University of Pretoria Student Prospectus Fees

By | November 6, 2023

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US$30

When you submit your UPOnline study application, you will need to pay an application fee of R300 (US$30) for 2023.

The 30 April payment date for the 2,5% discount will remain.

The average fees for the faculties are set out in the tables at the bottom of this page and are based on the average cost of the study programme, excluding AIM modules. We will update the web with the new fee structure the moment it becomes available (normally at year-end).

The initial fee, payable before registration is possible, is displayed at the Summary of Fees icon.  It will be visible towards the end of December (preceding the January registration period) on the student’s account.

Once students are registered, their own specific student account details and information about possible rebates can be found on the UP Student Portal “Student Centre”.  According to our policy, 50% of a student’s account is payable end of April. Accounts are fully payable by 31 July.  Also, see the 2,5% Discount and Payment Arrangements icons for handy information.

  • See the Statement of Accounts icon for information on where and how to view the account.
  • Non-South African citizens, please refer to the notes available at the International Fees icon.
  • Fees do not include the cost of prescribed books, stationery or other study-related expenses.
  • If a degree is completed mid-year, AND a new degree is registered for in the same year thereafter, the FULL tuition fees are immediately payable on registration. Full fees are payable by the end of July of any study year, irrespective of when in the year the programme was registered. Any amounts still outstanding after 31 July, will result in the blocking of access to academic records. Notification of a supplementary exam will not be blocked and will be available to the student.

NOTE: Pay the initial fee early.

During the January registration period, the queues at the UP cashiers are excessively long and may delay your progress for hours. Avoid these long payment queues during the registration period by paying the initial fee directly into the University’s bank account, at least 5 DAYS BEFORE your registration date.  See the Bank Details icon for our account number, etc.

  • This will allow for adequate processing time in this very busy time of the year and will ensure that you are not financially blocked which will prevent you from registering.
  • Submit proof of any bursary to the Student Service Centre (ssc@up.ac.za ) preferably two weeks before registration, so that UP can record it in the system, and if applicable, waive the payment of the initial fee. See the Fees Paid by Bursaries icon for more information.
  • Keep your proof of your payment (or a copy of your bursary letter) with you during the registration period.

No student may register before they have either:

–     paid the initial fee AT LEAST 5 DAYS BEFORE registration

      or

– provide proof of a bursary/loan from an external provider AT LEAST 5 DAYS BEFORE registration

AIM Modules

The cost of AIM modules is not included in the average cost per course in the Fees tables below.

AIM 101               

AIM 102              

AIM 111               

AIM 121              

Estimated tuition fees per year (SA and SADC countries citizens)

Once an applicant has registered at the University, a detailed statement of tuition fees will be made available on the Student Portal.  See the Statement of Accounts icon for details.

Tuition fee quotations are available to students as a self-help function. Please see the Quotation icon for more information.

Please consult the faculty yearbooks on the UP web for the module codes:   http://www.up.ac.za/yearbooks/home


• On the UP web, click My TUKS login
• Login on the UP Student Portal
• Enter the Student Centre (self-service)
• Click the Student Finances link under Finances, then the Student Finances tab on the top of the next page and you will find the fee estimation –  quotation option
• The system will allow module selection options for all undergraduate students.  See your faculty yearbook for codes.  Example of a course selection option:  Subject Area:  EKN, Catalog Number: 110

• Remember to add AIM modules
• Complete the required fields
• Use the plus (+) button to add modules or the minus (-) button to remove modules
• Click the Generate Quote button to view, save or print the quotation (PDF format)

Estimated tuition fees per year (SA and SADC countries citizens)

