List Of All Universities In South Africa

A university is an institution of higher education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Find below are the list of All Universities In South Africa

Central University of Technology

Address: 20 President Brand St, Bloemfontein Central, Bloemfontein, 9301
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM Tue
Phone: 051 507 3986

University of Zululand – Richards bay campus
Address: Corner Guldengracht &, 2 Cent Cir, Road, Richards Bay, 3900
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 7:30AM Tue
Phone: 035 902 6950

Vaal University of Technology (VUT)

Address: Andries Potgieter Blvd, Vanderbijlpark, 1900
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM Tue
Phone: 016 950 9924

University of Fort Hare

Address: University of Fort Hare Alice Campus, Ring Road, Alice, 5700
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 10:30AM Tue
Phone: 040 602 2011

University of Cape Town

Address: Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8:30AM Tue
Phone: 021 650 9111

How many universities do we have in South Africa?

26 public universities

South Africa’s 26 public universities are all members of Universities South Africa. They are distributed within all nine provinces of South Africa. Each province has at least one university, with Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape provinces having just acquired their own institutions during 2014/2015.

How many comprehensive universities are in South Africa?

six comprehensive universities

If you want to study in South Africa, there are plenty of institutions for higher education in South Africa that offer undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degrees. There are 23 public institutions: 11 traditional, six technical, and six comprehensive universities.

Which university in South Africa has the most students?

The University of South Africa, UNISA has the most number of students with over 400,000 student population. UNISA is followed by North-West University with 74,000 students.

How many students does South Africa have?

South Africa has 26 public universities with nearly one million students while 700 000 students are registered at the more than 50 higher education training colleges (TVET colleges – Technical vocational education training). An additional 90 000 students can be found at various private institutions.

Are universities private or public in South Africa?

As at September 2019 only South African public degree-granting institutions may call themselves a “university”, whereas other accredited private for-profit or not-for-profit degree-granting institutions tend to call themselves colleges, institutes or business schools.

Does South Africa have private universities?

Private universities outnumber public universities in South Africa and more universities are springing up in the country every year. Of course, some of these new universities are private universities. South African Graduate Institute, for example, began in 2016