University of Stellenbosch Tuition Fee 2025/2026
Study fees
* estimated; subject to approval of budget by end of 2016.
These amounts are not applicable to international students, with the exception of international students with valid permanent residency in South Africa and international students with refugee status – click here to be redirected to the website of Stellenbosch University International.
Below follows a representative sample of the University’s instructional programmes along with the estimated study fees of each, per annum, as applicable in 2025/2026. These figures are simply meant as a rough indication of the cost of tuition. For a more accurate indication of the cost, please refer to the relevant tables in the Calendar 2025/2026, Part 3. You can request a quote – see the link above the table.
Please note that study-related additional costs as for materials and laboratory fees and travelling expenses, calculated according to the amounts of 2016 with the annual increase, are included in the amounts listed below; departments may alter these based on academic need. Estimates for text books (refer to the academic departments), membership dues for academic and registered societies (R50 – R200), PSO fees for private students (R297) and parking fees are excluded.
For more detailed information on study fees cost, consult the full version of the Calendar 2025/2026, Part 3, which indicates undergraduate and postgraduate fees and study-related additional fees per module. The study fees and related costs of most postgraduate programmes are also indicated per module in the Calendar 2025/2026, Part 3. The estimated cost of a selection of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes also appears as fees per programme per year in the Calendar 2025/2026, Part 3.
An abbreviated version of the Calendar 2025/2026, Part 3, (excluding study-related additional fees per module) can also be requested from The Enquiries Desk, Administration Building A, Ryneveld Street, Stellenbosch, tel: +27 21 808-9111.
Request a more detailed Provisional Statement of Fees / Quotation (Undergraduate and Postgraduate, all years of registration)
| Course | Estimated amount in 2025/2026 for 1st year of Undergraduate study (unless stated otherwise) |
| BA | R35 387 |
| BA (Law) | R42 524 |
| BA Visual Arts | R34 703 |
| B Drama and Theatre Studies | R34 310 |
| BMus | R38 637 |
| BEd (Gen Educ)(Inter/Senior)(Foundation) | R34 283 |
| BSc | R42 783 |
| BSc Agric | R40 386 |
| BSc Food Science | R42 142 |
| BSc Forestry & Wood Science, 1st – 3rd year, per year |
R41 662 |
| BSc Forestry & Wood Science, 4th year, per year | R47 759 |
| BTh | R35 220 |
| BDiv | R38 979 |
| LLB (Undergraduate) | R42 374 |
| LLB (Postgraduate, 2nd B degree), 1st of 2-yr | R38 889 |
| LLB (Postgraduate, 2nd B degree), 1st of 3-yr | R44 545 |
| BCom | R35 332 |
| BCom (Actuarial Science) | R51 146 |
| BCom (with Law subjects) | R43 971 |
| BAcc I – II, per year | R40 997 |
| BAcc III | R43 901 |
| BAccLLB | R46 110 |
| BEng (extended curriculum) | R52 057 |
| BSc in Physiotherapy | R42 213 |
| BSc in Dietetics | R43 620 |
| B of Occupational Therapy | R41 669 |
| B in Speech-Language and Hearing Therapy |
R39 566 |
| MB ChB I | R55 132 |
| MB ChB II | R54 756 |
| MB ChB III | R54 951 |
| MB ChB IV | R49 718 |
| MB ChB V | R70 056 |
| MB ChB VI | R55 489 |
Click here for PDF document with 2025/2026 tuition fees
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