Top South African Universities on YouTube

2024 YouTube University Ranking

Introduction

What are the most popular South African Universities on YouTube? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2024 YouTube University Ranking (April 2024 data) of all South African higher-education institutions on YouTube meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in [WM-Field: EnglishThe]
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 YouTube University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each South African university on the YouTube social media platform, based on the total number of subscribers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

South African Universities on YouTube

Rank	University	Subscribers	Avg views per video
1	University of the Witwatersrand	36,900	6,900
2	University of KwaZulu-Natal	31,200	4,197
3	University of Pretoria	27,400	4,080
4	University of Johannesburg	23,200	2,276
5	University of Cape Town	22,600	2,713
6	North-West University	20,600	1,848
7	Nelson Mandela University	14,700	3,916
8	University of Limpopo	13,000	2,261
9	Universiteit Stellenbosch	12,900	2,220
10	University of the Western Cape	9,960	1,377
11	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	7,050	2,198
12	Durban University of Technology	6,780	2,153
13	University of the Free State	6,680	1,356
14	University of Fort Hare	5,550	2,173
15	University of Venda	4,120	2,941
16	Walter Sisulu University	3,200	1,224
17	University of Zululand	2,880	642
18	Central University of Technology	2,830	1,307
19	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	2,540	1,110
20	Vaal University of Technology	2,440	1,426
21	Rhodes University	2,360	4,133
22	Tshwane University of Technology	1,610	547
23	Sol Plaatje University	1,090	1,540
24	Mangosuthu University of Technology
25	University of Mpumalanga

Notice: the total number of subscribers of the above YouTube channels were extracted in April 2024. Please read YouTube Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.

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