Top South African Colleges and Universities on X (Twitter)

Top South African Universities on X (Twitter)

2024 X University Ranking

Introduction

What are the most popular South African Universities on X (formerly Twitter)? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2024 X University Ranking of all South African higher-education institutions on X meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

  • being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate South African higher education-related organization in each country
  • offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
  • delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

The aim of the uniRank X University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each South African university on the X social media platform, based on the total number of followers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

South African Universities on X


Rank University Followers Avg monthly posts Country
1 University of Pretoria University of Pretoria's official Twitter page 402,453 42 za South Africa
2 University of Cape Town University of Cape Town's official Twitter page 237,079 70 za South Africa
3 University of the Witwatersrand University of the Witwatersrand's official Twitter page 144,549 25 za South Africa
4 University of Johannesburg University of Johannesburg's official Twitter page 89,607 32 za South Africa
5 Universiteit Stellenbosch Universiteit Stellenbosch's official Twitter page 78,328 23 za South Africa
6 University of KwaZulu-Natal University of KwaZulu-Natal's official Twitter page 56,681 31 za South Africa
7 University of Limpopo University of Limpopo's official Twitter page 32,416 45 za South Africa
8 University of the Free State University of the Free State's official Twitter page 30,714 60 za South Africa
9 North-West University North-West University's official Twitter page 30,280 27 za South Africa
10 Nelson Mandela University Nelson Mandela University's official Twitter page 29,797 30 za South Africa
11 Tshwane University of Technology Tshwane University of Technology's official Twitter page 26,630 31 za South Africa
12 University of Venda University of Venda's official Twitter page 26,053 7 za South Africa
13 Cape Peninsula University of Technology Cape Peninsula University of Technology's official Twitter page 21,504 8 za South Africa
14 University of the Western Cape University of the Western Cape's official Twitter page 19,926 35 za South Africa
15 Durban University of Technology Durban University of Technology's official Twitter page 15,007 6 za South Africa
16 Rhodes University Rhodes University's official Twitter page 14,808 15 za South Africa
17 University of Fort Hare University of Fort Hare's official Twitter page 12,011 14 za South Africa
18 Vaal University of Technology Vaal University of Technology's official Twitter page 11,278 13 za South Africa
19 Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University's official Twitter page 9,385 23 za South Africa
20 Central University of Technology Central University of Technology's official Twitter page 9,097 8 za South Africa
21 University of Zululand University of Zululand's official Twitter page 8,633 4 za South Africa
22 University of Mpumalanga University of Mpumalanga's official Twitter page 7,078 18 za South Africa
23 Walter Sisulu University Walter Sisulu University's official Twitter page 5,560 2 za South Africa
24 Mangosuthu University of Technology Mangosuthu University of Technology's official Twitter page 5,542 9 za South Africa
25 Sol Plaatje University Sol Plaatje University's official Twitter page 4,387 17 za South Africa

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