, with 45 of these courses.
