Top South African Universities on X (Twitter)

2024 X University Ranking ^New

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	402,453	43	za
2	University of Cape Town	237,079	72	za
3	University of the Witwatersrand	144,549	25	za
4	University of Johannesburg	89,607	33	za
5	Universiteit Stellenbosch	78,328	24	za
6	University of KwaZulu-Natal	56,681	32	za
7	University of Limpopo	32,416	46	za
8	University of the Free State	30,714	61	za
9	North-West University	30,280	27	za
10	Nelson Mandela University	29,797	31	za
11	Tshwane University of Technology	26,630	32	za
12	University of Venda	26,053	7	za
13	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	21,504	8	za
14	University of the Western Cape	19,926	36	za
15	Durban University of Technology	15,007	6	za
16	Rhodes University	14,808	15	za
17	University of Fort Hare	12,011	14	za
18	Vaal University of Technology	11,278	14	za
19	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	9,385	24	za
20	Central University of Technology	9,097	8	za
21	University of Zululand	8,633	4	za
22	University of Mpumalanga	7,078	18	za
23	Walter Sisulu University	5,560	2	za
24	Mangosuthu University of Technology	5,542	9	za
25	Sol Plaatje University	4,387	18	za

Notice: the total number of followers of the above X pages have been extracted in April 2024.

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