Fees in 2023

Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences1st year2nd year3rd year
BAdmin (Public Management and International Relations)   39 000 –   51 000  53 000 –       61 000   49 000 –   66 000
BCom (Extended Programme)    50 000 –    58 000n/an/a
BCom (Own choice)    48 000 –    60 000   48 000 –   53 000   38 000 –   48 000
BCom Option: Supply Chain Management    42 000 –    55 000   43 000 –   57 000   33 000 –   48 000
BCom (Accounting Sciences)    44 000 –    60 000   56 000 –   67 000   50 000 –   60 000
BCom (Agribusiness Management)    40 000 –    54 000   41 000 –   47 000   49 000 –   54 000
BCom (Business Management)    46 000 –    53 000   43 000 –   49 000   37 000 –   42 000
BCom (Econometrics)    47 000 –    62 000   45 000 –   56 00053 000
BCom (Economics)    50 000 –    62 000   45 000 –   53 000   46 000 –   51 000
BCom (Financial Sciences)    39 000 –    53 000   52 000 –   55 000   41 000 –   46 000
BCom (Human Resource Management)    44 000 –    64 000   42 000 –   69 000   45 000 –   69 000
BCom (Informatics)    42 000 –    64 000   48 000 –   59 000   33 000 –   38 000
BCom (Investment Management)    42 000 –    55 000   43 000 –   49 000   50 000 –   62 000
BCom (Law)    50 000 –    69 000   50 000 –   53 000   52 000 –   60 000
BCom (Marketing Management)    40 000 –    54 000   40 000 –   47 000   37 000 –   42 000
BCom (Statistics and Data Science)    44 000 –    67 000   45 000 –   53 000   45 000 –   58 000
Faculty of Law1st year2nd year3rd year4th year
LLB47 000 –56 00057 00064 00046 000 –64 000
BCom (Law) (in Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences)50 000 –69 00050 000 –53 000  52 000 –60 000   
BA (Law) (in Faculty of Humanities)48 000 –56 00049 000 –58 00047 000 –53 000 
Faculty of Theology1st year2nd year3rd year4th year
BDIV (Theology)45 000 –56 00033 000 –56 00040 000 –44 00021 000 – 34 000
BTH (Theology)46 000 –54 00036 000 –41 00031 000 –44 000 
DipTheol – University Diploma in Theology40 000 –52 00040 000 –44 000 40 000 –  44 000 
Faculty of Education1st year2nd year3rd year4th year
BEd (Early Childhood Development and Foundation Phase)  44 000 –  64 000 42 000 –  56 000 42 000 –  61 000 22 000 –  28 000
BEd (Intermediate Phase) 44 000 –  61 000 42 000 –  58 000 42 000 –  72 000 19 000 –  22 000
BEd (Senior Phase) 47 000 –  60 000 37 000 –  52 000 37 000 –  50 000 14 000 –  24 000
Higher Certificate: Sports25 000   
PGCE: FET Teaching36 000 –  59 000   

Fees in 2023

Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology1st year2nd year3rd year4th year
BEng (Chemical Engineering)64 00072 00078 00054 000
BEng (Civil Engineering)57 00063 00059 000 –82 00056 000 –73 000
BEng (Computer Engineering)66 00075 00066 00037 000 –41 000
BEng (Electrical Engineering)54 00067 00059 00036 000 –43 000
BEng (Electronic Engineering)54 00063 00055 00037 000 –41 000
BEng (Industrial Engineering)56 00061 00075 00060 000
BEng (Mechanical Engineering)56 00061 00075 00060 000
BEng (Metallurgical Engineering)56 00074 00059 00054 000
BEng (Mining Engineering)60 00072 00067 00045 000 –65 000
BIT – Information Systems49 000 –56 00045 000 –49 00032 000 –40 000 
BIS (Information Science)45 000 –56 00054 000 –59 00042 000 –49 000 
BIS (Multimedia)  50 000 –66 00062 000 –77 00050 000 
BIS (Publishing)45 000 –61 00042 000 –49 00042 000 –50 000 
BSc (Architecture)42 000 –59 00047 000 –   61 00057 000 –71 000 
BSc (Computer Science)68 000 –84 00056 000 –68 00057 000 –67 000 
BSc (Construction Management)49 000 –59 00045 000 –52 00061 000 –72 000 
BSc IT (Information and Knowledge Systems)56 000 –65 00049 000 –74 00057 000 –74 000 
BSc QS (Bachelor of Science Quantity Surveying)48 000 –60 00046 000 –52 00059 000 –66 000 
BSc (Real Estate)50 000 –58 00043 000 –52 00058 000 –64 000 
BT&RP (Bachelor of Town and Regional Planning)49 000 –66 00040 000 –52 00045 000 –55 00030 000 –38 000

Fees in 2023

Faculty of Veterinary Science1st year2nd year3rd year4th year5th year6th year
BVSc (Bachelor of Veterinary Science –new curriculum)49 000 –58 00057 000 –67 00053 000 –62 00057 000 –79 00066 000 –  70 00051 000 –55 000
B Vet Nurse   58 000 –   62 00050 000 –58 000  48 000 –50 000   

Fees in 2023

Faculty of Health Sciences1st year2nd year3rd year4th year5th year6th year
MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery)66 000 –78 00068 000 –80 00074 00076 00063 000 –80 00064 000 –83 000
BChD (Bachelor of Dentistry)64 000 –79 00054 000 –73 00074 000 –89 00054 000 –74 00064 000 –76 000 
BCur (Bachelor of Nursing Science)42 000 –66 00043 000 –51 00038 000 –58 00042 000 –53 000  
BDietetics (Bachelor of Dietetics)42 000 –50 00041 000 –46 00050 000 –62 00034 000 –44 000  
BOccTher (Bachelor of Occupational Therapy)58 000 –79 00050 000 –62 00052 000 –75 00044 000 –53 000  
BOH (Bachelor of Oral Hygiene)67 000 –78 00044 000 –56 00056 000 –73 000   
BPhysT (Bachelor of Physiotherapy)54 000 –64 00054 000 –59 00055 000 –65 00036 000 –41 000  
BSportSci (BSportScience)62 000 –73 00044 000 –51 00050 000 –52 000   
BRad (Bachelor of Radiography)58 000 –75 00060 000 –68 00054 000 –62 00028 000 –   45 000  
BClinical Medical Practice (Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice)60 000 –70 00022 000 –24 00032 000 –35 000   

Estimated tuition fees per year (SA and SADC countries citizens)

