Universities With Best Academic Performance in South Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n10. University Of The Free State<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 10th, World: 1112th<\/strong><\/h4>\n![\"UFS\"](\"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UFS.jpg\")
<\/a>As one of the oldest higher institutes of learning in South Africa, University of the Free Stat<\/a>e (UFS) started with only six students on the Bloemfontein Campus in 1904. Today, the institution has grown to accommodate more than 31, 000 students with over 4,000 faculties and support staff. UFS has 3 campuses, 50 satellite campuses, 7 faculties and more than 100 departments. It is ranked as the 10th and 1112th\u00a0best academic performing university in South Africa and in the world respectively.<\/p>\n9. Rhodes University<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 9th, World: 1087th<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"Rhodes\"](\"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rhodes.jpg\")
<\/a>Rhodes University is located at the Eastern Cape province of South Africa in Grahamstown. The university has over 7,000 students, six faculties and 30 academic departments. According to its vision statement<\/a>, Rhodes aims to become an\u00a0outstanding internationally respected academic institution which proudly affirms its African identity and which is committed to democratic ideals, academic freedom, rigorous scholarship, sound moral values, and social responsibility.<\/p>\n8. University Of The Western Cape<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 8th, World: 954th<\/strong><\/h4>\n![\"UWC\"](\"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UWC.jpg\")
<\/a>As a public institution, this university is located in Bellville suburb of Cape Town. According to records<\/a>, University of the Western Cape\u00a0has a history of creative struggle against oppression, discrimination and disadvantage. As such, its major concern<\/a> with the access,\u00a0equity and quality in higher education was aimed at creating extensive practical engagement in order to help the historically marginalized participate fully in the life of the nation. Based on academic productivity, this university is ranked 8th in South Africa and 954th in the world.<\/p>\n7. North-West University<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 7th, World: 915th<\/strong><\/h4>\n![\"nwu\"](\"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/nwu.jpg\")
<\/a>North-West University is currently recognized as one of the best universities in South Africa. The institution emerged on 1st January 2004<\/a> when the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the University of the North-West merged and incorporated the staff and students of the Sebokeng Campus of the Vista University to form a new North-West University.\u00a0The Mafikeng and Potchefstroom Campuses of North-West University are situated in the North-West Province\u00a0whereas the Vaal Triangle Campus is in Gauteng. As seen, the university’s academic performance is ranked 7th in South Africa and 915th in the world.<\/p>\n6. University of Johannesburg<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 6th, World: 704th<\/strong><\/h4>\n![\"UJ\"](\"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UJ.jpg\")
<\/a>University of Johannesburg is a public university and of course, is located in Johannesburg. Like the North-West University,\u00a0The University of Johannesburg came into existence on the 1st of January 2005<\/a> when the Rand Afrikaans University, the Technikon Witwatersrand and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of the Vista University merged. University of Johannesburg has 9 faculties, over 90 departments and 4 campuses. University of Johannesburg is ranked 704th in the world and 6th in South Africa.<\/p>\n5. University of Pretoria<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 5th, World: 482nd<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"UP\"](\"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UP.jpg\")
<\/a>University of Pretoria is ranked 5th in South Africa and 482nd in the world. Via its core functions<\/a> of research, teaching, learning and integrating engagement the University of Pretoria\u00a0is set to use quality, relevance, diversity and sustainability as its navigational markers\u00a0to be a leading research\u2010intensive university in Africa recognized internationally for its quality, relevance and impact. The origin of this institution is traced back to 1908<\/a>. University of Pretoria has 9 faculties, one business school, 140 departments and 85 institutes and centers.<\/p>\n4. Stellenbosch University<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 4th, World: 420th<\/strong><\/h4>\n![\"Stellenbosch_university\"](\"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stellenbosch_university.jpg\")
<\/a>It’s on record<\/a> that in December 2014, specialists at Stellenbosh University performed the first successful penis transplantation on a 21-year-old\u00a0man. Little wonder the staff and students of the university often refer to the institution as ‘world class’. Stellenbosh University has 10 faculties with about 150 departments. The institution which ranked 420th in the world and 4th in South Africa can also brag of more than 40 research and other institutes.<\/p>\n3. University of KwaZulu-Natal<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 3rd, World: 404th<\/strong><\/h4>\n![\"kwazulunatal](\"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kwazulunatal-uni.jpg\")
