Is Ufh open for 2025/2026 applications?

Applications to study at the University of Fort Hare in 2025/2026 are to open in July.

Applications to study at the University of Fort Hare in 2025/2026 are to open in July. 

The University of Fort Hare is a vibrant, equitable and sustainable African university, committed to teaching and research excellence at the service of its students, scholars and the wider community.

UFH is redefining its role as the producer and disseminator of new knowledge, particularly focusings on its central place in the reshaping of post apartheid South Africa, and repositioning itself as the empowerment agent in the political, economic, cultural and social revolution that is unfolding in the subcontinent and beyond.

Known as the birth site of the black consciousness movement in the 1970s, the University of Fort Hare’s alumni include Oliver Tambo, Nelson Mandela, Govan Mbeki, Robert Sobukwe, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, poet Dennis Brutus, journalist Can Themba, the first black Zimbabwean medical doctor, Tichafa Samuel Parirenyatwa, and historian, novelist and politician Stanlake Samkange.

Faculties

  • Management & Commerce
  • Health Sciences
  • Education
  • Social Sciences & Humanities
  • Science & Agriculture
  • Nelson R. Mandela School of Law

Campuses

  • Alice Campus
  • Bhisho Campus
  • East London Campu

For more information, visit the University of Fort Hare.

Make sure you have a valid email address and access to a scanner before proceeding with your application. 

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Ways To Pay For Your UFH Studies

How To Apply

Step One 

Meet Entry Requirements and submit your application form and all the necessary documentation before 30 September.

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Step Two 

An SMS will be sent to you informing you of the status of your application thereafter a letter of confirmation.

Step Three

Current matriculants who qualify based on their Grade 12 mid-term performance, are provisionally admitted pending the submission of their final matric results and subject to availability of space

Step Four

Successful applicants will receive sms and an admission letter, together with a registration guide, which reflects the registration dates and orientation programme.

Application Fee

A non-refundable application fee of R 80.00 is payable by all applicants (for online applications). Please use the following bank details to deposit and upload the deposit slip with the rest of your required documents.

Banking Details

Bank: Standard Bank
Branch: Alice
Branch code: 05 01 19
Account name: University of Fort Hare
Account number: 28 210 1357
Reference: Applicant’s name and surname


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