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RankUniversityWorldScoreCompare
1CTUniversity of Cape Town · official website iconUniversity of Cape TownRondebosch, South AfricaSouth AfricaWorld 18457.2
2JUniversity of JohannesburgUniversity of JohannesburgJohannesburg, South AfricaSouth AfricaWorld 29246.5
3SUniversity of StellenboschUniversity of StellenboschStellenbosch, South AfricaSouth AfricaWorld =29646.2
4WUniversity of Witwatersrand · official website iconUniversity of WitwatersrandJohannesburg, South AfricaSouth AfricaWorld 30245.7
5PUniversity of PretoriaUniversity of PretoriaPretoria, South AfricaSouth AfricaWorld =32643.5
6KNUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal · official site iconUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalDurban, South AfricaSouth AfricaWorld =60028.3
7RRhodes University · official site iconRhodes UniversityGrahamstown, South AfricaSouth AfricaWorld 901-950-
8SAUniversity of South Africa · official site iconUniversity of South AfricaPretoria, South AfricaSouth AfricaWorld 951-1000-
9-11NWNorth-West University · official site iconNorth-West UniversityPotchefstroom, South AfricaSouth AfricaWorld 1001-1200-
9-11FUniversity of the Free State · official site iconUniversity of the Free StateBloemfontein, South AfricaSouth AfricaWorld 1001-1200-
9-11WCUniversity of the Western Cape · official site iconUniversity of the Western CapeCape Town, South AfricaSouth AfricaWorld 1001-1200-
12NMNelson Mandela University · official website iconNelson Mandela UniversityPort Elizabeth, South AfricaSouth AfricaWorld 1401+-

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