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This is a list of universities in South Africa. For the purposes of this list, colleges and universities are defined as accredited, degree-granting, post-secondary institutions. As at September 2019 only South African public degree-granting institutions may call themselves a "university", whereas other accredited private degree-granting institutions tend to call themselves colleges, institutes or business schools[1].
Some of these private institutions are local campuses of foreign universities, some provide instruction for students who are examined by the University of South Africa and others offer unaccredited or non-accredited diplomas. Degree-granting institutions (both public and private) must be registered with, and have their specific degree programs accredited by, the Council on Higher Education.
In 2004 South Africa started reforming its public higher education system,[2] merging and incorporating small public universities into larger institutions, and renaming all higher education institutions "university" (previously there had been several types of higher education institution). The country's universities and "technikons" which were incorporated with others and thus no longer exist are listed at the end of the article.
Two new universities launched in 2013,[3] Sol Plaatje University and the University of Mpumalanga. They are tentatively classified in the universities of technology category, pending clarification of their programs.
Public universities
Public universities in South Africa are divided into three types: traditional universities, which offer theoretically-oriented university degrees; universities of technology ("technikons"), which offer vocational oriented diplomas and degrees; and comprehensive universities, which offer a combination of both types of qualification.[4][5]
Traditional universities
Institution | Nickname | Founded | University status | Undergrad | Postgrad | Total | Location(s) | Medium |
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University of Cape Town | Ikeys / UCT | 1 October 1829[6] | 2 April 1918[6] | 18,421 | 10,653 | 29,074 | Cape Town | Eng |
University of Fort Hare | UFH | 1916[7] | 9,074 | 2,000 | 11,074 | Alice, East London, Bhisho | Eng | |
University of the Free State | Kovsies / UFS | 28 January 1904[8] | 1950[9] | 21,193 | 5,082 | 26,275[10] | Bloemfontein, QwaQwa | Eng Afr |
University of KwaZulu-Natal | UKZN / Natal | 1 January 20041[11] | 1 January 2004[11] | 24,897 | 3,807 | 37,850 | Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Pinetown, Westville | Eng |
University of Limpopo | Turfloop | 1 January 20051[12] | 1 January 2005[12] | 17,273 | 3,327 | 20,600 | Polokwane, Turfloop | Eng |
North-West University | NWU / Pukke / Potch | 1 January 20041[13] | 1 January 2004[13] | 43,596 | 3,235 | 44,008 | Mafikeng, Mankwe, Potchefstroom, Vanderbijlpark | Eng Afr Setswana |
University of Pretoria | Tuks / Tukkies / UP[14] | 4 March 1908[15] | 10 October 1930[16] | 28,450[17] | 10,484[17] | 38,934 | Pretoria, Johannesburg2[18] | Eng Afr |
Rhodes University | Rhodes / RU | 31 May 1904[19] | 10 March 1951 | 5,456 | 1,127 | 6,700 | Grahamstown | Eng |
Sefako Makgatho University3 | SMU | 16 May 2014[20] | 16 May 2014 | Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria | Eng | |||
University of Stellenbosch | Maties, Stellies | 1866[21] | 2 April 1918[21] | 17,970 [22] | 9,853 | 27,823 | Stellenbosch, Saldanha Bay, Bellville, Tygerberg | Eng Afr |
University of the Western Cape | UWC / Bush / U Dubs | 1959[23] | 1970[23] | 11,836 | 3,390 | 15,226 | Bellville (Cape Town) | Eng |
University of the Witwatersrand | Wits, Witsies | 1896[24] | 1922[24] | 24 621[25] | 13 234[25] | 38 353[25] | Johannesburg | Eng |
Note1: By merger of existing institutions
Note2: The university's business school the Gordon Institute of Business Science has a campus in Illovo and an inner city campus on Pritchard Street, in downtown Johannesburg.
Note3: Split out from the University of Limpopo into which Medical University of South Africa had previously merged.
