BusinessTech looks at how much SA students at the top universities in South Africa will need to cover their chosen Bachelor’s costs for the first year of study and includes the following undergraduate degrees:
- Bachelor of Commerce (BCom);
- Bachelor of Arts (BA);
- Bachelor of Science (BSc);
- Bachelor of Law (LLB, undergraduate);
- Bachelor of Science/Engineering (BEng).
It should be noted that university fees are determined by the modules taken to complete the respective courses, not as a complete degree.
The fees listed below give a range in which various bachelor degrees in the respective faculties fall. The fees are applicable to first year studies for 2015.
For institutions where no Bachelor of Engineering is offered, a Bachelor of Science in Engineering is featured.
| University | BA | BCom | BSc | LLB | BEng |
| University of Cape Town | R43,500 – R59,000 | R50,000 – R62,500 | R51,000 – R64,500 | R46,500 – R52,000 | R51,500 – R53,000 |
| University of the Witwatersrand | R33,640 – R43,320 | R42,010 – R43,320 | R41,080 – R58,580 | R32,470 | R40,170 – R48,150 |
| Stellenbosch University | R32,534 | R33,164 – R46,338 | R37,880 – R40,749 | R39,606 | R45,070 |
| University of KwaZulu Natal | R38,160 – R46,700 | R39,170 | R30,940 – R39,600 | R36,500 | R39,150 – R40,000 |
| University of Pretoria | R25,710 – R36,270 | R34,720 – R39,610 | R36,880 – R54,620 | R31,800 | R35,530 – R43,670 |
| Rhodes University | R37,200 | R40,700 | R38,700 – R40,700 | R41,730 | n/a |
| University of Johannesburg | R29,170 – R35,970 | R29,140 – R37,000 | R30,600 – R50,940 | R29,460 – R33,840 | R34,500 – R42,600 |
| North-West University | R28,140 – R49,200 | R38,600 – R41,050 | R38,400 – R44,650 | R36,500 | R43,900 |
Accommodation
Universities also offer various housing and accommodation for students.
The University of Cape Town’s mountain views come at the greatest cost to students looking for accommodation, with a single residence (self-catering) costing R50,100 per student per year, with double rooms coming in at R35,800 per student per year.
On the opposite end of the scale, North-West University’s residences are less than half that, at R18,280 for a single room residence, and R17,630 for a double room sharing residence.
Wits res students can expect to pay R30,192 for single and R27,232 for double sharing accommodation – the second highest fees.
Stellenbosch students will pay approximately R35,000 (for girls) and R36,000 (for boys) and R29,000 – R30,000 for single and double residences, respectively.
CREDIT: Business Tech