South African Universities Accepting Applications 2026…. Are you looking for the list of South African Universities Accepting Applications in 2026? If yes, then this informative article is for you. You will be given detailed information about the List of South African Universities Accepting 2026 Applications and their Closing Dates.
I know a lot of students have been waiting for this opportunity to apply for their desired university in South Africa. And, that opportunity has come to a reality now because some universities in South Africa have started accepting applications for its 2026 academy session. Some of the universities are;
List of South African Universities Accepting 2026 Applications
UNIVERSITIES
OPENING DATE
CLOSING DATE
University of Pretoria
01 April 2025
31 May 2025: Veterinary Science
30 June 2025: All other faculties
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
02 April 2025
31 July 2025
University of the Witwatersrand
01 March 2025
30 June 2025: Faculty of Health Sciences (all programmes); Bachelor of Architectural Studies; Bachelor of Audiology, Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology; BA Film & TV
30 September 2025: All other University programmes
30 September 2025: Residence applications
University of Johannesburg
01 April 2025
31 October 2025
Tshwane University of Technology
01 March 2025
30 September 2025
Vaal University of Technology
06 May 2025
30 September 2025
University of South Africa
14 October 2025
15 November 2025
UNIVERSITIES
OPENING DATE
CLOSING DATE
University of Cape Town
02 April 2025
28 July 2025: Teaching courses and Bachelor of Nursing
28 September 2025: All other programmes
University of Stellenbosch
01 April 2025
31 July 2025
University of the Western Cape
02 April 2025
30 September 2025: All programmes
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
13 May 2025
30 September 2025
UNIVERSITIES
OPENING DATE
CLOSING DATE
University of KwaZulu-Natal
01 March 2025
30 November 2025
University of Zululand
01 March 2025
30 November 2025
Durban University of Technology.
01 March 2025
30 November 2025
Mangosuthu University of Technology.
01 March 2025
30 November 2025
UNIVERSITIES
OPENING DATE
CLOSING DATE
University of Limpopo
05 April 2025
31 July 2025 (MBChB)
30 September 2025 (all the other programmes)
University of Venda
08 May 2025
26 September 2025
UNIVERSITIES
OPENING DATE
CLOSING DATE
University of Fort Hare
01 June 2025
30 October 2025
Rhodes University
19 April 2025
30 September 2025
Nelson Mandela University
04 April 2025
30 June 2025 for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) applications.
30 June 2025 for Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) & Bachelor of Radiography (BRad) applications.
02 August 2025 for early applications (excluding MBChB, BPharm & BRad).
30 September 2025 for late applications (excluding MBChB, BPharm & BRad).
30 September 2025 for international student applications.
Walter Sisulu University
01 June 2025
31 October 2025
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OPENING DATE
CLOSING DATE
University of the Free State
01 April 2025
30 September 2025
Central University of Technology
13 May 2025
30 September 2025
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OPENING DATE
CLOSING DATE
North-West University
01 April 2025
31 August 2025
UNIVERSITIES
OPENING DATE
CLOSING DATE
University of Mpumalanga
01 June 2025
30 November 2025
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OPENING DATE
CLOSING DATE
Sol Plaatje University
20 April 2025
31 October 2025
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