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Universities in South Africa

150 universities

121. Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography Stellenbosch, South Africa
122. Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa World #329
123. Stenden South Africa Port Alfred, South Africa
124. Taletso College Mafikeng, South Africa
125. Thekwini College Durban, South Africa
126. Tshwane South College Pretoria, South Africa
127. Tshwane University of Technology Pretoria, South Africa World #1,361
128. TSIBA Cape Town, South Africa
129. Umfolozi College Richards Bay, South Africa
130. Umgungundlovu College Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
131. Umgungundlovu TVET College Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
132. University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa World #185
133. University of Fort Hare Alice, South Africa World #2,135
134. University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa World #515
135. University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa World #613
136. University of Limpopo Polokwane, South Africa World #2,475
137. University of Mpumalanga Mbombela, South Africa
138. University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa World #433
139. University of South Africa Pretoria, South Africa World #1,674
140. University of the Free State Bloemfontein, South Africa World #1,161
141. University of the Western Cape Cape Town, South Africa World #793
142. University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa World #308
143. University of Venda Thohoyandou, South Africa World #2,616
144. University of Zululand Empangeni, South Africa World #3,302
145. Vaal University of Technology Vanderbijlpark, South Africa World #2,978
146. Vega School Johannesburg, South Africa
147. Vuselela College Klerksdorp, South Africa
148. Walter Sisulu University Mthatha, South Africa World #3,445
149. West Coast College Malmesbury, South Africa
150. Western College Krugersdorp, South Africa

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Highest-ranked universities in the UNIRANKS 2027 World Ranking

The 12 universities with the best published world rank in the UNIRANKS 2027 World Ranking.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States of America World #1
2. University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom World #2
3. Stanford University Stanford, United States of America World #3
4. University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom World #4
5. Harvard University Cambridge, United States of America World #5
6. University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States of America World #6
7. Columbia University New York New York City, United States of America World #7
8. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, United States of America World #8
9. University of Toronto Toronto, Canada World #9
10. Princeton University Princeton, United States of America World #10
11. University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, United States of America World #11
12. National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore World #12

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