Entering student | 77 440 | 82 903 | 89 408 | 97 906 | 97 957 | 108 886 | 93 453 |
Cape Peninsula University of Technology | 3 586 | 3 547 | 4 340 | 4 563 | 4 048 | 4 109 | 4 337 |
Central University of Technology | 1 433 | 1 267 | 2 011 | 2 182 | 2 129 | 3 015 | 2 049 |
Durban University of Technology | 2 142 | 2 834 | 3 081 | 3 123 | 3 375 | 4 948 | 2 419 |
Mangosuthu University of Technology | 330 | 375 | 394 | 551 | 647 | 725 | 620 |
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | 2 427 | 2 608 | 2 827 | 2 872 | 2 977 | 3 346 | 2 988 |
North West University | 4 067 | 4 090 | 3 799 | 6 338 | 5 208 | 5 338 | 4 655 |
Rhodes University | 1 032 | 957 | 1 064 | 1 002 | 1 139 | 1 152 | 1 084 |
Sefako Makgatho Health Science University | - | 178 | 154 | 222 | 224 | 259 | 249 |
Sol Plaatje University Northern Cape | - | 108 | 1 | 41 | 61 | 63 | 83 |
Tshwane University of Technology | 4 914 | 5 126 | 5 369 | 6 215 | 6 818 | 7 923 | 5 704 |
University of Cape Town | 3 002 | 2 266 | 2 675 | 1 509 | 1 467 | 3 697 | 1 552 |
University of Fort Hare | 810 | 861 | 917 | 1 072 | 1 309 | 1 072 | 529 |
University of Johannesburg | 5 126 | 3 496 | 3 569 | 3 355 | 4 156 | 3 634 | 3 007 |
University of KwaZulu-Natal | 2 582 | 2 667 | 2 724 | 2 753 | 2 874 | 3 446 | 2 925 |
University of Limpopo | 875 | 1 091 | 1 529 | 856 | 1 112 | 837 | 711 |
University of Mpumalanga | - | - | 44 | 31 | 52 | 89 | 164 |
University of Pretoria | 5 051 | 5 350 | 5 054 | 5 120 | 5 194 | 5 906 | 5 370 |
University of South Africa | 25 577 | 29 604 | 33 883 | 37 009 | 36 273 | 39 972 | 37 616 |
University of Stellenbosch | 1 237 | 1 204 | 1 226 | 1 401 | 1 297 | 1 242 | 1 174 |
University of the Free State | 3 895 | 4 361 | 4 527 | 4 917 | 5 371 | 5 823 | 5 690 |
University of Venda | 869 | 653 | 773 | 799 | 768 | 619 | 461 |
University of Western Cape | 1 519 | 1 535 | 1 491 | 1 561 | 1 443 | 1 511 | 1 436 |
University of Witwatersrand | 1 951 | 2 155 | 2 376 | 2 882 | 3 387 | 3 659 | 3 673 |
University of Zululand | 1 083 | 1 971 | 1 604 | 1 472 | 1 719 | 1 542 | 1 473 |
Vaal University of Technology | 1 684 | 1 525 | 1 846 | 3 673 | 2 241 | 2 122 | 1 279 |
Walter Sisulu University | 2 248 | 3 074 | 2 130 | 2 387 | 2 668 | 2 837 | 2 205 |
First-time entering student | 212 208 | 216 162 | 211 756 | 248 570 | 261 792 | 238 513 | 252 752 |
Cape Peninsula University of Technology | 8 280 | 7 922 | 8 680 | 7 828 | 7 838 | 7 439 | 7 310 |
Central University of Technology | 4 374 | 4 145 | 4 894 | 5 672 | 5 462 | 5 013 | 4 447 |
Durban University of Technology | 7 769 | 7 986 | 7 405 | 8 147 | 8 095 | 9 025 | 8 491 |
Mangosuthu University of Technology | 2 684 | 2 822 | 3 163 | 3 696 | 3 503 | 3 706 | 3 547 |
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | 7 564 | 7 281 | 7 610 | 6 923 | 7 863 | 7 832 | 6 731 |
North West University | 12 766 | 12 449 | 14 174 | 14 580 | 14 883 | 15 675 | 15 496 |