<\/a>As a result of the\u00a0merger between the University of Durban-Westville and the University of Natal, University of KwaZulu-Natal emerged in 2004. This university has 5\u00a0campuses, with a total student population of about\u00a043,000. The vision<\/a> of the school\u00a0is to be a “Premier University of African scholarship, academically\u00a0excellent and innovative in research.” Well the exclusion of being “globally recognized” from the school’s vision statement might be an explanation to its 404th world rank.<\/p>\n2. University of the Witwatersrand<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 2nd, World: 324th<\/strong><\/h4>\n![\"Wits_University\"](\"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wits_University.jpg\")
<\/a>University of the Witwatersrand is located in north-central Johannesburg. As a multi-campus South African public research university, the Witwatersrand university was founded in 1896 as the South African School of Mines in Kimberley. As\u00a0reported<\/a>, University of the Witwatersrand is the third oldest South African university in continuous operation. As shown above, the school base on its academic performance is ranked 2nd in South Africa and 324th in the world.<\/p>\n1. University of Cape Town<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 1st, World: 249th<\/strong><\/h4>\n![\"CTU\"](\"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CTU.jpg\")
<\/a>Topping the list of the top ten universities with best academic performance in South Africa is the University of Cape Town as it is ranked the 1st in South Africa and 249th in the world. Cape Town University is well-known for its beauty as its campus are located near the Table Mountain. As a public research university, the University of Cape Town is regarded as the oldest university in South Africa and was founded in 1829<\/a> as the South African College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It might interest you to question why there is no South African establishment tasked with the duty of evaluating the performances of South African universities. Well, South African legislatures\u00a0are apparently more interested in such things as the increment of the president’s salary than enabling strategic platforms that will stir a quicker development of important sectors […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":6546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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Rank: South Africa: 10th, World: 1112th<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/a>As one of the oldest higher institutes of learning in South Africa, University of the Free Stat<\/a>e (UFS) started with only six students on the Bloemfontein Campus in 1904. Today, the institution has grown to accommodate more than 31, 000 students with over 4,000 faculties and support staff. UFS has 3 campuses, 50 satellite campuses, 7 faculties and more than 100 departments. It is ranked as the 10th and 1112th\u00a0best academic performing university in South Africa and in the world respectively.<\/p>\n9. Rhodes University<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 9th, World: 1087th<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/a>Rhodes University is located at the Eastern Cape province of South Africa in Grahamstown. The university has over 7,000 students, six faculties and 30 academic departments. According to its vision statement<\/a>, Rhodes aims to become an\u00a0outstanding internationally respected academic institution which proudly affirms its African identity and which is committed to democratic ideals, academic freedom, rigorous scholarship, sound moral values, and social responsibility.<\/p>\n8. University Of The Western Cape<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 8th, World: 954th<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/a>As a public institution, this university is located in Bellville suburb of Cape Town. According to records<\/a>, University of the Western Cape\u00a0has a history of creative struggle against oppression, discrimination and disadvantage. As such, its major concern<\/a> with the access,\u00a0equity and quality in higher education was aimed at creating extensive practical engagement in order to help the historically marginalized participate fully in the life of the nation. Based on academic productivity, this university is ranked 8th in South Africa and 954th in the world.<\/p>\n7. North-West University<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 7th, World: 915th<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/a>North-West University is currently recognized as one of the best universities in South Africa. The institution emerged on 1st January 2004<\/a> when the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the University of the North-West merged and incorporated the staff and students of the Sebokeng Campus of the Vista University to form a new North-West University.