2025 Best Universities in South Africa

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Rank	University	Location
1	University of Cape Town	Cape Town
2	Universiteit Stellenbosch	Stellenbosch
3	University of Pretoria	Pretoria
4	Rhodes University	Grahamstown
5	University of KwaZulu-Natal	Durban
6	University of South Africa	Pretoria
7	University of the Witwatersrand	Johannesburg
8	Durban University of Technology	Durban
9	Universiteit van die Vrystaat	Bloemfontein
10	University of Johannesburg	Johannesburg
11	North-West University	Potchefstroom
12	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Cape Town
13	University of the Western Cape	Bellville
14	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	Port Elizabeth
15	Mangosuthu University of Technology	Durban
16	University of Fort Hare	Alice
17	University of Venda	Thohoyandou
18	Central University of Technology	Bloemfontein
19	Walter Sisulu University	Mthatha
20	University of Limpopo	Sovenga
21	Tshwane University of Technology	Pretoria
22	University of Zululand	Kwadlangezwa
23	Vaal University of Technology	Vanderbijlpark