List of universities in South Africa

In this list, colleges and universities are defined as accredited, degree-granting, tertiary institutions.

Degree-granting institutions (both public and private) must be registered with, and have their specific degree programs accredited by, the Council on Higher Education.

In 2004 South Africa started reforming its public higher education system,[2] merging and incorporating small public universities into larger institutions, and renaming all higher education institutions "university" (previously there had been several types of higher education institution).

The country's universities and "technikons", which were incorporated with others and thus no longer exist, are listed at the end of the article.

They are tentatively classified in the universities of technology category, pending clarification of their programs.