{"id":6865,"date":"2024-03-14T16:12:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitebknd28870.foondamate.com\/?p=6865"},"modified":"2024-08-29T15:05:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T13:05:48","slug":"south-african-university-application-fees-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sitebknd28870.foondamate.com\/id\/2024\/03\/14\/south-african-university-application-fees-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"South African university application fees &#8211; 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many SA universities you can apply to, and that means you&#8217;ll have to do a looooot of research that can leave you feeling like this&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"South African university application fees \u2013 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/sitebknd28870.foondamate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blogpost_gif.gif\" alt=\"South African university application fees \u2013 2025\" \/><\/div>\n<p>To help you plan your future, here&#8217;s a list of all the SA universities that don&#8217;t charge application fees.<\/p>\n<p>We also included the application fees for the other SA universities, just to help you weigh out your options.<\/p>\n<h3>Universities with no application fees for 2025<\/h3>\n<h4>Stellenbosch University<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no application fee for international students and SA students from Quintile 1-4 schools<\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>R100<\/strong> application fee for SA applicants from Quintile 5 schools<\/li>\n<li>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun.ac.za\/english\/maties\/fees\/application-fee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stellenbosch University website<\/a> to learn how you can apply for an application fee waiver<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>University of Free State<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no application fee for UFS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>University of Johannesburg<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no application fee for online applications<\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>R200<\/strong> application fee for paper applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>North West University<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no application fee for SA applicants<\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>R600 <\/strong>application fee for international students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Nelson Mandela University<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no application fee for SA applicants<\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>R500<\/strong> application fee for international students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Sol Plaatje University<\/h4>\n<p><i>Note: Sol Plaatje University has not yet released their 2025 application information. We\u2019ve added the 2024 application fee info to give you an idea of what the fees might be for 2025.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no application fee for Sol Plaatje University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>University of Western Cape<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no application fee for UWC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Cape Peninsula University of Technology<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no application fee for online applications<\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>R100<\/strong> application fee for paper applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Central University of Technology<\/h4>\n<p><i>Note: The Central University of\u00a0 Technology has not yet released their 2025 application information. We\u2019ve added the 2024 application fee info to give you an idea of what the fees might be for 2025.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no application fee for the Central University of Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Universities with application fees for 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>University of Cape Town<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a<strong> R100<\/strong> application fee for SA applicants and students from the SADC region<\/li>\n<li>There is a<strong> R300<\/strong> application fee for international students from countries outside the SADC region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Sefako Makgato Health Science University<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a <strong>R300<\/strong> application fee for all applicants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>University of Pretoria<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a<strong> R300<\/strong> application fee for students whose household income is more than R150 000 per annum<\/li>\n<li>There is no application fee for students whose household income is less than R150 000 per annum<\/li>\n<li>You will have to submit a proof of income with your application to have the application fee waived<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>University of Witwatersrand<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a <strong>R100<\/strong> application fee for SA applicants<\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>R700<\/strong> application fee for international students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Rhodes University<\/h4>\n<p><i>Note: Rhodes University has not yet released their 2025 application information. We\u2019ve added the 2024 application fee info to give you an idea of what the fees might be for 2025.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a <strong>R100<\/strong> application fee for all applicants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>University of KwaZulu-Natal<\/h4>\n<p><i>Note: The University of KwaZulu-Natal has not yet released their 2025 application information. We\u2019ve added the 2024 application fee info to give you an idea of what the fees might be for 2025.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a <strong>R210<\/strong> application fee for SA applicants<\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>R420<\/strong> application fee for SA applicants who submit their application late<\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>R490<\/strong> application fee for students from African countries<\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>$153 <\/strong>application fee for international students from outside of Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>University of Limpopo<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a <strong>R200<\/strong> application fee for SA applicants<\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>R700<\/strong> application fee for international students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>University of Venda<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a <strong>R100<\/strong> application fee for all applicants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Tshwane University of Technology<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a<strong> R240<\/strong> application fee for all applicants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Mangosuthu University of Technology<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>All first year applicants will have to apply via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cao.ac.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CAO website<\/a><\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>R250<\/strong> application fee for SA applicants<\/li>\n<li>There is a<strong> R300<\/strong> application fee for international students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Vaal University of Technology<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a <strong>R120<\/strong> application fee for SA applicants<\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>R130<\/strong> application fee for international students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Durban University of Technology<\/h4>\n<p><i>Note: The Durban University of Technology has not yet released their 2025 application information. We\u2019ve added the 2024 application fee info to give you an idea of what the fees might be for 2025.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All first year applicants will have to apply via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cao.ac.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CAO website<\/a><\/li>\n<li>There is a <strong>R250<\/strong> application fee for SA applicants<\/li>\n<li>There is a<strong> R300<\/strong> application fee for international students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Need help with your applications?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You can use FoondaMate to get info about application dates, mark requirements, to calculate APS scores, and to get info about bursaries.<\/p>\n<p>Get the <a href=\"https:\/\/foondamate.com\/get-started\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FoondaMate University Bound Plan<\/a> today to get started. Plus you\u2019ll get explanations and past papers for any grade 8 \u2013 12 CAPS subject to help you qualify for your dream uni course.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get all the latest info about application fees for South African universities, and find out where you can apply without paying a fee.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>South African university application fees - 2025 - FoondaMate<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get all the latest info about application fees for South African universities, and find out where you can apply without paying a fee.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"id_ID\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"South African university application fees - 2025 - FoondaMate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Get all the latest info about application fees for South African universities, and find out where you can apply without paying a fee.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sitebknd28870.foondamate.com\/id\/2024\/03\/14\/south-african-university-application-fees-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FoondaMate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/foondamate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-03-14T14:12:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-29T13:05:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sitebknd28870.foondamate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pexels-joshua-mcknight-1139311-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Justin Goldstein\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@foondamate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@foondamate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Justin Goldstein\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sitebknd28870.foondamate.com\/2024\/03\/14\/south-african-university-application-fees-2025\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sitebknd28870.foondamate.com\/2024\/03\/14\/south-african-university-application-fees-2025\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Justin Goldstein\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sitebknd28870.foondamate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ba29bf821bc05cb10d27dbf1a33d448b\"},\"headline\":\"South African university application fees &#8211; 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