Categories: South Africa Universities

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Six South African colleges stand out for offering some of the world’s best engineering, technology, and science programs.

The University of Witwatersrand and the University of Pretoria are the only South African universities ranked in the discipline of mineral and mining engineering, giving the University of Cape Town the distinction of holding the top ranking in all but one of the subject categories.

Engineering – Chemical

LOCAL	UNIVERSITY	GLOBAL
1	University of Cape Town	201-250
2	Stellenbosch University	251-300
3	University of Pretoria	251-300
4	University of Witwatersrand	251-300
5	University of Johannesburg	351-400

Engineering – Electrical and Electronic

LOCAL	UNIVERSITY	GLOBAL
1	University of Pretoria	301-350
2	Stellenbosch University	351-400
3	University of Cape Town	351-400

Engineering – Mechanical

LOCAL	UNIVERSITY	GLOBAL
1	University of Cape Town	251-300
2	University of Pretoria	251-300
3	Stellenbosch University	301-350
4	University of Witwatersrand	401-450
5	University of Johannesburg	451-500

Engineering – Mineral and Mining

LOCAL	UNIVERSITY	GLOBAL
1	University of Witwatersrand	15
2	University of Pretoria	33

Mathematics

LOCAL	UNIVERSITY	GLOBAL
1	University of Cape Town	451-500
2	University of Pretoria	501-520
3	University of Witwatersrand	501-520

Computer Science

LOCAL	UNIVERSITY	GLOBAL
1	University of Cape Town	351-400
2	University of Pretoria	501-550
3	Stellenbosh University	601-650

Physics and Astronomy

LOCAL	UNIVERSITY	GLOBAL
1	University of Cape Town	251-300
2	University of Witwatersrand	401-450
3	University of Johannesburg	451-500
4	University of KwaZulu-Natal	451-500
5	Stellenbosch University	501-500

Chemistry

LOCAL	UNIVERSITY	GLOBAL
1	University of Cape Town	401-450
2	University of Johannesburg	451-500
3	Stellenbosch University	501-550
4	University of KwaZulu-Natal	501-550
5	University of Witwatersrand	501-550
6	University of Pretoria	551-600

Overall position

Nine South African universities were ranked in the QS global rankings for 2022, with the University of Cape Town ranking 226th overall.

The University of Johannesburg climbed the rankings, passing Stellenbosch University for third place, trailing UCT and the University of the Witwatersrand.

UNIVERSITY	2022 RANKING	2021 RANKING
University of Cape Town	226	220
University of the Witwatersrand	424	403
University of Johannesburg	434	439
Stellenbosch University	482	456
University of Pretoria	601-650	561-570
Rhodes University	801-1000	801-1000
University of KwaZulu-Natal	801-1000	801-1000
North-West University	1001-1200	1001+
University of the Western Cape	1001-1200	1001+