Comprehensive Universities
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University of South Africa (Unisa)
Institution | Nickname | Founded | Undergrad | Postgrad | Total | Location(s) | Medium |
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University of Johannesburg | UJ | 1 January 20051 (1967 as RAU, Technikon Witwatersrand and the East Rand campus of Vista University) | 48,000 | Johannesburg, Soweto | Eng | ||
Nelson Mandela University | Madibaz / NMMU | 1 January 20052 (1964 as UPE) | 19,768 | 2,884 | 22,652 | Port Elizabeth, George | Eng |
University of South Africa | Unisa | 1873 (UCGH) | 300,000 | Distance education, headquartered in Pretoria, campuses and regional offices nationwide | Eng | ||
University of Venda | Univen | 1982 | 10,968 | Thohoyandou | Eng | ||
Walter Sisulu University | WSU | 1977 (Unitra) | East London, Butterworth, Mthatha, Queenstown | Eng | |||
University of Zululand | UniZulu | 1960 | 6,456 | 369 | 6,825 | Empangeni | Eng |
Note1: By merger of existing institutions
Note2: By merger of existing institutions
Universities of technology
Institution | Nickname | Founded | University status | Undergrad | Postgrad | Total (2011) | Location(s) | Medium |
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Cape Peninsula University of Technology | CPUT/Cats | 20051 | 2005 | 32,000 | Bellville, Cape Town | Eng | ||
Central University of Technology | CUT | 1981 | 9,933 | Bloemfontein, Welkom | Eng | |||
Durban University of Technology | DUT | 20021 | 2002 | 23,000 | Durban, Pietermaritzburg | Eng | ||
Mangosuthu University of Technology | MUT | 1979 | 2007 | Umlazi | Eng | |||
University of Mpumalanga | 2013 | 2013 | Mbombela | Eng | ||||
Sol Plaatje University | SPU | 2013 | 2013 | Kimberley, Northern Cape | Eng | |||
Tshwane University of Technology | TUT | 20031 | 2003 | 60,000 | Pretoria, Mbombela, Polokwane, Ga-Rankuwa, Soshanguve, Witbank | Eng | ||
Vaal University of Technology | VUT | 1966 | 2003 | 17,000 | Vanderbijlpark, Secunda, Kempton Park, Klerksdorp, Upington | Eng |
Note1: By merger of existing institutions
Private degree-granting institutes and colleges
Institution | Nickname | Founded | Enrollment | Type | Location(s) | Medium |
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AFDA, The School of the Creative Economy, part of Stadio Multiversity | AFDA | 1994 | Film, TV and performance school | Johannesburg | Eng | |
Akademia | 2011 | 500 | Afrikaans, Christian, part time and distance learning career orientated higher education institution | Centurion (Study centres: Bellville, Boksburg, Pretoria, Krugersdorp, Somerset West and Vanderbijlpark) | Afr | |
Akademie Reformatoriese Opleiding en Studies (AROS) | Aros | 2003 | 800 | Afrikaans, Christian, teacher education | Pretoria | Afr |
Boston City Campus and Business College | 1992 | 25 000 | Career orientated programs in business and media | 45 support centres across South Africa | Eng | |
eta College | eta | 1983 | Sport and Leisure Management Degrees | Pretoria, Cape Town, George, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Stellenbosch, Durban | Eng | |
Cornerstone Institute | 1970 | Independent, not-for-profit higher education institution - Psychology, Ethics, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Business, Education, Sociology and Community Development. | Cape Town (Learning Communities: Johannesburg, Hatfield, Mbombela, Witbank, Eastern Cape, Hermanus, Helderberg, Plettenberg Bay, George) | Eng | ||
Damelin | 1943 | 100,000 | Private College | Durban, Johannesburg, Cape town, Pretoria, Pietermaritzburg, East London, Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth | Eng | |
Embury Institute of Higher Education, part of Stadio Multiversity | 1995 | Teacher Education (pre-school and primary school teachers) | Durban, Midrand and Pretoria | Eng | ||
Helderberg College of Higher Education | HBC | 1928 | 400± | Seventh-day Adventist Christian Private Higher Education | Somerset West, Cape Town | Eng |
Henley Business School - Africa, a campus of Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK | Henley | International Business School | Sandton | Eng | ||
IMM Graduate School | 1948 | Primarily distance learning - marketing, business, and supply chain school | Johannesburg | Eng | ||
Inscape Education Group | Degrees in Design | Johannesburg | Eng | |||
MANCOSA, member of Honoris United Universities | 1995 | Business School | Durban and Johannesburg | Eng | ||
Milpark Education, part of Stadio Multiversity | 1997 | Business and Commerce | Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town) | Eng | ||
IIE MSA, part of The Independent Institute of Education | Monash | 2001 | Private Higher Education, formerly Monash SA, a campus of Monash University of Australia | Johannesburg | Eng | |
