| 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 | |
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