University of Cape Town
South Africa, Cape Town
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About SU
Stellenbosch University (SU) — public non-profit university. It is located in Stellenbosch, South Africa. SU is a member of Association of African Universities (AAU), Higher Education South Africa (HESA), Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC), National Association of Distance Education and Open Learning in South Africa (NADEOSA).
The university is in top-450 of the best universities in the world, according to QS World University Rankings. The educational institution is in the top-90 of Times Higher Education World University Ranking.
SU does research in different fields of study and offers bachelor, master and doctorate programs.
LocationStellenbosch, South Africa
Establishment year1917
Students24,733
International students1,776
Female students56%
Place in ratings
Rating QS2023#454
Rating THE2022#91
By subject
| Subject | Place in QS 2023 |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Forestry | 74 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | 246 |
| Accounting & Finance | 314 |
| Arts & Humanities | 334 |
| Social Sciences & Management | 369 |
| Engineering & Technology | 427 |
| Natural Sciences | 481 |
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SU tuition fees
The academic calendar at SU is divided into two semesters. For convenience, tuition fees are calculated per year. The cost of study at SU is the same for locals and foreigners — from 1,060 USD per year. Check the university website for up-to-date information on prices and scholarships.
Also, be prepared for additional expenses: accommodation, transportation, study materials, meals and personal expenses.
Academic calendarSemesters
BachelorLocal1,889USD/yearForeign2,682USD/year
Master1,060USD/year
DoctorateLocal3,272USD/yearForeign3,882USD/year
Study programs at SU
Engineering & Technology
Chemical Engineering
Study degreeBEng
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Civil Engineering
Study degreeBEng
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Study degreeBEng
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Engineering
Study degreeBEng
Study formFull-time
Industrial Engineering
Study degreeBEng
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Arts & Humanities
Civil Engineering
Study degreeBEng
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Development and Environment
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Drama and Theatre
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Drama and Theatre Studies
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Human Resource Management
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
History, Philosophy & Theology
Ancient Languages
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Divinity
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
History
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Humanities
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Military History (Hons)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Biodiversity and Ecology
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Biodiversity and Ecology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Conservation Ecology
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Development and Environment
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Earth Sciences
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Medicine
Abstract Mathematics
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Anatomy
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Animal Production Systems
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Plant Physiology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Biochemistry (Hons)
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
BAccLLB
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
International Studies
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Law
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Law
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
African Languages
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
African Languages for Professional Contexts
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Afrikaans and Dutch
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Ancient Languages
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Chinese (Hons)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Journalism & Media
Journalism
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Accounting & Finance
Accountancy
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Actuarial Science (Hons)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
BAcc
Study degreeBAcc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Financial Accounting
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Financial Analysis
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Humanities
African Languages
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
African Languages for Professional Contexts
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Afrikaans and Dutch
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Ancient Languages
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Chinese (Hons)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Economics & Business Management
Accountancy
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Actuarial Science (Hons)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Actuarial Sciences
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agri-business Management
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agricultural Economics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Social Sciences & Management
Accountancy
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Actuarial Sciences
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
African Languages
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Afrikaans and Dutch
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agricultural Economics and Management
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Physical Sciences
Abstract Mathematics
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Actuarial Science (Hons)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Mathematics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Mathematics
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Biodiversity and Ecology
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Computer Science & IT
Computer Science
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Data Science
Study formFull-time
Geographical Information Systems
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Geoinformatics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Geoinformatics
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agriculture & Forestry
Agri-business Management
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agricultural Economics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agricultural Economics and Management
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agricultural Production and Management
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agronomy
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Education & Training
Curriculum Inquiry
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Education Development and Democracy
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Educational Support
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Foundation Phase Education
Study degreeBEd
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Foundation Phase Education
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Sciences & Professions
Agronomy
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Food Science
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Human and Organisation Development
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Industrial Psychology (Hons)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Military Geography (Hons)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Hospitality, Leisure & Sports
Sport Science
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Sport Science (Kinder Kinetics)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Sport Science (Performance Sport)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Sport Science with Afrikaans
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Sport Science with English Studies
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Abstract Mathematics
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Actuarial Science (Hons)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agronomy
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Anatomy
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Animal Production Systems
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Other
Earth Sciences
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Earth Sciences (Hons)
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
International Studies
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Organisation and Resource Management