Regenesys Business School | Regenesys | 1997 | International business school | Sandton; Mumbai, India and Lagos, Nigeria | Eng | |
Pearson Institute of Higher Education, a subsidiary of Pearson Plc | PIHE | 2019 | 8000 | Career focused qualifications and programs (formerly Midrand Graduate Institute & CTI Education Group) | Bedfordview, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Durbanville, East London, Midrand, Nelspruit, Port Elizabeth, Potchefstroom, Pretoria, Vanderbijlpark | Eng |
Regent Business School, member of Honoris United Universities | Business School | Durban and Johannesburg | Eng | |||
Red & Yellow Creative School of Business | Red & Yellow | 1994 | Creative business school | Cape Town, Johannesburg | Eng | |
IIE Rosebank College, part of The Independent Institute of Education | IIE Rosebank | 1968 | 17000 | Career focused qualifications and programs | Bloemfontein, Braamfontein - Johannesburg, Polokwane, Pretoria CBD, Pretoria Sunnyside, Pietermaritzburg or Durban | Eng |
SACAP The South African College of Applied Psychology | SACAP | 1997 | Private Institution | Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Online | Eng | |
South African Institute for Heritage Science and Conservation[26] | SAIHSC | 1994 | Private, Postgraduate Institution | Twee Riviere, Eastern Cape | Eng | |
Southern Business School, part of Stadio Multiversity | 1996 | Management, Policing and Law | Primarily distance education, with campuses in Krugersdorp and Windhoek, Namibia | Eng | ||
St Augustine College of South Africa recognised by the Congregation for Catholic Education, as a Catholic University. | 1999 | Private Catholic tertiary institution | Johannesburg | Eng | ||
Stenden South Africa2, a campus of NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands) | Stenden | 10 April 2002 | Programs in Hotel Management and Disaster Management | Port Alfred | Eng | |
The Open Window | OW | 1989 | ±800 | Visual Communication Design, Film and Animation school. | Irene, Pretoria | Eng |
IIE Varsity College, part of The Independent Institute of Education | IIE Varsity College | 1993 | 16,900 | Private College | Cape Town, Durban (North and West), Pretoria, Johannesburg (Midrand and Sandton), Pietermaritzburg, Port Elizabeth | Eng |
IIE Vega School, part of The Independent Institute of Education | Vega | 1999 | Marketing and Advertising | Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg | Eng |
1In addition offers degrees by Regent University, United States of America
2Campus of Stenden University, The Netherlands
Theological seminaries
Institution | Nickname | Founded | Enrollment | Type | Location(s) | Medium |
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Helderberg College of Higher Education | HBC | Seventh-day Adventist education began in South Africa in 1893, with Claremont Union College in Cape Town. It changed locations once thereafter, becoming Spioenkop College and then finally in 1928 moved again to Somerset West and was named Helderberg College. | Theological seminary - Seventh-day Adventist | Somerset West, Cape Town | Eng | |
Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie | APA | 1987 | Theological seminary | Pretoria, Germiston | Afr | |
Auckland Park Theological Seminary | ATS | Theological seminary | Johannesburg | Eng | ||
Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa | 1951 | Theological seminary | Johannesburg | Eng | ||
Cape Town Baptist Seminary | CTBS | 1976 | Theological seminary | Cape Town | Eng | |
Doxa Deo School of Divinity | Theological seminary | Eng | ||||
George Whitefield College | 1989 | Theological seminary | Cape Town | Eng | ||
South African Theological Seminary | 1996 | Theological seminary | Cape Town | Eng |
University rankings
League tables of South African universities are largely based on international university rankings, because there have not as yet been published any specifically South African rankings.
University research collaboratives
- Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC)
- Foundation of Tertiary Institutions of the Northern Metropolis (FOTIM)
- Higher Education South Africa (HESA)
- Southern Education and Research Alliance (SERA)
Defunct institutions
See also
- Ranking of South African universities
- List of colleges and universities by country
- List of colleges and universities in south Africa before 1976
- List of post secondary institutions in South Africa
- List of South African universities by endowment
- List of South African university chancellors and vice-chancellors
- List of medical schools in South Africa
- List of law schools in South Africa
- List of business schools in South Africa
- List of architecture schools in South Africa
- Open access in South Africa
- Higher Education South Africa
- Academic boycotts of South Africa (historical Apartheid-era)
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