Universities in South Africa
29 universities and colleges in South Africa, with their websites and the email domains their students and staff use. Ranked universities come first.
| University | Location | Email domain |
|---|---|---|
| University of Cape Town#160 world | Cape Town, Western Cape | uct.ac.za |
| Stellenbosch University#251 world | Stellenbosch, Western Cape | sun.ac.za |
| University of the Witwatersrand#428 world | Johannesburg, Gauteng | wits.ac.za |
| American International School of Cape Town | Western Cape Province | aisct.org |
| Cape Peninsula University of Technology | Western Cape Province | cput.ac.za |
| Central University of Technology | Free State Province | cut.ac.za |
| Durban University of Technology | KwaZulu-Natal | dut.ac.za |
| Mangosuthu Univerisity of Technology | KwaZulu-Natal | mut.ac.za |
| Monash Univerisity South Africa | Gauteng Province | msa.ac.za |
| Nelson Mandela University | Eastern Cape Province | mandela.ac.za, nmmu.ac.za |
| North-West Univeristy | student.g.nwu.ac.za | |
| North-West University | North West Province | nwu.ac.za, uniwest.ac.za |
| Rhodes University | Eastern Cape Province | ru.ac.za |
| Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University | Gauteng Province | smu.ac.za |
| Sol Plaatje University | Northern Cape Province | spu.ac.za |
| Tshwane University of Technology | Gauteng Province | tut.ac.za |
| Univerisity of Mpumalanga | Mpumalanga Province | ump.ac.za |
| University of Fort Hare | Eastern Cape Province | ufh.ac.za |
| University of Johannesburg | Gauteng Province | uj.ac.za |
| University of KwaZulu-Natal | KwaZulu-Natal | ukzn.ac.za |
| University of Limpopo | Limpopo Province | ul.ac.za |
| University of Pretoria | Gauteng Province | up.ac.za |
| University of South Africa | Gauteng Province | unisa.ac.za |
| University of Venda | Limpopo Province | univen.ac.za |
| University of Zululand | KwaZulu-Natal | unizulu.ac.za |
| University of the Free State | Free State Province | uovs.ac.za, ufs.ac.za |
| University of the Western Cape | Western Cape Province | uwc.ac.za |
| Vaal University of Technology | Gauteng Province | vut.ac.za |
| Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science | Eastern Cape Province | wsu.ac.za |
Source: Hipo university-domains-list, plus the original curated set (MIT), updated 2026-10-12. About our data
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