South African universities could see a significant change in tuition costs with the department of higher education planning to create a new student funding model.<\/p>\n
Higher education, science and innovation minister Blade Nzimande said that the government has committed to and is working on a comprehensive student funding model for universities and colleges.<\/p>\n
The new model is planned to account for students in the ‘missing middle’ income bracket and post-graduate students who cannot secure funding.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year<\/a>, the minister announced a CPI-linked increase in tuition fees for 2022, noting that the sector relies heavily on tuition and residence fee income from universities to remain operational.<\/p>\n On average, the first year of a degree in South Africa costs approximately R62,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n BusinessTech looked at how much it costs to study a variety of degrees at some of South Africa’s top universities<\/a>.<\/p>\n The following undergraduate degrees were assessed:<\/p>\n Fees are typically charged per module needed to make up the credits of a given degree; thus, the fees represented below give a broader idea of the cost of a single year of study rather than a comprehensive overview.<\/p>\n Note: All fees were gathered from the latest yearbooks available to the public. The fees listed below give a range in which various bachelor’s degrees in the respective faculties fall. The fees are applicable to first-year studies for 2022. If a BA General was not offered, a BA Humanities was taken into account.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Residence fees<\/strong><\/p>\n South Africa\u2019s universities also offer different residence options, both on and off campus \u2013 self-catering and with food options.<\/p>\n Prices for residences vary depending on location, size (single or double) and gender (men and women have different fees).<\/p>\n Below are the price ranges students can expect at the various universities:<\/p>\n Note: All residence fees exclude meal fees; only accommodation is accounted for.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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\n University name<\/th>\n BA<\/th>\n BCom<\/th>\n BSc<\/th>\n LLB<\/th>\n BEng<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n University of Cape Town<\/a><\/td>\n R64 880 – R91 040<\/td>\n R69 120 – R88 910<\/td>\n R68 940 – R79 540<\/td>\n R66 010<\/td>\n R73 140 – R75 480<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg<\/a><\/td>\n R45 252 – R59 600<\/td>\n R50 120 – R56 510<\/td>\n R55 990 – R78 820<\/td>\n R44 150<\/td>\n R53,710 – R60,960<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n University of KwaZulu Natal<\/a><\/td>\n R46 618<\/td>\n R45 891 – R48 547<\/td>\n R39 957 – R44 626<\/td>\n R41 907<\/td>\n R38 850 – R49 538<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Stellenbosch University<\/a><\/td>\n R47 626<\/td>\n R49 739<\/td>\n R58 901<\/td>\n R56 169<\/td>\n R67 561<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n University of Pretoria<\/a><\/td>\n R41 000 – R50 000<\/td>\n R46 000 – R51 000<\/td>\n R43 000 – R65 000<\/td>\n R45 000 – R54 000<\/td>\n R51 000 – R61 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n University of Johannesburg<\/a><\/td>\n R41 117 – R50 874<\/td>\n R23 050 – R51 851<\/td>\n R43 121 – R71 947<\/td>\n R41 661 – R47 837<\/td>\n R48 689 – R86 347<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n North-West University<\/a><\/td>\n R47 680<\/td>\n R63 850<\/td>\n R56 530 – R70 560<\/td>\n R48 220<\/td>\n R64 030<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n University of the Free State<\/a><\/td>\n R40 815<\/td>\n R43 310<\/td>\n R49 082<\/td>\n R32 770<\/td>\n not offered<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Average<\/strong><\/td>\n R50 090<\/strong><\/td>\n R66 110<\/strong><\/td>\n R56 499<\/b><\/td>\n R49 390<\/strong><\/td>\n R62 598<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\n
\n University name<\/th>\n Annual price university university<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n University of Pretoria<\/a><\/td>\n R52 600 – R84 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n University of the Western Cape<\/a><\/td>\n R22 490 – R42 980<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Stellenbosch <\/a>University<\/a><\/td>\n R35 930 – R64 170<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n University of KwaZulu Natal<\/a><\/td>\n ~R35 690<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n University of Cape Town<\/a><\/td>\n R60 960 – R79 020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n University of Witswatersrand<\/a><\/td>\n R 48 675\u00a0– R102 306<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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