\u00a0The Mafikeng and Potchefstroom Campuses of North-West University are situated in the North-West Province\u00a0whereas the Vaal Triangle Campus is in Gauteng. As seen, the university’s academic performance is ranked 7th in South Africa and 915th in the world.<\/p>\n6. University of Johannesburg<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 6th, World: 704th<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/a>University of Johannesburg is a public university and of course, is located in Johannesburg. Like the North-West University,\u00a0The University of Johannesburg came into existence on the 1st of January 2005<\/a> when the Rand Afrikaans University, the Technikon Witwatersrand and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of the Vista University merged. University of Johannesburg has 9 faculties, over 90 departments and 4 campuses. University of Johannesburg is ranked 704th in the world and 6th in South Africa.<\/p>\n5. University of Pretoria<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 5th, World: 482nd<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>University of Pretoria is ranked 5th in South Africa and 482nd in the world. Via its core functions<\/a> of research, teaching, learning and integrating engagement the University of Pretoria\u00a0is set to use quality, relevance, diversity and sustainability as its navigational markers\u00a0to be a leading research\u2010intensive university in Africa recognized internationally for its quality, relevance and impact. The origin of this institution is traced back to 1908<\/a>. University of Pretoria has 9 faculties, one business school, 140 departments and 85 institutes and centers.<\/p>\n4. Stellenbosch University<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 4th, World: 420th<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/a>It’s on record<\/a> that in December 2014, specialists at Stellenbosh University performed the first successful penis transplantation on a 21-year-old\u00a0man. Little wonder the staff and students of the university often refer to the institution as ‘world class’. Stellenbosh University has 10 faculties with about 150 departments. The institution which ranked 420th in the world and 4th in South Africa can also brag of more than 40 research and other institutes.<\/p>\n3. University of KwaZulu-Natal<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 3rd, World: 404th<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/a>As a result of the\u00a0merger between the University of Durban-Westville and the University of Natal, University of KwaZulu-Natal emerged in 2004. This university has 5\u00a0campuses, with a total student population of about\u00a043,000. The vision<\/a> of the school\u00a0is to be a “Premier University of African scholarship, academically\u00a0excellent and innovative in research.” Well the exclusion of being “globally recognized” from the school’s vision statement might be an explanation to its 404th world rank.<\/p>\n2. University of the Witwatersrand<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 2nd, World: 324th<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/a>University of the Witwatersrand is located in north-central Johannesburg. As a multi-campus South African public research university, the Witwatersrand university was founded in 1896 as the South African School of Mines in Kimberley. As\u00a0reported<\/a>, University of the Witwatersrand is the third oldest South African university in continuous operation. As shown above, the school base on its academic performance is ranked 2nd in South Africa and 324th in the world.<\/p>\n1. University of Cape Town<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 1st, World: 249th<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/a>Topping the list of the top ten universities with best academic performance in South Africa is the University of Cape Town as it is ranked the 1st in South Africa and 249th in the world. Cape Town University is well-known for its beauty as its campus are located near the Table Mountain. As a public research university, the University of Cape Town is regarded as the oldest university in South Africa and was founded in 1829<\/a> as the South African College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It might interest you to question why there is no South African establishment tasked with the duty of evaluating the performances of South African universities. Well, South African legislatures\u00a0are apparently more interested in such things as the increment of the president’s salary than enabling strategic platforms that will stir a quicker development of important sectors […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":6546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>As one of the oldest higher institutes of learning in South Africa, University of the Free Stat<\/a>e (UFS) started with only six students on the Bloemfontein Campus in 1904. Today, the institution has grown to accommodate more than 31, 000 students with over 4,000 faculties and support staff. UFS has 3 campuses, 50 satellite campuses, 7 faculties and more than 100 departments. It is ranked as the 10th and 1112th\u00a0best academic performing university in South Africa and in the world respectively.