List Of Universities In South Africa

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Careers Portal has taken great care in compiling a list of Universities in South Africa. So if you're looking to study further, this is the contact information you will need.

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Deciding on a tertiary institution to pursue your studies can be incredibly difficult. So, what better way to find out more about an institution than straight from the source.

As such, the following is a list of all public universities in South Africa and their contact and website details:

EASTERN CAPE

Nelson Mandela University

T: 041 504 1111
F: 041 504 2574
Website: www.mandela.ac.za/

Rhodes University

T: 046 603 8148
F: 046 622 8444
Website: www.ru.ac.za

University of Fort Hare

T: 040 653 2312
F: 040 653 1338
Website: www.ufh.ac.za

Walter Sisulu University

T: 047 502 2200
F: 047 502 2970
Website: www.wsu.ac.za

FREE STATE

Central University of Technology

T: 051 507 3911
F: 051 507 3310
Website: www.cut.ac.za

University of the Free State

T: 051 401 2114
F: 051 401 3669
Website: www.ufs.ac.za

GAUTENG

University of Pretoria

T: 012 420 4111
F: 012 420 4530
Website: www.up.ac.za

University of South Africa

T: 012 429 3111
F: 012 429 2565
Website: www.unisa.ac.za

Tshwane University of Technology TUT

T: 012 382 5911
F: 012 382 5422
Website: www.tut.ac.za

University of the Witwatersrand

T: 011 717 1888
Website: www.wits.ac.za

Vaal University of Technology

T: 016 950 9214/5
F: 016 950 9800
Website: www.vut.ac.za

University of Johannesburg

T: 011 489 3000
F: 011 489 2260
Website: www.uj.ac.za

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

T: (012) 521-5057 / 5059 / 5062
F: (012) 560-0086
Website: www.smu.ac.za

KWAZULU NATAL

Durban Institute of Technology

T: 031 373 2411
F: 031 373 2011
Website: www.dut.ac.za

University of KwaZulu Natal

T: 031 2602227
F: 031 262 2192
Website: www.ukzn.ac.za

Mangosuthu University of Technology

T: 031 907 7111
F: 031 906 5470
Website: www.mut.ac.za

University of Zululand

T: 035 902 6624
F: 035 902 6601
Website: www.unizulu.ac.za

LIMPOPO

University of Limpopo

T: 015 268 2140
F: 015 267 0142
Website: www.ul.ac.za

University of Venda

T: 015 962 8000
F: 015 962 4742
Website: www.univen.ac.za

NORTH WEST

North West University

T: 018 299 2601
F: 018 299 2603
Website: www.nwu.ac.za

WESTERN CAPE

Stellenbosch University

T: 021 808 4654/2721
F: 021 808 3714
Website: www.sun.ac.za

University of Cape Town

T: 021 650 2105/6
F: 021 650 5100
Website: www.uct.ac.za

University of the Western Cape

T: 021 959 2911
F: 021 959 2973
Website: www.uwc.ac.za

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

T: 021 959 6767
Website: www.cput.ac.za

MPUMALANGA

University of Mpumalanga

T: 013 002 0001
Website: www.ump.ac.za

NORTHERN CAPE

Sol Plaatje University

T: 053 491 0000
Website: www.spu.ac.za

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