Top 3 Cheapest Universities in South Africa for International Students

Here are the cheapest universities in South Africa for undergraduate, masters and doctoral degree programs open for international students and resident South African students. These universities are international universities and have students from different countries of the world.

As it stands now, Rhodes University is the cheapest university in South Africa currently and as a matter of fact, it accepts international students. The good news about studying in South Africa is the ease; you don’t have to go through a lot of stress getting their study requirements.

I have written severally on low tuition universities and as a matter of fact, it is the way to go to save more money while getting the same value.

To cut cost international students always lookout for cheap universities abroad that would offer the same value as some other very popular universities that may have them chop off their head with tuition fees.

For those who have interest in studying in South Africa, first I want to let you know that there are many scholarships available for international and domestic students in South Africa and some of these scholarships covers so much that you have to spend just very little or even approximate nothing.

In addition there cheap universities in South Africa, the cheapest of them being Rhodes University as of the time of the first edition of this article.

Rhodes University is the cheapest university in South Africa with a tuition fee range of R29,200 ($2174) to R50,700 ($3775). You can very hardly get universities as cheap as this in very popular countries like Canada.

Universities in Canada that fall within the range of $3000 have their range expanded up to $4000 for tuition and there are just very few of them, just about three. You can check here to see the list of the lowest tuition universities in Canada.

Cheapest Universities in South Africa for International Students
( Low tuition Universities in South Africa )

• Rhodes University
• North-West University
• University of Cape Town

Rhodes University

This university is one of the oldest universities in Africa! It was established in 1904. For today, it has over seven thousand students. There are six faculties in this university of Africa: – Pharmacy; – Education; – Science; – Law; – Commerce; – Humanities.

Like I said earlier, Rhodes is the Cheapest University in South Africa and despite itslow tuition fee charge, it is one of the best universities in South Africa. If you are planning to study in South Africa anytime soon, then Rhodes is one of the universities you should be looking at.

Rhodes University has two basic types of fees. The first fee is the tuition fee which ranges from R29,200 ($2174) to R50,700 ($3.775).

This payment is for undergraduate programmes in the university. You will also need to pay residence fee which ranges from R51,900 ($3864) to R54,500 ($4058). Registration fee costs R4,400 ($328).

North-West University

As one of the cheapest universities in South Africa for international and domestic students, the tuition fee at North-West University is estimated to be as low as R31,000 ($2313) to R47,000 ($3507) for undergraduates programmes.

The North-West University application is just about R500 ($37) and as it is done everywhere, this fee is non refundable once paid and it is only paid once during admission application.

You will also need to pay residence fees to stay in the university; this is a country wide requirement and every international student pay this fee in their host country except in special cases.

You will also need to budget around R17,630 ($1315) for a standard room and R18,280 ($1364) for a single room.

University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town It`s also one of the Cheapest Universities in South Africa yet among the best universities in Africa too. According to the list of payments from the official website of the University of Cape Town.

Talking about cheap universities in south Africa for international students, University of Cape Town offers studies in English to accommodate international students and have different extracurricular activities that help international students to adapt with studying in South Africa.

International students are required to pay around R90,000 ($6716) for full-time undergraduate programmes and about R60,000 ($4478) for Master`s programmes. You will also need to pay the residence fee of R28,000 ($2089).

If you want to get the a PhD degree in this university too, then you will need to pay the full Master`s Degree Fee plus R3,750 ($279).

Conclusion: Cheap Universities in South Africa for International Students

These cheap universities in South Africa for international students listed here are the best I have for now. If you are interested in any of them, the admission application process is as follows;

Applicants or candidates have the choice of either applying through the internet or through admission agencies. For those interested in applying through the internet, the following steps should be adhered to:

• Applicants should visit the web portal of the university they have chosen and make a request for an online application form.
• Applicants should fill the form with the right the information and upload the necessary documents
• Once done with the form, applicants should send it to the admission department of the university or send it to the address stated on the form
• Once the applicants form has been considered he or she will be sent an offer by airmail or Email
• After applicants have received the offer they should ask for a visa pack from the school so they can start processing their visa
• At this point, you are ready for your enrollment.

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