<\/p>\n9. Rhodes University<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 9th, World: 1087th<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/a>Rhodes University is located at the Eastern Cape province of South Africa in Grahamstown. The university has over 7,000 students, six faculties and 30 academic departments. According to its vision statement<\/a>, Rhodes aims to become an\u00a0outstanding internationally respected academic institution which proudly affirms its African identity and which is committed to democratic ideals, academic freedom, rigorous scholarship, sound moral values, and social responsibility.<\/p>\n8. University Of The Western Cape<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 8th, World: 954th<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/a>As a public institution, this university is located in Bellville suburb of Cape Town. According to records<\/a>, University of the Western Cape\u00a0has a history of creative struggle against oppression, discrimination and disadvantage. As such, its major concern<\/a> with the access,\u00a0equity and quality in higher education was aimed at creating extensive practical engagement in order to help the historically marginalized participate fully in the life of the nation. Based on academic productivity, this university is ranked 8th in South Africa and 954th in the world.<\/p>\n7. North-West University<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 7th, World: 915th<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/a>North-West University is currently recognized as one of the best universities in South Africa. The institution emerged on 1st January 2004<\/a> when the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the University of the North-West merged and incorporated the staff and students of the Sebokeng Campus of the Vista University to form a new North-West University.\u00a0The Mafikeng and Potchefstroom Campuses of North-West University are situated in the North-West Province\u00a0whereas the Vaal Triangle Campus is in Gauteng. As seen, the university’s academic performance is ranked 7th in South Africa and 915th in the world.<\/p>\n6. University of Johannesburg<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 6th, World: 704th<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/a>University of Johannesburg is a public university and of course, is located in Johannesburg. Like the North-West University,\u00a0The University of Johannesburg came into existence on the 1st of January 2005<\/a> when the Rand Afrikaans University, the Technikon Witwatersrand and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of the Vista University merged. University of Johannesburg has 9 faculties, over 90 departments and 4 campuses. University of Johannesburg is ranked 704th in the world and 6th in South Africa.<\/p>\n5. University of Pretoria<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 5th, World: 482nd<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>University of Pretoria is ranked 5th in South Africa and 482nd in the world. Via its core functions<\/a> of research, teaching, learning and integrating engagement the University of Pretoria\u00a0is set to use quality, relevance, diversity and sustainability as its navigational markers\u00a0to be a leading research\u2010intensive university in Africa recognized internationally for its quality, relevance and impact. The origin of this institution is traced back to 1908<\/a>. University of Pretoria has 9 faculties, one business school, 140 departments and 85 institutes and centers.<\/p>\n4. Stellenbosch University<\/strong><\/h3>\nRank: South Africa: 4th, World: 420th<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/a>It’s on record<\/a> that in December 2014, specialists at Stellenbosh University performed the first successful penis transplantation on a 21-year-old\u00a0man. Little wonder the staff and students of the university often refer to the institution as ‘world class’. Stellenbosh University has 10 faculties with about 150 departments. 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Rank: South Africa: 5th, World: 482nd<\/strong><\/p>\n It might interest you to question why there is no South African establishment tasked with the duty of evaluating the performances of South African universities. Well, South African legislatures\u00a0are apparently more interested in such things as the increment of the president’s salary than enabling strategic platforms that will stir a quicker development of important sectors […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":6546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n<\/a>Rhodes University is located at the Eastern Cape province of South Africa in Grahamstown. The university has over 7,000 students, six faculties and 30 academic departments. According to its vision statement<\/a>, Rhodes aims to become an\u00a0outstanding internationally respected academic institution which proudly affirms its African identity and which is committed to democratic ideals, academic freedom, rigorous scholarship, sound moral values, and social responsibility.<\/p>\n8. University Of The Western Cape<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Rank: South Africa: 8th, World: 954th<\/strong><\/h4>\n
