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. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Cape Town is cited most (7,722,103 citations). 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
29 are public and 0 private (100% public). The oldest is University of Fort Hare, founded in 1916. Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science is the largest, with 27,500 students.
What the courses look like
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.
