All 26 public universities have their requirements captured – updated as we re-check them, or as universities change their own

Universities

We don’t list every degree or programme yet. We add them as we research each university’s own documents, so this site is updated all the time – if something is missing it simply hasn’t been researched yet, not that it isn’t offered.

Pick one to see how it scores you, what its programmes need, when applications close and exactly who to contact – with the official source next to every number.

Requirements captured

These are in the “What do I qualify for?” calculator.

What “traditional”, “comprehensive” and “university of technology” mean

Traditional – academic, theory-based degrees.
Comprehensive – both academic degrees and vocational diplomas, from merging a traditional university with a technikon.
University of technology – vocational diplomas and degrees.

Checked The Department of Higher Education and Training’s own categories for public universities – dhet.gov.za (opens the official page).

Universities

Requirements captured

University of South Africa

University of Johannesburg

University of Pretoria

University of the Witwatersrand

Tshwane University of Technology

Stellenbosch University

University of KwaZulu-Natal

University of Cape Town

University of the Free State

Nelson Mandela University

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Durban University of Technology

University of Zululand

Walter Sisulu University

University of Venda

Central University of Technology

North-West University

Vaal University of Technology

University of the Western Cape

Rhodes University

University of Limpopo

Mangosuthu University of Technology

University of Fort Hare

Sol Plaatje University

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

University of Mpumalanga

What “traditional”, “comprehensive” and “university of technology” mean