According to our research on recent data published by South African Universities, we have come up with the latest list of all the universities of South Africa’s Application Fees for the 2026/2027 academic session.
Applying to any university has a cost in order to secure your application, this could range from being free to R300, depending on the university. International students, however, in most cases have a higher application fee than citizens.
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South African Universities Fees Structure
It is very necessary to pay the required fees according to the fee structure of the school in want to study in, nevertheless, it’s not a guarantee that an applicant will earn admission, see below;
University of South Africa, Unisa Fees
See – UNISA Website
- Unisa Online Application R105
- Unisa Manual Application R200
Click Here to Find out How to Pay the Application Fee.
Tshwane University of Technology, TUT Fee
See – TUT Website.
- TUT Application fees are R240
Click here to find out how to pay the application fees.
University of Pretoria, UP Fees
See – UP Website
- UP Application is R300
- UP Household income is below R150 000 per year, its free
Click here for more information on how to pay UP’s application fees.
University of Witwatersrand, Wits Fees
- Wits application fees are R100 for South African Citizens
- Foreign citizens are R700
For Wits application fee information click here
University of Johannesburg, UJ Fees
- UJ Application Fees is free if you apply online
- UJ Manual Application Fee is R200
Click here for more information on UJ’s application process
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, SMU Fees
- SMU’s application fees are R200
Click here to find out how to pay the SMU application fees
Vaal University of Technology, VUT Fees
- VUT application fees are R100
- VUT Late applications pay R140.
Click for more information on how to pay the VUT application fees
Durban University of Technology, DUT Fees
DUT’s application is a Central Applications Office, CAO cost.
- DUT CAO Application fee for South Africans R250
- CAO International application fee is 300 (you pay R250 and your application is sent to all registered higher education institutions in KZN).
Click here to find out how to pay the application fees.
University of KwaZulu-Natal, UKZN Fees
- UKZN application fees are R200
Click here for how to pay UKZN application fees.
Mangosuthu University of Technology, MUT Fees
MUT Application fees application is a Central Applications Office CAO cost.
- MUT CAO Application fee for South Africans R250
- MUT CAO Fees for international applicants are R300
Click here for more information on how to pay MUT application fees
University of Zululand, UNIZULU Fees
- The Unizulu application fee is R220
- Unizulu International students pay R270
Click here for more information on Unizulu application fees
University of Mpumalanga, UMP Fees
UMP Application fees are as follows;
- South African citizens: R150
- SADC: R150
- Other African countries: R350
- Countries outside Africa: R500
Click here for more information on UMP application fees
University of Free State, UFS Fees
- UFS application fees are free.
For more information visit the UFS website here
The Central University of Technology, CUT Fees
The CUT application fee is free
Click here for more information on CUT’s application process
University of Fort Hare, UFH Fees
- Fort Hare application fees are R80
Click here to find out how to pay the application fees
Nelson Mandela University, NMU Fees
- NMU’s application fees if free for South African citizens
- NMU Application Fees for international students is R500
Click here for more information on NMU’s application process
Rhodes University, RU Fees
- Rhodes application fee is R100
Click here for how to pay their application fee
Walter Sisulu University, WSU Fees
WSU’s application fee is R100
Click here for more information on WSU
University of Venda, UniVen Fees
- UNIVEN application fees is R100
Click here to find out how to pay their application fees
University of Limpopo, UL Fees
- UL application fee for South African citizens is R250
- UL application fees for international students are R375
Click here for more information on UL’s application process
North-West University, NWU Fees
- NWU application is free for South African citizens
- NWU Application Fees for international students is R550
Click here for more information on how to apply
Sol Plaatje University, SPU Fees
SPU’s application fee is R100
Click here to find out how to pay SPU’s application fee
University of Cape Town, UCT Fees
- UCT application fee is R100 for South African citizens
- R300 for other African nationals and 0 for international students.
Click here for more information on UCT’s application fee
University of the Western Cape, UWC Fees
- UWC has no application fee
For more information on the UWC application process, click here
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology, CPUT Fees
- CPUT’s application fee is R100
For more information on how to pay CPUT’s application fees, click here
Stellenbosch University, SU Fees
- SU application fee is R100
For how to pay SU’s application fee, click here
