UCT Online application fee 2023-2024
UCT Online application fee
About University Of Cape Town
- The Institution of Cape Town (UCT) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. It is located in the Western Cape province. The University of Cape Town (UCT) was established in 1829 as the South African College, making it the country’s oldest higher education institution. Together with Stellenbosch University, which obtained full university status on the same day in 1918, it is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest existent university in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Although the University of Cape Town was established by a private act of Parliament in 1918, the University of Cape Town Statute (issued in 2002 in terms of the Higher Education Act) establishes its structure and roles, designating the Chancellor – currently, Dr. Precious Moloi Motsepe – as the ceremonial figurehead and vesting real leadership authority in the Vice-Chancellor, currently Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng, who is accountable to the University Council. The university has approximately 29,000 to 30,000 students studying liberal arts, pure sciences, and professional degrees ranging from bachelor’s degrees (NQF 7) to doctoral degree levels, with 57 departments organized into six faculties and the multidisciplinary Centre for Higher Education Development (NQF 10).
- The University of Cape Town (UCT) publicizes online the application guidelines for admission into undergraduate and postgraduate programs for the 2023 /2024 academic year/session.
- UCT application process is seemingly the same and does not easily/frequently change with time.
- Candidates for UCT admissions are expected to complete applications for any course before the closing date.
UCT Online application fee 2023-2024
Fees for applications
All applications must be accompanied by the following fees:
| Undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region | R100 |
| Undergraduate and postgraduate applications from outside the SADC region | R300 |
| Graduate School of Business (GSB) applications from South Africa and African citizens/residents | R1 750 |
| GSB applications from outside of Africa | USD 300 |
Note
- Application costs will not be refunded. Your application will not be accepted just because you paid an application fee.
The application fee can be paid in cash, by credit card, by direct bank deposit, or by electronic funds transfer (EFT). Cash payments must be made at the Cashiers Office, located in the Kramer Building on UCT’s Middle Campus.
Credit card payments must be done online.
- EFT payments for all degrees/diplomas EXCEPT GSB must be made to the following account:
Beneficiary: UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – No.1 Sundries Account
Bank: Standard Bank SA Ltd
Branch: Rondebosch, Western Cape
Branch Code: 025009
Account: 071503854
Swift code (for international payments): SBZAZAJJ
Reference Number: 11196, applicant number (you will receive your application number when your application is captured).
E.g. 11196 ABCDEF001.
(This reference number must be entered on the appropriate bank form.) - EFT payments for the GSB (Graduate School of Business) programs must be made to the following account:
Beneficiary: UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – No.9 GSB Account
Bank: Standard Bank SA Ltd
Branch: Rondebosch, Western Cape
Branch Code: 025009
Account: 072953004
Swift code (for international payments): SBZAZAJJ
GSB Reference Number: GSB, applicant’s first name, applicant’s last name.
E.g. GSB Betty Brown
(This reference number must be entered on the appropriate bank form.)
Fees must be paid in South African Rands unless you are applying from outside the SADC area, in which case you must pay in US dollars.
UCT graduates, with the exception of GSB credentials, are free from paying an application fee.
If you are accepted into one of the Graduate School of Business programs, you must pay an acceptance deposit, which is detailed below. Acceptance deposits are not needed for any other UCT programs.
Although acceptance fees are non-refundable, they will be added to your student account. Remember to specify your new student number when making this payment. The current admittance costs are as follows:
| Master of Business Administration: South African/African applicants | R15 000 |
| Master of Business Administration: International applicants | R30 000 |
| Associate in Management (AIM) | R5 000 |
| Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA): South African/African applicants | R10 000 |
| Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA): International applicants | R20 000 |
| Executive Master of Business Administration: South African/African applicants | R15 000 |
| Executive Master of Business Administration: International applicants | R30 000 |
Tuition Fees
Tuition is payable for each course attended at UCT. These fees vary depending on the course and include the following:
- Registration, all costs for courses, tutorials, and laboratories, regular university examinations, library access, personal accident insurance, and, in the case of medical students, hospital expenses for clinical teaching.
- It is important to note that tuition does not include club or society membership.
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