Top 10 Universities in South Africa 2015

Top Universities in South Africa 2015

By Bennet Makwakwa
2015

1. UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN (UCT), 

City - Cape Town

Established in 1829 , South Africa's Oldest University Ranked 133 in World

University of Cape Town

2. UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND (WITS); JOHANNESBURG

City - Johannesburg

The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, is a multi-campus South African public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg. It is more commonly known as Wits University Founded 1896.
Address: 1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa

 

3.UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA (UP)

City - Pretoria

The University of Pretoria is a multi campus public research university[20] in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa.[21] The university was established in 1908 as the Pretoria campus of the Johannesburg-based Transvaal University College and is the fourth South African institution in continuous operation to be awarded university status. The university has grown from the original 32 students in a single late Victorian house to approximately 39,000 in 2010.[22] The University was built on 7 suburban campuses on 1,120 hectares (2,800 acres).

 

4.STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY

City - Western Cape

Top Research University in The Country
Stellenbosch University is a leading public research university situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Established 1866.

Stellenbosch University

5. UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG (UJ)

City- Johannesburg

Located in the city of Gold ,The University of Johannesburg (known colloquially as 'UJ') is a public university located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The University of Johannesburg came into existence on 1 January 2005 as the result of a merger between the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), the Technikon Witwatersrand (TWR) and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of Vista University.[5] Prior to the merger, the Daveyton and Soweto campuses of the former Vista University had been incorporated into RAU. As a result of the merger of Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), it is not uncommon for alumni to refer to the university incorrectly as RAU.

The newly emerged institution is one of the largest comprehensive contact universities[5] in South Africa, with nine faculties having more than 90 departments and an enrollment of approximately 48,000 students, spreading over four different campuses. The university is one of the largest residential universities in the Republic of South Africa.

University of Johannesburg

6. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL

City - Durban,

South African

The University of KwaZulu-Natal or UKZN is a university with five campuses all located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

UKZ

 7. RHODES UNIVERSITY

City -Grahamstown , South African

Rhodes University is a public research university located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is one of four universities in the province.

Rhode University

8 University of South Africa

City -Country Wide

he University of South Africa is the largest university on the African continent and attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. The university has a student headcount of over 300,000 students, including African and international students in 130 countries worldwide, making it one of the world's mega universities.

Unisa is a dedicated open distance education institution. Open distance learning (ODL) entails a student-centered approach that gives students flexibility and choice over what, when, where, and how they learn, and provides them with extensive student support.

As a comprehensive university, Unisa offers both vocational and academic programmes, many of which have received international accreditation, as well as an extensive geographical footprint, giving their students recognition and employ-ability in many countries the world over.

 

University of South Afica

9.NIVERSITY OF WESTERN CAPE (UWC)

City- CAPE TOWN

The University of the Western Cape is a public university located in the Bellville suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. The University of the Western Cape has a history of creative struggle against oppression, discrimination and disadvantage.

 

10  Cape Peninsula University of Technology

City Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology, a university in Cape Town, South Africa, is the only university of Technology in the Western Cape province, and is also the largest university in the province, with over 32,000 students.

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