The Varsity Review

Ever thought which University has the best mix of student life and a great educational offering? Well, here is the solution, we have taken the best of the best Universities across South Africa, and rated them with exactly what you need to know before signing up to University.

The Universities below are rated out of 10, naturally the best Universities across South Africa all have radio stations, and with Studentradio.co.za your central source of streaming the very best in South African radio LIVE, why not make sure you get all the right University information in one place too!

The Universities are ordered alphabetically... before you chose your best; make sure you research everything possible to ensure you get exactly what you expect from a University. The ratings below are a summary of the listed Universities. (NOTE: World Rankings are sourced from Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. Research conducted by the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain).

1. CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (http://www.cput.ac.za/)


2. NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY (http://www.nwu.ac.za/)


3. RHODES UNIVERSITY (http://www.ru.ac.za/)


4. TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (http://www.tut.ac.za/Pages/default.aspx)


5. UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN (http://www.uct.ac.za/)


6. UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG (http://www.uj.ac.za/)


7. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL (http://www.ukzn.ac.za/Homepage.aspx)


8. UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO (http://www.ul.ac.za/)


9. UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA (http://web.up.ac.za/)


10. UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH (http://www.sun.ac.za/)


11. UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE (http://www.ufs.ac.za/)


12. UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND (http://web.wits.ac.za/)


13. VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (http://www.vut.ac.za/metadot/index.pl)