Rhodes University | 2 154 | 2 162 | 1 898 | 2 036 | 2 048 | 2 168 | 2 262 |
Sefako Makgatho Health Science University | - | 1 219 | 1 429 | 1 403 | 1 603 | 1 307 | 1 116 |
Sol Plaatje University Northern Cape | 124 | 220 | 408 | 444 | 634 | 740 | 777 |
Tshwane University of Technology | 14 443 | 13 738 | 14 419 | 15 674 | 14 577 | 12 967 | 11 680 |
University of Cape Town | 6 779 | 7 270 | 7 421 | 7 030 | 6 627 | 6 827 | 6 872 |
University of Fort Hare | 4 133 | 4 252 | 4 063 | 4 600 | 4 991 | 4 552 | 4 562 |
University of Johannesburg | 14 320 | 12 982 | 14 212 | 12 417 | 12 690 | 13 111 | 13 249 |
University of KwaZulu-Natal | 14 690 | 12 031 | 11 890 | 13 281 | 12 545 | 11 763 | 11 031 |
University of Limpopo | 6 466 | 5 567 | 5 904 | 5 895 | 5 986 | 6 056 | 6 208 |
University of Mpumalanga | 140 | 310 | 606 | 782 | 1 030 | 1 506 | 1 443 |
University of Pretoria | 14 075 | 13 372 | 11 674 | 11 539 | 12 914 | 12 862 | 12 531 |
University of South Africa | 42 307 | 52 130 | 34 047 | 71 596 | 80 860 | 60 069 | 86 416 |
University of Stellenbosch | 7 090 | 7 109 | 8 651 | 9 132 | 9 176 | 9 211 | 8 705 |
University of the Free State | 9 325 | 8 744 | 11 871 | 11 075 | 12 101 | 10 586 | 10 210 |
University of Venda | 4 263 | 4 018 | 4 199 | 3 754 | 4 099 | 4 182 | 3 030 |
University of Western Cape | 5 165 | 4 923 | 6 170 | 5 807 | 5 692 | 5 992 | 5 601 |
University of Witwatersrand | 7 967 | 7 602 | 8 449 | 7 849 | 8 226 | 7 634 | 7 634 |
University of Zululand | 4 987 | 4 656 | 4 925 | 4 627 | 4 462 | 4 577 | 4 051 |
Vaal University of Technology | 4 067 | 3 586 | 5 262 | 4 883 | 5 604 | 5 244 | 4 101 |
Walter Sisulu University | 6 276 | 7 666 | 8 332 | 7 900 | 8 283 | 8 469 | 5 251 |
Non-entering student | 638 697 | 643 460 | 651 361 | 643 459 | 681 200 | 683 810 | 699 809 |
Cape Peninsula University of Technology | 20 565 | 20 555 | 20 630 | 21 603 | 21 403 | 21 370 | 19 888 |
Central University of Technology | 8 475 | 8 663 | 8 629 | 10 161 | 11 821 | 12 421 | 14 036 |
Durban University of Technology | 16 549 | 16 197 | 17 365 | 18 123 | 19 346 | 20 702 | 22 846 |
Mangosuthu University of Technology | 8 321 | 8 261 | 7 981 | 8 387 | 9 192 | 9 867 | 10 483 |
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | 15 970 | 16 028 | 16 877 | 17 481 | 17 265 | 17 585 | 18 806 |
North West University | 40 046 | 45 280 | 43 945 | 39 893 | 39 843 | 41 684 | 35 316 |
Rhodes University | 4 065 | 4 296 | 4 842 | 4 694 | 4 574 | 4 766 | 4 947 |
Sefako Makgatho Health Science University | - | 3 666 | 3 808 | 4 194 | 4 460 | 4 877 | 4 855 |
Sol Plaatje University Northern Cape | - | - | 294 | 557 | 829 | 1 141 | 1 462 |
Tshwane University of Technology | 35 932 | 36 762 | 37 827 | 39 760 | 42 893 | 44 980 | 44 416 |
University of Cape Town | 14 393 | 15 539 | 16 282 | 18 051 | 18 549 | 16 123 | 18 447 |
University of Fort Hare | 8 120 | 8 345 | 8 851 | 9 722 | 10 560 | 11 319 | 10 784 |
