UCT Fees 2023 – University of Cape Town (UCT) has released the UCT 2023 fee structure for undergraduate and postgraduate courses along with an official admission brochure. With the help of the UCT fees 2023, candidates can know what amount of fee they will need to pay at the time of admission. Knowing the UCT 2023 fee is very important for candidates who are applying for admission to University of Cape Town colleges.
Students can check UCT fee structure 2023 from this article for different college programs. The UCT fee structure for different programs in different categories of candidates for UCT Admission 2023-24 session. check here the college & course-wise UCT 2023 fees structure.
The University of Cape Town UCT fees 2023 can be found in the tables below separately for different colleges, programmes, and their respective categories. Candidates should know that the UCT 2023 fee structure for different programmes is different depending on the categories candidates belong to. Read the following article to get more information on UCT Fees 2023.
UCT Fees Structure 2023 – Why should you check the fee?
While candidates may apply for different courses at different undergraduate programmes or plan to do it, it may happen at a later stage that the candidates might not be aware of the fee structure of the University of Cape Town for the respective college. It thus may not be able to arrange it before the deadline for the fee submission.
Some of the candidates may want to apply for loans, thus it’s important that candidates arrange the admission fee/annual fee within the prescribed dates for its submission. Once the candidates become familiar with the fee structure of UCT colleges, they can plan their admission accordingly. According to the UCT fees, they can also select the colleges they want to be admitted to.
Check the category-wise UCT Fees Structure, as per different programmes from the tables below across UCT colleges.
Student fees are broken down as follows:
- Application fees
- Acceptance deposit
- Tuition fees
- Accommodation fees
- Miscellaneous fees and levies
- Interest
UCT Application fees
The relevant application fee should accompany all applications:
- Undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region- R100
- Undergraduate and postgraduate applications from outside the SADC region- R300
- Graduate School of Business (GSB) applications from South Africa and African citizens/residents- R1 750
- GSB applications from outside of Africa – USD 300
Note
- Application fees will not be refunded. Paying an application fee does not mean that your application will be successful.
- The application fee may be paid by cash, credit card, direct bank deposit or electronic funds transfer (EFT). Cash payments must be made at the Cashiers Office, Kramer Building, Middle Campus, UCT.
Credit card payments must be made online. - EFT payments for all degrees/diplomas EXCEPT GSB must be made to the following account:
Beneficiary: UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – No.1 Sundries Account
Bank: Standard Bank SA Ltd
Branch: Rondebosch, Western Cape
Branch Code: 025009
Account: 071503854
Swift code (for international payments): SBZAZAJJ
Reference Number: 11196, applicant number (you will receive your applicant number when your application is captured).
E.g. 11196 ABCDEF001.
(This reference number must be entered on the appropriate bank form.)
- *EFT payments for the GSB (Graduate School of Business) programmes must be made to the following account:
Beneficiary: UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – No.9 GSB Account
Bank: Standard Bank SA Ltd
Branch: Rondebosch, Western Cape
Branch Code: 025009
Account: 072953004
Swift code (for international payments): SBZAZAJJ
GSB Reference Number: GSB, applicant’s first name, applicant’s last name.
E.g. GSB Betty Brown
(This reference number must be entered on the appropriate bank form.)
- Application fees should be paid in South African Rands, except when applying for a GSB qualification from outside the SADC region, in which case payment should be in US dollars.
- UCT graduates are exempt from paying an application fee, except in the case of GSB qualifications.
UCT Acceptance deposit
If you are offered a place on one of the following programmes offered by the Graduate School of Business, you will be asked to pay an acceptance deposit as reflected below. Acceptance deposits are not payable for any other programmes at UCT.
Acceptance fees are non-refundable and will be credited to your student fee account. Remember to quote your new student number when making this payment. The acceptance fees are currently:
- Master of Business Administration: South African/African applicants R15 000
- Master of Business Administration: International applicants R30 000
- Associate in Management (AIM) R5 000
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA): South African/African applicants R10 000
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA): International applicants R20 000
- Executive Master of Business Administration: South African/African applicants R15 000
- Executive Master of Business Administration: International applicants R30 000
UCT Tuition fees
Students at UCT pay tuition fees for every course taken. These tuition fees vary from course to course and cover:
- registration
- all charges for classes, tutorials and laboratories
- ordinary university examinations
- library access
- compulsory personal accident insurance
- the use of general sporting facilities
- in the case of medical students, hospital fees for clinical instruction.
Note: Tuition fees do not cover membership to clubs or societies.
UCT Accommodation fees
- Residence fees are available in the Student Fees handbook. Please be aware that for catering residences, the meal costs should be added to the residence cost.
UCT Miscellaneous fees and levies
- Various charges such as society subscriptions, library fines, traffic fines, student health charges, residence damage costs and emergency loans may be debited to a student’s fees account if they were not settled in the course of the year.
- Such charges often appear on accounts late in the year, so it is important to check for these charges before the year-end to ensure acceptance to the next academic year or an invitation to graduate.
UCT Interest
- The university charges monthly interest on outstanding balances at 1%. Given that the final fee payment is due on 30 June, interest is charged on 31 July and at the end of each succeeding month.
UCT Estimate of fees
External bursars often request an estimate of student fees before awarding the bursary. This can be obtained from:
Consult ‘ UCT Information for Sponsors’, Section 4, for more information.
- Fees officeTel: +27 (0)21 650 1704
Fax: +27 (0)21 650 4768
Email: fnd-feeenq@uct.ac.za
Note: Bursars can request Pro-forma fees invoices once a copy of the bursary award letter has been forwarded to the Fees Office.