Top South African Universities on X (Twitter)

2023 X University Ranking ^New

Introduction

What are the most popular South African Universities on X (formerly Twitter)? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2023 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	395,800	101	za
2	University of Cape Town	232,200	180	za
3	University of the Witwatersrand	142,300	87	za
4	University of Johannesburg	87,500	101	za
5	Universiteit Stellenbosch	76,900	77	za
6	University of KwaZulu-Natal	54,200	55	za
7	University of Limpopo	31,800	58	za
8	University of the Free State	30,500	183	za
9	North-West University	29,600	91	za
10	Nelson Mandela University	29,600	106	za
11	Tshwane University of Technology	25,900	57	za
12	University of Venda	25,500	117	za
13	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	20,700	20	za
14	University of the Western Cape	19,500	148	za
15	Durban University of Technology	14,700	35	za
16	Rhodes University	14,500	38	za
17	University of Fort Hare	11,800	32	za
18	Vaal University of Technology	10,900	43	za
19	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	9,228	46	za
20	Central University of Technology	9,060	37	za
21	University of Zululand	8,462	15	za
22	University of Mpumalanga	6,788	34	za
23	Mangosuthu University of Technology	5,488	28	za
24	Walter Sisulu University	5,299	5	za
25	Sol Plaatje University	4,226	25	za

Notice: the total number of followers of the above X pages have been extracted in October 2023.

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