UCT Fees

This article provides all the UCT Fees needed including the Tuition fees, application fees, accommodation fees and many more.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) operates on a course-based fee structure. Here are some details:

Acceptance Deposit: If you are offered a place on one of the programs offered by the Graduate School of Business, you will be asked to pay an acceptance deposit. The acceptance fees are currently:

Master of Business Administration: South African/African applicants R15 000, International applicants R30 000.

Executive Master of Business Administration: South African/African applicants R15 000, International applicants R30 000.

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, and the use of general sporting facilities.

Accommodation Fees: Residence fees are available in the Student Fees Handbook. For catering residences, the meal costs should be added to the residence cost.

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 year.

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.

Application Fees

Undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regionR100
Undergraduate and postgraduate applications from outside the SADC regionR300
Graduate School of Business (GSB) applications from South Africa and African citizens/residentsR2 070