Top Oldest University In South Africa

What is University?

A university is an institution of higher education and research that awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines.

Top Oldest University In South Africa

Below are some of the Top Oldest Universities.

University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university status in 1918, making it the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest university in Sub-Saharan Africa in continuous operation. 

The University of the Cape of Good Hope

The University of the Cape of Good Hope, renamed the University of South Africa in 1916, was created when the Molteno government passed Act 16 of 1873 in the Cape of Good Hope Parliament.

University of South Africa

The University of South Africa, known colloquially as Unisa, is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa.

Nelson Mandela University

Nelson Mandela University and before that – the University of Port Elizabeth, the Port Elizabeth Technikon, and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. This South African university has its main administration in the coastal city of Gqeberha.

Technikon Witwatersrand

The Technikon Witwatersrand was a technikon located in Johannesburg, South Africa. On 1 January 2005, it merged with Rand Afrikaans University and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of Vista University to form the University of Johannesburg.

University of the Free State

The University of the Free State is a multi-campus public university in Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State and the judicial capital of South Africa. It was first established as an institution of higher learning in 1904 as a tertiary section of Grey College.

What is the largest university in South Africa?

The University of South Africa (UNISA), known colloquially as Unisa, is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment.