Have you applied to study further yet? As we head into the last quarter of the year, many Universities will start closing their 2025 applications, it is important that you know their closing date so you can apply in time. Here are the University Closing Dates in South Africa.
THE LIST OF UNIVERSITY CLOSING DATES
Below is the list of University closing dates:
1. NELSON MANDELA UNIVERSITY (NMU) APPLICATION
- Applications Open: 6 April 2025
- Applications Close:
- MBChB applications: 31 May 2025 (NBT results must be available by the 31st of July 2025).
- Early applications (excluding MBChB): 5 August 2025
- Late applications (excluding MBChB): 30 September 2025
- International student applications (excluding MBChB): 30 September 2025
- Student Housing applications: 30 September 2025
2. UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE (UFH) APPLICATION
‣ Applications Open: July/August 2025 (Still TBC by UFH)
‣ Applications Close: November/December 2025 (Still TBC by UFH)
3. THE UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA (TUKS) APPLICATION
APPLICATION DATES FOR 2023 STUDIES
‣ Applications Open: 01 May 2025
‣ Applications Close Faculty specific.
Check out the closing dates for specific programmes.
4. NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (NWU) APPLICATION
‣ Applications Open: 01 June 2025
‣ Applications Close Faculty are specific.
Check out the closing dates for specific programmes.
5. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA (UNISA) APPLICATION
‣ Applications Open: Dates not released by institution yet
‣ Applications Close: Dates not released by institution yet
6. THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE (UFS) APPLICATION
‣ Applications Open: 01 April
‣ Applications Closing Dates: 1 November 2025
7. RHODES UNIVERSITY APPLICATION
‣ Applications Open: March 2025
‣ Applications Close: 31 July 2025 (Undergraduates), 31 October 202522 (Postgraduates)
8. WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY (WSU) APPLICATION
‣ Applications Open: May 2025
‣ Applications Close: 28 September 2025 (Health Sciences faculty), 31 October 2025 (Other faculties)
9. UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG (UJ) APPLICATION
‣ Applications Open: 1 April 2025
‣ Applications Close: 30 November 2025 (Undergraduates), 15 December 2025 (Post-graduates & Honours)
10. THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE (UWC) APPLICATION DATES
‣ Applications Open: 15 May 2025
‣ Applications Close: 30 September 2025
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL (UKZN) APPLICATION
‣ Applications Open: 01 April 2025
‣ Applications Close:
November 2025
Faculty-specific dates may apply.
12. THE UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND (WITS) APPLICATION
‣ Applications Open: 01 April 2025
‣ Applications Close:
30 June 2025 (Faculty of Health Sciences; Bachelor of Architecture; Bachelor of Audiology, Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology, Bachelor of Arts in Film and TV)
30 September 2025 (all other programmes, residence applications)
13. UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN (UCT) APPLICATION DATES
‣ Applications Open: 01 May 2025
‣ Applications Close: 31 August 2025
‣ Applications Open: 01 April 2025
‣ Applications Close: 30 September 2025
15. THE UNIVERSITY OF VENDA (UNIVEN) APPLICATION
‣ Applications Open: May 2025
‣ Applications Close: 27 September 2025
16. THE UNIVERSITY OF MPUMALANGA (UMP) APPLICATION
‣ Applications Open: 01 April 2025
‣ Applications Close:
06 November 2025
17. STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY APPLICATION DATES
‣ Applications Open: 06 April 2025
‣ Applications Close:
31 July 2025 (Undergraduates, residence applications)
01 August 2025 (Financial Assistance)
18. THE UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND (UNIZULU) APPLICATION
‣ Applications Open: 15 March 2025
‣ Applications Close: 30 August 2025 (Social Work), 30 September 2025 (Nursing Science), 31 October 2025 (all other programmes)
