Public University Application Dates for 2025

These are the public university applications dates for the grade 12 class of 2024:

APPLICATIONS APPLICATION LINK/

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Online application is
Nelson Mandela 30 June 2024 - Health Sciences; https://applyonline.mandela.ac.za
free, R500 for
University 01 April 2024 30 September 2024 - all other
International student
(NMU) Faculties NBT test deadline for Health Sciences 31 July 2024
applications
30 June 2024 - Health Sciences;
North West University
Online application is free 01 April 2024 31 August 2024 - all other https://studies.nwu.ac.za/studies/apply
(Pukke)
Faculties

Rhodes University R100 01 April 2024 30 September 2024 https://ross.ru.ac.za/

Sefako Makgatho Health

https://www.smu.ac.za/students/apply/online-
Sciences University R200 01 April 2024 31 July 2024
application/
(SMU)

Sol Plaatje University

R100 01 April 2024 30 September 2024 https://www.spu.ac.za/index.php/how-to-apply/
(SPU)

http://applyonline.uct.ac.za
University of Cape Town
R100 01 April 2024 31 July 2024
(UCT)
NBT test deadline 15 October 2024
31 May 2024 - Faculty of Health
Sciences;
University of the Free 31 July2024 - Architecture, https://apply.ufs.ac.za
State Online application is free 01 April 2024 Construction and Nursing;
(KOVSIES) 1 September 2024 - Fine Arts; NBT tests to be written before the end of 2024
30 September 2024 - all other
programmes
 Online application free;
University of Fort Hare R120 manual
01 April 2024 30 September 2024 https://www.ufh.ac.za/apply/
(UFH) application; R500 for
International students

University of Online application is

Johannesburg free, R200 for manual 01 April 2024 31 October 2024 @12h00 https://www.uj.ac.za/admission-aid/undergraduate/
(UJ) application

30 June 2024 - Health Sciences

University of KwaZulu
Faculty for Medicine; www.cao.ac.za
Natal R250 01 April 2024
30 September 2024 - all other
(UKZN)
Faculties

R200 for South African 20 June 2024 - MBChB

University of Limpopo students programme;
01 April 2024 https://www.ul.ac.za
(Turfloop) R750 for international 30 September 2024 - all other
students programmes'

R200 South African 30 September 2024 - BEd

University of
students (Foundation Phase); https://www.ump.ac.za/Study-with-us/Application-
Mpumalanga 01 June 2024
R550 for international 30 November 2024 all other Process/Online-Applications
(UMP)
students Faculties
31 May 2024 - Faculty of
Veterinary Science; Faculty of
Health Sciences, Faculty of
University of Pretoria Humanities for BA (Audiology),
R300 01 April 2024 https://www.up.ac.za/online-application
(TUKS) BA (Speech-Language Pathology)
and BSc (Landscape
Architecture);
30 June 2024 - all other Faculties
University of South
01 September https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Apply-
African R135 15 October 2024
2024 for-admission/Undergraduate-qualifications
(UNISA)
University of
R100 https://student.sun.ac.za/signup/
Stellenbosch 03 April 2024 31 July 2024
(MARTIES)
 Open day: 20 April NBT test deadline for Faculty of Law 31 July 2024, all
08:00 - 15:00 other faculties 30 September 2024

University of the Western

Online application is free 01 May 2024 30 September 2024 https://student.uwc.ac.za/
Cape (UWC)

University of Venda
R100 01 May 2024 30 October 2024 https://www.univen.ac.za/students/how-to-apply/#/
(Univen)

30 June 2024 - Faculty of Health

Sciences (all programmes);
www.wits.ac.za/applications/
R100 South African Bachelor of Architecture; Bachelor
University of
student applications of Audiology, Bachelor of Speech-
Witwatersrand 01 April 2024 NBT test deadline for Faculty of Health Sciences 13
R700 for international Language Pathology; BA Film and
(WITS) August 2023 and Faculty of Science 31 October
student applications TV;
2023
30 September 2024 - all other
programme's
30 August 2024 - Health
Sciences, Social Work;
University of Zululand
R250 01 April 2024 30 September 2024 - Nursing www.cao.ac.za
(UZulu)
Science; 31 October 2024 - all
other programmes
30 September 2024 - Health
Walter Sisulu University
Online application is free 01 April 2024 Sciences; 31 October 2024 all https://applications.wsu.ac.za/
(WSU)
other Faculties

31 August 2024 - all applications;

Cape Peninsula 01 April 2024
30 September 2024 - late
University of Technology R250 (still to be https://www.cput.ac.za/study
applications (additional fee may
(CPUT) confirmed)
be applicable)
31 August 2024 - all applications;
Central University of
30 September 2024 - late https://www.cut.ac.za/
Technology R250 01 April 2024
applications (additional fee may application-process
(CUT)
be applicable)
Durban University of 31 July 2024 - Faculty of Arts;
Technology R250 01 April 2024 Health Science; 30 September www.cao.ac.za
(DUT) 2024 - all other Faculties
Mangosuthu University
of Technology R250 01 April 2024 30 September 2024 www.cao.ac.za
(MUT)
31 July 2024 - Faculty of Arts;
Tshwane University of Agriculture, Education, Health
https://www.tut.ac.za/index.php/study-tut/i-want-to-
Technology R250 01 April 2024 Science, Humanities
study
(TUT) 30 September 2024 - all other
Faculties
Vaal University of
Technology R250 01 April 2024 30 September 2024 https://www.vut.ac.za/apply-to-vut/
(VUT)