How to read this list
Rank
Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.
Avg age
Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Africa, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.
Female share
Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | UUniversity of Zululand | 16k | 80.6% | 32.3 | 54.3% | University |
| 77 | Vvet tech | 15k | 1.9% | 44.8 | 96.1% | University |
| 78 | UUniversity of Notre Dame | 15k | 0.2% | 43.1 | 58.8% | University |
| 79 | GGerman University in Cairo | 15k | 0.2% | 29.1 | 57.6% | University |
| 80 | KKing's College London | 15k | 0.4% | 35.9 | 57.4% | University |
| 81 | UUniversity of Pennsylvania | 15k | 0.2% | 30.8 | 60.8% | University |
| 82 | UUniversity of California | 14k | 0.3% | 28.7 | 67.4% | University |
| 83 | SSouthern Methodist University | 14k | 0.7% | 50.4 | 46.5% | University |
| 84 | UUniversity of the People | 14k | 3.2% | 39.0 | 46.2% | University |
| 85 | UUniversity of Michigan | 14k | 0.2% | 32.6 | 66.5% | University |
| 86 | UUniversity of Pretoria F.C. | 14k | 40.7% | 33.1 | 8.2% | University |
| 87 | MMIT Sloan School of Management | 14k | 0.3% | 36.9 | 47.3% | University |
| 88 | UUniversity of Kansas | 13k | 0.5% | 29.2 | 63.7% | University |
| 89 | CColumbia Business School | 13k | 0.6% | 37.9 | 44.5% | University |
| 90 | UUniversity of Edinburgh | 13k | 0.5% | 35.4 | 54.4% | University |
| 91 | DDuke University | 13k | 0.2% | 30.7 | 64.2% | University |
| 92 | UUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 12k | 0.2% | 34.0 | 52.8% | University |
| 93 | HHumboldt University of Berlin | 12k | 0.2% | 33.4 | 54.9% | University |
| 94 | UUniversity of Alabama | 12k | 0.2% | 35.3 | 54.7% | University |
| 95 | AArizona State University | 12k | 0.2% | 34.2 | 55.6% | University |
| 96 | LLiverpool John Moores University | 12k | 1.2% | 33.5 | 65.7% | University |
| 97 | UUniversity of Glasgow | 12k | 0.4% | 33.9 | 66.9% | University |
| 98 | IInternational University of Business Agriculture and Technology | 11k | 0.4% | 34.7 | 55.1% | University |
| 99 | UUniversity of Delhi | 11k | 0.3% | 29.8 | 51.9% | University |
| 100 | UUniversity of St Andrews | 11k | 0.4% | 43.0 | 100.0% | University |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular universities compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each university by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest university in South Africa?
University of the Witwatersrand currently leads with an estimated audience of 728k people in South Africa.