Oldest Universities in South Africa

Oldest Universities in South Africa

Introduction

What are the oldest Universities in South Africa? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 25 South African Universities sorted by year of foundation and meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

  • being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate South African higher education-related organization
  • 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

uniRank aims to highlight which South African Universities have the longest history and tradition and whether this correlates to their uniRank University Ranking.

Oldest Universities in South Africa

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