Study in South Africa

We found 119 universities in South Africa.

South Africa – About the country

Pretoria is the capital of South Africa. The country borders on Eswatini, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe. The national currency of South Africa is Rand (ZAR).

South Africa – Higher education system

The higher education system of South Africa is represented by 119 universities with 2,424 study programs. In addition 1,436 Bachelor programs at 118 universities, 601 Master programs at 46 universities, and 387 PhD programs at 27 universities.

South Africa – What to study?

The most popular disciplines in South Africa.

Discipline Universities Tuition fees Action
Management 74 ~ ¥246,448 Search
Business 61 ~ ¥245,853 Search
IT 61 ~ ¥240,996 Search
Marketing 58 ~ ¥253,735 Search
Engineering 54 ~ ¥197,553 Search
Accounting 49 ~ ¥228,338 Search
Finance and Banking 47 ~ ¥196,401 Search
Administration 47 ~ ¥188,062 Search
Computer Science 44 ~ ¥213,153 Search
Education and Teaching 42 ~ ¥230,152 Search
Economics 42 ~ ¥215,550 Search
Tourism 38 ~ ¥186,034 Search
Design 38 ~ ¥275,429 Search
Arts 37 ~ ¥268,098 Search
Sociology 36 ~ ¥241,344 Search
Health 36 ~ ¥227,358 Search
Hospitality 32 ~ ¥190,247 Search
Agriculture 28 ~ ¥205,994 Search
Building and Construction 27 ~ ¥266,139 Search
Technology 26 ~ ¥236,500 Search
Culturology 25 ~ ¥234,356 Search
Mathematics 25 ~ ¥232,355 Search
Law and Jurisprudence 24 ~ ¥251,473 Search
Chemistry 24 ~ ¥231,724 Search
Physics 23 ~ ¥238,547 Search

The largest cities in South Africa

Higher education statistics for the largest cities in South Africa.

City Universities Tuition fees Action
Johannesburg 21 ~ ¥361,707 Search
Pretoria 13 ~ ¥281,271 Search
Cape Town 9 ~ ¥235,617 Search
Durban 9 ~ ¥77,175 Search
Potchefstroom 3 ~ ¥237,363 Search
Stellenbosch 3 ~ ¥88,972 Search
Bloemfontein 3 ~ ¥597,552 Search
Benoni 3 ~ ¥245,701 Search
Randburg 3 ~ ¥470,547 Search
Kimberley 2 ~ ¥197,354 Search
Richards Bay 2 ~ ¥228,496 Search
Newcastle 1 ~ ¥221,755 Search
Vereeniging 1 ~ ¥92,805 Search
Pinetown 1 ~ ¥223,965 Search
Centurion 1 ~ ¥232,803 Search
Sasolburg 1 ~ ¥6,471 Search
Standerton 1 ~ ¥230,594 Search
Roodepoort 1 ~ ¥604,816 Search
Grahamstown 1 ~ ¥349,284 Search
Polokwane 1 ~ ¥41,036 Search
Emalahleni 1 ~ ¥145,048 Search
Klerksdorp 1 ~ ¥212,916 Search
Nelspruit 1 ~ ¥363,015 Search
Phuthaditjhaba 1 ~ ¥226,174 Search
Rustenburg 1 ~ ¥179,456 Search

South Africa – Average monthly personal finance statistics

  • ~ ¥22,489

    Study

  • ~ ¥56,909

    Rent

  • ~ ¥29,041

    Grocery

  • ~ ¥174,324

    Salary

South Africa – Where to study?

The most popular student cities in South Africa.

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Universities offering the most popular degree programs in South Africa

Ekurhuleni East TVET College

South Africa

Bachelor • 16

Ekurhuleni East TVET College is a Technical Vocational Education and Training College and public provider of Education, Training and Development. The College consists of five camp...

Admissions open
~ ¥212,916 / year

University of Pretoria

South Africa

Bachelor • 43 Master • 42 PhD • 39

We are a diverse and dynamic university community comprising students from all parts of South Africa and an increasing number of international students. As a leading research inten...

Admissions open
~ ¥132,579 / year

University of Johannesburg

South Africa, Johannesburg

Bachelor • 39 Master • 40 PhD • 36

Vibrant, multicultural and dynamic, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) shares the pace and energy of cosmopolitan Johannesburg, the city whose name it carries. Proudly South Afric...

Admissions open
~ ¥381,955 / year

Stellenbosch University

South Africa, Stellenbosch

Bachelor • 39 Master • 38 PhD • 30

Stellenbosch University (SU) is home to an academic community of 29 000 students (including 4 000 foreign students from 100 countries) as well as 3 000 permanent staff members (inc...

Admissions open
~ ¥61,554 / year

University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa, Durban

Bachelor • 40 Master • 38 PhD • 27

The University of KwaZulu-Natal was formed on 1 January 2004 as a result of the merger between the University of Durban-Westville and the University of Natal. The new university br...

Admissions open
~ ¥47,349 / year

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