Fees in 2023

Faculty of Humanities1st year2nd year3rd year4th year
BA (Languages)42 000 –52 00044 000 –48 00047 000 –53 000 
BA (Drama)45 000 –53 00044 000 –55 00052 000 –58 000 
BA (Fine Arts)49 000 –59 00038 000 –44 00049 000 –46 00034 000 –42 000
BA (Information Design)39 000 –51 00034 000 –44 00047 000 –55 00038 000 –50 000
BA (Law)48 000 –56 00049 000 –58 00047 000 –53 000 
BA (Humanities)43 000 –52 00036 000 –44 00040 000 –48 000 
BA (Visual Studies)37 000 –54 00032 000 –47 00031 000 –38 000 
BA (Audiology)48 000 –63 00040 000 – 45 00049 000 –51 00025 000 –33 000
BA (Speech-Language Pathology)48 000 –62 00040 000 –44 00046 000 –51 00025 000 –33 000
BSocSci (Heritage and Cultural Tourism)47 000 –52 00031 000 –41 00033 000 –   40 000 
BMus47 000 –68 00046 000 –58 00044 000 –55 00025 000 –33 000
BPolSci (International Studies)43 000 –55 00046 000 –52 00042 000 –47 000 
BPolSci (Political Studies) 53 000 –63 00048 000 –54 00041 000 –52 000 
BSW (Bachelor of Social Work)41 000 –49 00051 000 –60 00044 000 –49 00034 000 –43 000
BSocSci (Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies)44 000 –59 00042 000 –54 00042 000 –59 000 

Estimated tuition fees per year (SA and SADC countries citizens)

Fees in 2023

Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences1st year2nd year3rd year4th year
BConSci (Hospitality Management)                                                   54 000 –70 00038 000 –45 00044 000 –48 00033 000 –40 000
BConSci (Clothing: Retail Management)46 000 –60 00048 00045 00032 000 –34 000
BConSci (Foods: Retail Management)45 000 –70 00038 000 –45 00050 00035 000 –39 000
BSc (Actuarial and Financial Mathematics)52 000 –65 00052 000 –70 00047 000 –66 000 
BSc Agric (Agricultural Economics/Agribusiness Management)48 000 –55 00042 000 –50 00040 000 –51 00040 000 –41 000
BSc Agric (Animal Science)53 000 –66 00053 000 –59 00047 000 –55 00054 000 –61 000
BSc Agric (Applied Plant and Soil Sciences)51 000 –67 00044 000 –51 00043 000 –51 00043 000 –55 000
BSc Agric (Plant Pathology)54 000 –67 00046 000 –57 00036 000 –43 00034 000 –40 000
BSc (Biochemistry)51 000 – 66 00045 000 –57 00036 000 –46 000 
BSc (Biological Sciences) 52 000 – 66 000 n/a n/a 
BSc (Biotechnology)51 000 –66 00046 000 –53 00045 000 
BSc (Chemistry)49 000 –66 00050 000 –62 00038 000 –48 000 
BSc (Ecology)51 000 –66 00054 00045 000 
BSc (Entomology)51 000 –66 000  44 000 –54 00037 000 –45 000 
BSc (Engineering and Environmental Geology)52 000 –66 00054 000 –65 00041 000 –52 000 
BSc (Food Science)53 000 –70 00051 000 –57 00040 000 –43 000 
BSc (Genetics)51 000 –66 00042 000 –56 00038 000 –46 000 
BSc (Geography and Environmental Science)49 000 –52 00049 000 –53 00041 000 –46 000 
BSc (Geoinformatics)50 000 – 61 00053 000 –59 00044 000 –49 000 
BSc (Geology)51 000 –66 00054 000 –69 00044 000 –52 000 
BSc (Human Genetics)51 000 –66 00037 000 –53 00034 000 –46 000 
BSc (Human Physiology)51 000 –66 00053 000 –58 00036 000 –48 000 
BSc (Human Physiology, Genetics and Psychology)50 000 –64 00052 000 –58 00044 000 –47 000 
BSc (Mathematical Statistics)  49 000 –66 00046 000 –54 00044 000 –55 000 
BSc (Mathematics)  54 000 –    67 00046 000 –55 000 37 000 –  44 000 
BSc (Medical Sciences)  58 000 –    68 00053 000 –65 000 44 000 –  47 000 
BSc (Meteorology)  50 000 –    58 00045 000 –49 00035 000 –  46 000 
BSc (Microbiology)  52 000 –    66 000 47 000 –  53 00039 000 –  46 000 
BSc (Physics)  50 000 –    66 00051 000 –60 00044 000 –51 000 
BSc (Plant Science)  51 000 –    66 00047 000 –61 00037 000 –46 000 
BSc (Zoology) 52 000 –   66 00047 000 –56 00038 000 –44 000 

Disclaimer:

Please note that the above information is merely an estimation based on the information available at that time.

The information above should not be used for any purpose other than as an estimate of tuition fees.

The above information may change without prior notice.

For a more accurate quotation for tuition fees kindly contact our Student Service Centre – 012 420 3111 or ssc@up.ac.za.