University of Cape Town Application 2026

University of Cape Town Application Fees

An application fee must be paid for every application. UCT students and graduates, as well as Semester Study Abroad (SSA) applicants, are exempt from the application fee unless applying to a Graduate School of Business (GSB) programme.

The relevant application fee should accompany all applications:

Note

• Application fees will not be refunded. Paying your application fee does not mean you will be offered a place to study at UCT.
• The application fee may be paid by direct deposit, electronic funds transfer (EFT) or credit card. Cash payments may only be made at the Cashiers Office, Kramer Building, Cross Campus Road, Middle Campus, UCT.
  Credit card payments must be made online.
• EFT payments for all degrees/diplomas EXCEPT GSB must be made to the following account:

  Beneficiary:

  UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – No.1 Sundries Account

  Bank:

  Standard Bank SA Ltd

  Branch:

  Rondebosch, Western Cape

  Branch Code:

  025009

  Account:

  071503854

  Swift code (for international payments):

  SBZAZAJJ

  Reference Number:

  11196, applicant number (you will receive your applicant number when your application is captured).
  E.g. 11196 ABCDEF001.
   (This reference number must be entered on the appropriate bank form.)

• *EFT payments for the GSB (Graduate School of Business) programmes must be made to the following account:

  Beneficiary:

  UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN – No.9 GSB Account

  Bank:

  Standard Bank SA Ltd

  Branch:

  Rondebosch, Western Cape

  Branch Code:

  025009

  Account:

  072953004

  Swift code (for international payments):

  SBZAZAJJ

  GSB Reference Number:

  GSB, applicant’s first name, applicant’s last name.
  E.g. GSB Betty Brown.
   (This reference number must be entered on the appropriate bank form.)

• Application fees should be paid in South African Rands, except when applying for a GSB qualification from outside the SADC region, in which case payment should be in US dollars.
• UCT graduates are exempt from paying an application fee, except in the case of GSB qualifications.

Submitting Results And Documents

Current learners at school must make sure that all examination results from Grade 11 until September of Grade 12 are submitted. Failure to submit these results may result in delays.

Transferring students should submit all transcripts and academic records as early as possible.

Documents must be submitted as certified electronic copies to [email protected]. Please do not send your submissions to any other email address/es as this will only delay the processing of your application.

Monitor Your Application

When we update your application, you will receive an email communication. Please monitor your email account closely for updates. You can also check your status online with the log-in credentials that we will send you after you apply. We are not permitted to disclose your application status telephonically.