<\/a>As a public institution, this university is located in Bellville suburb of Cape Town. According to records<\/a>, University of the Western Cape\u00a0has a history of creative struggle against oppression, discrimination and disadvantage. As such, its major concern<\/a> with the access,\u00a0equity and quality in higher education was aimed at creating extensive practical engagement in order to help the historically marginalized participate fully in the life of the nation. Based on academic productivity, this university is ranked 8th in South Africa and 954th in the world.<\/p>\n7. North-West University<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Rank: South Africa: 7th, World: 915th<\/strong><\/h4>\n
<\/a>North-West University is currently recognized as one of the best universities in South Africa. The institution emerged on 1st January 2004<\/a> when the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the University of the North-West merged and incorporated the staff and students of the Sebokeng Campus of the Vista University to form a new North-West University.\u00a0The Mafikeng and Potchefstroom Campuses of North-West University are situated in the North-West Province\u00a0whereas the Vaal Triangle Campus is in Gauteng. As seen, the university’s academic performance is ranked 7th in South Africa and 915th in the world.<\/p>\n6. University of Johannesburg<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Rank: South Africa: 6th, World: 704th<\/strong><\/h4>\n
<\/a>University of Johannesburg is a public university and of course, is located in Johannesburg. Like the North-West University,\u00a0The University of Johannesburg came into existence on the 1st of January 2005<\/a> when the Rand Afrikaans University, the Technikon Witwatersrand and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of the Vista University merged. University of Johannesburg has 9 faculties, over 90 departments and 4 campuses. University of Johannesburg is ranked 704th in the world and 6th in South Africa.<\/p>\n5. University of Pretoria<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a>University of Pretoria is ranked 5th in South Africa and 482nd in the world. Via its core functions<\/a> of research, teaching, learning and integrating engagement the University of Pretoria\u00a0is set to use quality, relevance, diversity and sustainability as its navigational markers\u00a0to be a leading research\u2010intensive university in Africa recognized internationally for its quality, relevance and impact. The origin of this institution is traced back to 1908<\/a>. University of Pretoria has 9 faculties, one business school, 140 departments and 85 institutes and centers.<\/p>\n4. Stellenbosch University<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Rank: South Africa: 4th, World: 420th<\/strong><\/h4>\n
<\/a>It’s on record<\/a> that in December 2014, specialists at Stellenbosh University performed the first successful penis transplantation on a 21-year-old\u00a0man. Little wonder the staff and students of the university often refer to the institution as ‘world class’. Stellenbosh University has 10 faculties with about 150 departments. The institution which ranked 420th in the world and 4th in South Africa can also brag of more than 40 research and other institutes.<\/p>\n3. University of KwaZulu-Natal<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Rank: South Africa: 3rd, World: 404th<\/strong><\/h4>\n
<\/a>As a result of the\u00a0merger between the University of Durban-Westville and the University of Natal, University of KwaZulu-Natal emerged in 2004. This university has 5\u00a0campuses, with a total student population of about\u00a043,000. The vision<\/a> of the school\u00a0is to be a “Premier University of African scholarship, academically\u00a0excellent and innovative in research.” Well the exclusion of being “globally recognized” from the school’s vision statement might be an explanation to its 404th world rank.<\/p>\n2. University of the Witwatersrand<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Rank: South Africa: 2nd, World: 324th<\/strong><\/h4>\n
<\/a>University of the Witwatersrand is located in north-central Johannesburg. As a multi-campus South African public research university, the Witwatersrand university was founded in 1896 as the South African School of Mines in Kimberley. As\u00a0reported<\/a>, University of the Witwatersrand is the third oldest South African university in continuous operation. As shown above, the school base on its academic performance is ranked 2nd in South Africa and 324th in the world.<\/p>\n1. University of Cape Town<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Rank: South Africa: 1st, World: 249th<\/strong><\/h4>\n
<\/a>Topping the list of the top ten universities with best academic performance in South Africa is the University of Cape Town as it is ranked the 1st in South Africa and 249th in the world. Cape Town University is well-known for its beauty as its campus are located near the Table Mountain. As a public research university, the University of Cape Town is regarded as the oldest university in South Africa and was founded in 1829<\/a> as the South African College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"