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University Admissions in South Africa are highly competitive. South Africa boasts many universities renowned for their quality education and research opportunities. The limited number of spots available and growing demand for tertiary education, creates high competition among matric students.
South African Universities have some of the lowest admission rates, as only NSC Results, standardized test scores (National Benchmark Test) and demographic information play a role in determining admission.
In 2023, around 900 000 students participated in the NSC final exams, with around 570 000 students passing. South African Universities have around 140 000 spaces for first years. Applications costs range from Free to R300 ($15). Applications request your Grade 11 NSC results, Gender, Race and Additionally may require you to write the National Benchmark Test. Acceptance rates range from 1.35% to 20% [1]
SA Rank | University Name | Applications | Accepted Students | Acceptance Rate | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | University of Cape Town | 92 841 | 4 500 | 4.85% | [2] [3] |
=2 | Stellenbosch University | 88 085 | 5 600 | 6.36% | [4] |
=2 | University of the Witwatersrand | 140 000 | 6 000 | 4.29% | [5] |
4 | University of Johannesburg | 283 000 | 10 500 | 3.71% | [6] |
=5 | University of Pretoria | 116 994 | 7 675 | 6.56% | [7] |
=5 | University of Kwazulu Natal | 120 000 | 9 000 | 7.50% | [8] |
=7 | University of the Western Cape | 70 000* | 4 500 | 6.43% | [9] |
=7 | North West University | 181 000* | 11 717 | 6.47% | [10] |
=9 | University of the Free State | 240 393* | 8 100 | 3.37% | [11] |
=11 | Durban University of Technology | 174 925 | 8 564 | 4.90% | [12] |
=13 | University of Fort Hare | 258 726 | 3 500 | 1.35% | [13] |
=13 | Tshwane University of Technology | 100 000 | 12 549 | 12.55% | [14] |
n/a | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | 67 022* | 7 200 | 10.74% | [15] [16] |
n/a | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | 72 000 | 9 000 | 12.50% | [17] |
n/a | University of Zululand | 184 021 | 6 085 | 3.31% | [18] |
n/a | Vaal University of Technology | 20 989 | 5 404 | 25.75% | [19] |
n/a | Central University of Technology | 211 186* | 6 283 | 2.98% | [20] |
n/a | Walter Sisulu University | 304 671* | 7 000 | 2.30% | [21] |
n/a | University of Limpopo | 200 000 | 5 100 | 2.55% | [22] [23] |