If you are searching to apply to one of the many universities in South Africa, we have all 26 universities’ admission requirements here in one place. We have included the faculties they have and the locations that they are in, so you can easily explore all the universities available to you.
South Africa is home to some of the best universities in the world. Many of the universities are recognized worldwide and are a part of some of the world’s best associations.
All South African Universities Admission Requirements
There are 26 universities across the country, with a wide variety of academic opportunities.
The admission requirements for the universities all differ, some of them rely on your matric results only, while others consider your Admission Point Score (APS).
Here we have all 26 universities’ admission requirements, to help you decide which university you would like to attend and check whether or not you qualify.
Unisa
Unisa is an online university that can be accessed across South Africa.
They offer qualifications in faculties like Accounting Sciences, Agriculture and environmental Sciences, Economics and Management Sciences, Education, Human Sciences, Law, Science, Engineering and Technology, Graduate Studies, and Graduate School of Business Leadership.
Click here to access Unisa’s admission requirements
Tshwane University of Technology
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is a university in South Africa where the three technikons decided to merge into one. The technikons were, Technikon Northern Gauteng, Technikon North-West and Technikon Pretoria.
They offer qualifications in the following faculties: Arts and Design, Economics and Finance, Engineering and the Built Environment, Humanities, Information and Communication Technology, Management Sciences, and Science.
Click here to access TUT admission requirements
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (UP) is located in Gauteng and offers qualifications in Economic and Management Sciences, Education, Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law, Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Theology and Religion, and Veterinary Science.
Click here to access UP’s admission requirements
University of Witwatersrand
University of Witwatersrand (Wits), is located in Johannesburg, Gauteng. They offer; Commerce, Law and Management, Engineering and the Built Environment, Health Sciences, Humanities, and Science.
Click here for Wits admission requirements
University of Johannesburg (UJ)
Located in Gauteng, they have the following faculties:
- College of Business and Economics
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
- Faculty of Science
Click here to access UJ’s admission requirements
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) is located in Pretoria, Gauteng.
They offer Medicine, Health Care Sciences, Oral Health Sciences, Pharmacy, and Science and Technology
Click here to access SMU’s admission requirements
Vaal University of Technology
Vaal University of Technology (VUT), in Gauteng, offers:
- Applied and Computer Sciences
- Management Sciences
- Human Sciences
- Engineering and Technology
To access VUT’s admission requirements click here
Durban University of Technology
The Durban University of Technology (DUT), they are located in KZN and has multiple campuses.
They are:
- Steve Biko Campus
- ML Sultan Campus
- City Campus (Durban)
- Indumiso Campus
- Riverside Campus (Pietermaritzburg)
Their six faculties are the Faculty of Accounting and Informatics, the Faculty of Arts and Design, the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, the Faculty of Health Sciences, and the Faculty of Management Sciences.
Click here for DUT’s admission requirements
University of KwaZulu-Natal
The University of KwaZulu-Natal is located in the province and they have three colleges rather than one campus. The colleges are divided into faculties.
They are:
- College of Humanities
- College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science
- College of Health Sciences
- College of Law and Management Studies
For UKZN’s admission requirements, click here
Mangosuthu University of Technology
Located in KZN, Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) has three faculties:
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Management Science
- Faculty of Natural Science
Click here to access MUT’s admission requirements
University of Zululand
The University of Zululand is located in KZN.
They have the following faculties:
- Faculty of Science & Agriculture
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Commerce, Administration & Law
- Engineering Department
For the various faculty admission requirements, click here
University of Mpumalanga
The University of Mpumalanga is the only university in the Mpumalanga province.
They offer qualifications in, Agriculture and Natural Science, Engineering, Commerce and Management Science, Health Science, Humanities and Social Studies, and Education.
For the University of Mpumalanga’s admission requirement click here
University of Free State
University of Free State (UFS) is one of the two universities located in the Free State.
Their faculties are Economics and Management Sciences, Education Health Sciences, The Humanities, Law, Natural and Agricultural Sciences, and Theology and Religion.
For UFS’s admission requirements, click here
Central University of Technology
Central University of Technology (CUT) is the second university in the Free State
Their faculties are:
- Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences
- Faculty of Management Sciences
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and & Information Technology
Click here for CUT’s admission requirements
University of Fort Hare
The University of Fort Hare is located in the Eastern Cape. They have three campuses, Alice Campus, Bhisho Campus, and East London Campus.
Their faculties are:
- Management & Commerce
- Health Sciences
- Education
- Social Sciences & Humanities
- Science & Agriculture
- Nelson R. Mandela School of Law
To access the Fort Hares admission requirements, click here
Nelson Mandela University
Nelson Mandela University (NMU), located in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape.
They offer Business and Economic Sciences, Education, Engineering, the Built Environment & Technology, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law, and Science.
Click here for NMU’s admission requirement
Rhodes University
Rhodes University is located in the Eastern Cape.
They offer Commerce, Education, Humanities, Law, Pharmacy and Science
For Rhodes University’s admission requirements click here
Walter Sisulu University WSU
The Walter Sisulu University WSU is Located in the Eastern Cape, they has multiple campuses.
They are:
- NMD Campus-Mthatha Campus
- Queenstown Campus
- Zamukulungisa Site-Mthatha
- Chiselhust-Buffalo City
- Ibika-Butterworth Campus
- College Street-Buffalo City
- Cambridge Street-Buffalo City
- Potsdam-Buffalo City
Their faculties are, Business, Management Sciences and Law, Education, Health Sciences and Science, Engineering and Technology
Click here for WSU’s admission requirements
University of Venda
The University of Venda is one of the two universities located in Limpopo.
They offer, Agriculture, Environmental Sciences, Health Sciences, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Human and Social Sciences, Law, Management Science, and Education
For the University of Venda’s admission requirements, click here
University of Limpopo
University of Limpopo is the second of two universities located in Limpopo
Their Faculties are:
- Humanities
- Health Science
- Science and Agriculture
- Management and Law
Click here for the University of Limpopo’s admission requirements
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Northwest University
Northwest University (NWU) is the only university located in the North West province.
They offer:
- Economic and Management Sciences
- Education
- Engineering
- Health Sciences
- Humanities
- Law
- Natural and Agricultural Sciences
- Theology
Click to access NWU’s admission requirements
Sol Plaatje University
Sol Plaatje University is the only university located in the Northern Cape.
They offer, Economic and Management Sciences, Education, Humanities and Natural and Applied Sciences
Click here to access SPU’s admission requirements
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (UCT) is located in the Western Cape, on the slopes of Table Mountain.
Their faculties are:
- Centre for Higher Education Development
- Academic Development Programme
- Commerce
- Engineering & the Built Environment
- Health Sciences
- Humanities
- Law
- Science
Click here for UCT’s admission requirements
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape (UWC) is located in Cape Town, Western Cape.
Their faculties are:
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities
- Faculty of Community and Health Sciences
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
Click here for UWC’s admission requirements
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) is located in the Western Cape.
They offer Health and Wellness Science, Applied Sciences, Education, Informatics and Design, Business and Management Sciences, and Environmental and Built Sciences.
To access CPU T’s admission requirements, click here
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (SU), is located in Western Cape, just outside of Cape Town.
Their faculties are:
- AgriSciences
- Arts and Social Sciences
- Economic and Management Sciences
- Education
- Engineering
- Law
- Medicine and Health Sciences
- Military Science
- Science
- Theology
To access SU’s admission requirements, click here
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