Best Environmental Science Universities in South Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

Pretoria

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Environmental Science

#207 in Africa #3884 in the World

74% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

2

Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Environmental Science

#40 in Africa #1263 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

3

Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Environmental Science

#1 in Africa #176 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

4

Vanderbijlpark

Vaal University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#148 in Africa #2967 in the World

90% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1966 Founded

5

Makhanda

Rhodes University

For Environmental Science

#17 in Africa #772 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

6

Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

For Environmental Science

#101 in Africa #2202 in the World

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

7

Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Environmental Science

#27 in Africa #1019 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

8

Bloemfontein

Central University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#154 in Africa #3045 in the World

64% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1981 Founded

9

Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Environmental Science

#16 in Africa #761 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

10

Mthatha

Walter Sisulu University

For Environmental Science

#168 in Africa #3300 in the World

67% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

2005 Founded

11

Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Environmental Science

#10 in Africa #643 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

12

Thohoyandou

University of Venda

For Environmental Science

#98 in Africa #2169 in the World

72% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1982 Founded

13

Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Environmental Science

#13 in Africa #732 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

14

Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Environmental Science

#47 in Africa #1351 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

15

Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Environmental Science

#7 in Africa #557 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

16

Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Environmental Science

#71 in Africa #1762 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

17

Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Environmental Science

#5 in Africa #290 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

18

Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#72 in Africa #1765 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

19

Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Environmental Science

#4 in Africa #289 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

20

Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#65 in Africa #1686 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

21

Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Environmental Science

#2 in Africa #230 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

22

Durban

Mangosuthu University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#230 in Africa #4286 in the World

73% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

1979 Founded

23

Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#44 in Africa #1336 in the World

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

24

Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Environmental Science

#3 in Africa #273 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

24 Best Universities in South Africa for Environmental Science

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