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6 universities · Materials Science · in South Africa

QS #150 (2026)

University of Cape Town (UCT)

Rondebosch, South Africa

Public · Founded 1829 · 23,500 students

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Medicine
  • +8 more

60 professors 0 open positions

QS #291 (2026)

University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)

Johannesburg, South Africa

Public · Founded 1896

  • Medicine
  • Social Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • +8 more

59 professors 0 open positions

QS #302 (2026)

Stellenbosch University (SU)

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Public · Founded 1866

  • Medicine
  • Environmental Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • +8 more

60 professors 0 open positions

QS #308 (2026)

University of Johannesburg (UJ)

Johannesburg, South Africa

Public · Founded 2005 · 49,910 students

  • Social Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • +8 more

60 professors 0 open positions

QS #362 (2026)

University of Pretoria (UP)

Pretoria, South Africa

Public · Founded 1908 · 50,000 students

  • Social Sciences
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science
  • Arts and Humanities
  • +8 more

60 professors 0 open positions

QS #587 (2025)

University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)

Durban, South Africa

Founded 2004 · 38,000 students

  • Medicine
  • Social Sciences
  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • +8 more

60 professors 0 open positions

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