Top 10 South African Universities

University of Capetown

• University of Capetown has one of the most beautiful campuses in the world. University of Capetown is on the slopes of Table Mountain's Devil's Peak and overlooks Rondebosch in Cape Town. The university is regarded by 4International as one of the top research institutions on the continent, with more "A"-rated scientists than any other South African university.

  University of Capetown
  Private Bag
  Rondebosch
  7700 Western Cape
  South Africa
  +27 (21) 650-9111
  uct.ac.za

University of Stellenbosch

• University of Stellenbosch is one of South Africa's leading research institutions. The university's Centre for Invasion Biology studies the impact of invasive species on southern Africa's agriculture, biodiversity and ecotourism.

  University of Stellenbosch
  Private Bag X1, Matieland
  Stellenbosch
  7602 Western Cape
  South Africa
  +27 (21) 808-9111
  sun.ac.za

University of Pretoria

• The University of Pretoria is one of Africa's largest universities. It enrolls over 45,000 students, including over 2,000 international students from 60 countries all over the world.

  University of Pretoria
  Lynnwood Road
  Pretoria
  0002 Gauteng
  South Africa
  +27 (12) 420-4111
  up.ac.za

University of Witwatersrand

• Also known as "Wits" since its full university status was granted in 1922, the University of Witwatersrand has produced more than 100,000 graduates across a range of disciplines. Wits has a cosmopolitan campus close to the city center and attracts a large number of students from across Africa.

  University of Witwatersrand
  Private Bag 3, Wits
  Johannesburg
  2050 Gauteng
  South Africa
  +27 (11) 717-1000
  wits.ac.za

University of KwaZulu-Natal

• University of KwaZulu-Natal is one of the youngest top 10 universities--it was founded in 2004 as a result of the merger between the University of Durban-Westville and the University of Natal. It brings together both of the former universities.

  University of KwaZulu-Natal
  Private Bag X54001
  Durban
  4041 Durban
  South Africa
  +27 (31) 260-2212
  ukzn.ac.za

University of South Africa

• University of South Africa offers distant programs, both academic and technical, to students across the region and country. It enrolls over 45,000 students.

  University of South Africa
  Preller Street Muckleneuk
  Pretoria
  0003 Gauteng
  South Africa
  +27 (11) 670-9000
  unisa.ac.za

University of Western Cape

• The University of Western Cape was established as an ethnic college for "coloured students." The university provides facilities for over 12,000 students across 68 departments and 16 institutes.

  University of Western Cape
  Private Bag X17
  Bellville
  7535 Western Cape
  South Africa
  +27 (21) 959-2911
  uwc.ac.za

University of Johannesburg

• The University of Johannesburg offers both technical and academic programs for about 45,000 students. The university has a new School of Travel and Tourism on its Auckland Park campus.

  University of Johannesburg
  PO Box 524, Aukland Park
  Johannesburg
  2006 Gauteng
  South Africa
  +27 (11) 559-2911
  uj.ac.za

Rhodes University

• Rhodes University has a 100-year history of academic excellence. The university is best known for its journalism department. Rhodes has around 500 academic staff and 7,000 students.

  Rhodes University
  94 Drostdy Road
  Grahamstown
  6140 Eastern Cape
  South Africa
  +27 (46) 603-8111
  ru.ac.za

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

• Cape Peninsula University of Technology is the largest in the Western Cape, with over 25,000 students on two main campuses, in Bellville and Cape Town. The university's IT Centre is the largest of its kind in Africa.

  Cape Peninsula University of Technology
  PO Box 652
  Cape Town
  8000 Western Cape
  South Africa
  +27 (21) 959-6230
  cput.ac.za