Cape Town University Education

There are four public universities located in the Western Province and all these four universities are actually ranked in the top ten of the South African universities.

Did you know that more than half of South Africa's 60 A-rated researchers who are recognized by their peers as "leading international scholars in their field", are working in universities in the Western Cape? (Data by the National Research Foundation 2009)

There are several Private Colleges and Community Colleges, Distance Learning and MBA programs offered in and around Cape Town as well, but the following varsities are the four primary institutions for higher education.

Higher Education and Universities in Cape Town

There are six faculties in the UCT which are located on four campuses around Cape Town. While the main Cape Town university campus is situated in Rondebosch on Rhodes Estate, there is another campus in nearby Observatory (Health Sciences), another one campus in Gardens (Fine Art, Film, Media and Drama Studies) and a forth campus at the Waterfront (Graduate School of Business).

Currently there are more than 23,500 students taking part in the various study programs. There are more than 4,300 international students who are coming from more than 100 countries. Please refer to the information for international students on the bottom of the UCT Website

• Stellenbosch University is the also one of the most prestigious universities in South Africa. This university is well known for its high quality postgraduate study programs and there are more than 27,000 students at the various campuses.

The Stellenbosch University has got ten faculties of which two are located off the main campus in Stellenbosch, which are Health Science Faculty which is housed at the Tygerberg Campus and the Business School which is located at Bellville Park. The University is predominantly Afrikaans speaking. There are various study and summer programs also for international students. Website

• The University of the Western Cape is the largest university for Technology in Africa and is also the largest university in Cape Town with more than 32,000 students.

The main campus which houses six faculties is located near the station and the District Six while another campus is located in Bellville. Website

• The Cape Peninsula University of Technologyis the fourth university catering for the students from all over the Western Province.

This university in Cape Town has got seven faculties and offers higher education courses for more than 18,000 students, most of whom come from the poorer and rural areas around the province. The university can be proud to educate the highest number of black graduates in South Africa. Website

For more information on Getting a Cape Town University Degree please refer to the Study Guide to South Africa for Foreign Students, which is published by the IEASA, the International Education Association of South Africa here. (pdf - 522KB)

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