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Transport Economics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Education & Training
Art Education
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Curriculum Studies
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Education (Research)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Education Policy Studies
Study degreeMEd
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Education and Training for Lifelong Learning
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Accounting & Finance
Auditing
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Business Administration
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Computer Auditing
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Development Finance
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Economics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
History, Philosophy & Theology
Ancient Cultures
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Ancient Languages
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Ethics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Divinity
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Ecclesiology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Arts & Humanities
Art Education
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Creative Writing
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Drama and Theatre Studies
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Film Music
Study degreeMPhil
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Journalism
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Economics & Business Management
Actuarial Science
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agri-business Management
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agronomy
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Auditing
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Business Administration
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Study degreeLLM
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
General LLM
Study degreeLLM
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Intellectual Property Law
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
International Trade Law
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Master of Laws
Study degreeLLM
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Agriculture & Forestry
Agri-business Management
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agricultural Economics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agrisciences - Food and Nutrition Security
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agronomy
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Animal Science
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Hospitality, Leisure & Sports
Exercise Science
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Sport Science
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Humanities
African Languages
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
African Languages for Professional Contexts
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Afrikaans and Dutch
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Ancient Cultures
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Ancient Languages
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
African Languages
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
African Languages for Professional Contexts
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Afrikaans and Dutch
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Ancient Languages
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Chinese Studies
Study degreeMPhil
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Social Sciences & Management
African Languages
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
African Languages for Professional Contexts
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Afrikaans and Dutch
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Ancient Cultures
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Auditing
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Medicine
Addiction Care
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Addiction Psychiatry
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Anaesthesiology (MMed)
Study degreeMMed
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Anatomical Pathology
Study degreeMMed
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Anatomy
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Physical Sciences
Actuarial Science
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agricultural Economics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Mathematics
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Computer Science
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Conservation Ecology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Computer Science & IT
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Computer Auditing
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Computer Science
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Futures Studies Managing New Technologies
Study degreePostgraduate Diploma
Study formFull-time
Geographical Information System
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Agricultural Economics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Conservation Ecology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Environmental Management
Study degreeMPhil
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Geoinformatics
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Soil Science
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Engineering & Technology
Chemical Metallurgical Engineering
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Civil Engineering
Study degreeMEng
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Engineering
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Geography and Environmental Studies
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Sciences & Professions
Agrisciences - Food and Nutrition Security
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Food Science
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Intercultural Communication
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Military Geography (Option A)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Military Geography (Option B)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Journalism & Media
Journalism
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Actuarial Science
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agri-business Management
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agrisciences - Food and Nutrition Security
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Mathematics
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Biochemistry
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Other
Business Administration
Study degreeMBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Geography and Environmental Studies
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Development Finance
Study degreePhD
Study formFull-time
Economics & Business Management
Business Management and Administration
Study degreePhD
Study formFull-time
Development Finance
Study degreePhD
Study formFull-time
Futures Studies
Study degreePhD
Study formFull-time
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Bachelor degree at SU
Before applying to the university, you need to pass an exam for knowledge of the English language. The university accepts the results of IELTS or TOEFL. The minimum TOEFL score is 79. The IELTS score is not lower than 6.5.
IELTS6.5
TOEFL iBT79
TOEFL PBT550
Master's degree at SU
To confirm your level of English, you must pass IELTS or TOEFL. The minimum IELTS score for admission is 6.5. TOEFL — 79 or higher. SU provides an opportunity to get a master's degree remotely.
IELTS6.5
TOEFL iBT79
TOEFL PBT550
SU campus
The suburban campus of SU combines features of an urban and rural campus. It is located outside the big city, which allows you to focus on your studies. However, it is also not too far, opening up access to more types of recreation, both outdoors and in the city (theaters, museums, restaurants). The university has a library where students can do their homework, write scientific papers or just read interesting books. Student life at SU is filled with intercultural activities, as not only local students study here, but also students from abroad. The exchange of knowledge and experience, networking and new acquaintances — all this is an integral part of studenthood.
Campus TypeSuburban
LibraryYes
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What to do after graduation
If you want to stay in South Africa after graduation, one of your options is to apply for a work visa. To do this, you need to get an offer from an employer. Graduates of SU find jobs without difficulty. One of the reasons is the good reputation of the university among employers, according to the results of the QS ranking. You can find other options for immigration in our article.
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