University of Johannesburg | 28 731 | 31 182 | 32 058 | 33 007 | 32 185 | 32 092 | 30 882 |
University of KwaZulu-Natal | 27 249 | 29 989 | 30 641 | 31 824 | 32 967 | 33 739 | 32 010 |
University of Limpopo | 15 992 | 12 247 | 12 376 | 13 836 | 14 027 | 14 525 | 14 630 |
University of Mpumalanga | - | 506 | 618 | 957 | 1 378 | 1 837 | 2 652 |
University of Pretoria | 35 295 | 35 241 | 34 508 | 32 049 | 30 279 | 29 542 | 30 738 |
University of South Africa | 240 334 | 231 223 | 228 269 | 205 957 | 231 057 | 219 981 | 236 548 |
University of Stellenbosch | 19 579 | 20 351 | 19 321 | 19 514 | 19 675 | 19 881 | 20 055 |
University of the Free State | 17 599 | 16 997 | 17 831 | 21 729 | 21 119 | 24 038 | 25 082 |
University of Venda | 8 355 | 9 470 | 10 264 | 11 150 | 11 696 | 11 970 | 11 664 |
University of Western Cape | 13 223 | 13 338 | 13 528 | 14 440 | 15 087 | 15 582 | 16 164 |
University of Witwatersrand | 20 346 | 21 340 | 23 398 | 24 507 | 25 029 | 25 585 | 25 367 |
University of Zululand | 10 593 | 10 264 | 11 133 | 11 109 | 11 715 | 11 619 | 11 558 |
Vaal University of Technology | 13 544 | 12 468 | 11 966 | 10 524 | 13 072 | 14 459 | 14 877 |
Walter Sisulu University | 15 421 | 15 252 | 18 119 | 20 230 | 21 179 | 22 125 | 21 296 |
Transfer student | 40 809 | 42 687 | 23 312 | 47 049 | 44 619 | 43 703 | 48 794 |
Cape Peninsula University of Technology | 755 | 650 | 805 | 708 | 933 | 1 023 | 848 |
Central University of Technology | 70 | 118 | 174 | 170 | 52 | 776 | 571 |
Durban University of Technology | 12 | 6 | 526 | 394 | 395 | 767 | 177 |
Mangosuthu University of Technology | 42 | 60 | 50 | 31 | 12 | 30 | 2 |
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | 549 | 388 | 466 | 345 | 402 | 727 | 761 |
North West University | 6 256 | 2 251 | 1 477 | 1 747 | 1 278 | 974 | 958 |
Rhodes University | 268 | 592 | 332 | 345 | 392 | 161 | 303 |
Sefako Makgatho Health Science University | - | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 36 |
Sol Plaatje University Northern Cape | - | - | - | 21 | 36 | 50 | 64 |
Tshwane University of Technology | 1 496 | 1 620 | 1 286 | 1 383 | 1 632 | 1 803 | 682 |
University of Cape Town | 2 183 | 2 734 | 2 854 | 2 134 | 2 101 | 1 994 | 1 576 |
University of Fort Hare | - | - | - | 32 | 36 | 39 | 5 |
University of Johannesburg | 1 612 | 1 792 | 1 956 | 1 668 | 1 755 | 1 753 | 1 425 |
University of KwaZulu-Natal | 944 | 819 | 1 217 | 1 238 | 1 259 | 1 210 | 958 |
University of Limpopo | 51 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 32 | 72 | 68 |
University of Mpumalanga | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 39 | 105 |
University of Pretoria | 1 955 | 2 021 | 1 996 | 1 987 | 2 044 | 2 284 | 2 316 |
University of South Africa | 20 273 | 24 987 | 3 125 | 29 453 | 25 789 | 22 775 | 31 470 |
University of Stellenbosch | 963 | 949 | 963 | 1 067 | 1 113 | 1 189 | 1 061 |
University of the Free State | 213 | 316 | 2 040 | 381 | 925 | 1 058 | 620 |
University of Venda | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
University of Western Cape | 675 | 586 | 607 | 635 | 609 | 699 | 529 |
University of Witwatersrand | 2 457 | 2 680 | 3 225 | 3 142 | 3 643 | 4 012 | 3 993 |
Vaal University of Technology | 24 | 99 | 167 | 138 | 150 | 102 | 36 |
Walter Sisulu University | 1 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 141 | 219 |
Total | 969 154 | 985 212 | 975 837 | 1036 984 | 1085 568 | 1074 912 | 1094 808 |
Cape Peninsula University of Technology | 33 186 | 32 674 | 34 455 | 34 702 | 34 222 | 33 941 | 32 383 |
Central University of Technology | 14 352 | 14 193 | 15 708 | 18 185 | 19 464 | 21 225 | 21 103 |
Durban University of Technology | 26 472 | 27 023 | 28 377 | 29 787 | 31 211 | 35 442 | 33 933 |
Mangosuthu University of Technology | 11 377 | 11 518 | 11 588 | 12 665 | 13 354 | 14 328 | 14 652 |
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | 26 510 | 26 305 | 27 780 | 27 621 | 28 507 | 29 490 | 29 286 |
North West University | 63 135 | 64 070 | 63 395 | 62 558 | 61 212 | 63 671 | 56 425 |
Rhodes University | 7 519 | 8 007 | 8 136 | 8 077 | 8 153 | 8 247 | 8 596 |
Sefako Makgatho Health Science University | - | 5 074 | 5 402 | 5 825 | 6 292 | 6 456 | 6 256 |
Sol Plaatje University Northern Cape | 124 | 328 | 703 | 1 063 | 1 560 | 1 994 | 2 386 |
Tshwane University of Technology | 56 785 | 57 246 | 58 901 | 63 032 | 65 920 | 67 673 | 62 482 |
University of Cape Town | 26 357 | 27 809 | 29 232 | 28 724 | 28 744 | 28 641 | 28 447 |
University of Fort Hare | 13 063 | 13 458 | 13 831 | 15 426 | 16 896 | 16 982 | 15 880 |
University of Johannesburg | 49 789 | 49 452 | 51 795 | 50 447 | 50 786 | 50 590 | 48 563 |
University of KwaZulu-Natal | 45 465 | 45 506 | 46 472 | 49 096 | 49 645 | 50 158 | 46 924 |
University of Limpopo | 23 384 | 18 907 | 19 843 | 20 608 | 21 157 | 21 490 | 21 617 |
University of Mpumalanga | 140 | 816 | 1 268 | 1 771 | 2 466 | 3 471 | 4 364 |
University of Pretoria | 56 376 | 55 984 | 53 232 | 50 695 | 50 431 | 50 594 | 50 955 |
University of South Africa | 328 491 | 337 944 | 299 324 | 344 015 | 373 979 | 342 797 | 392 050 |
University of Stellenbosch | 28 869 | 29 613 | 30 161 | 31 114 | 31 261 | 31 523 | 30 995 |
University of the Free State | 31 032 | 30 418 | 36 269 | 38 102 | 39 516 | 41 505 | 41 602 |
University of Venda | 13 497 | 14 146 | 15 237 | 15 705 | 16 573 | 16 783 | 15 166 |
University of Western Cape | 20 582 | 20 382 | 21 796 | 22 443 | 22 831 | 23 784 | 23 730 |
University of Witwatersrand | 32 721 | 33 777 | 37 448 | 38 380 | 40 285 | 40 890 | 40 667 |
University of Zululand | 16 663 | 16 891 | 17 662 | 17 208 | 17 896 | 17 738 | 17 082 |
Vaal University of Technology | 19 319 | 17 678 | 19 241 | 19 218 | 21 067 | 21 927 | 20 293 |
Walter Sisulu University | 23 946 | 25 993 | 28 581 | 30 517 | 32 140 | 33 572 | 28 971 |