BSc · Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental, Microbiology, Biotechnology
International tuition
≈ ZAR 104,100 per year (computed)
Average tuition fee for the first year of study · Priced for this course · International students
A RANGE, NOT A SINGLE PRICE. Wits’ 2026 Fees Book gives the average first-year local tuition for the BSc as a range, ZAR 52,050 to ZAR 80,750, because the BSc is a flexible degree priced from the individual courses a student registers for rather than as one package. The amount recorded here is double the bottom of that range; a student from outside SADC choosing more expensive courses can pay up to double the top of the range, roughly ZAR 161,500. Wits does not publish an international amount as a number anywhere in its 2026 Fees Book — only the rule "International undergraduate students from outside of SADC pay double the local tuition fees" (General Information, same document), applied here to the range's own lower bound. SADC-country nationals pay the local rate instead, plus a separate International Registration Fee of ZAR 6,970 a year, and are not who this figure describes. 75% of the year's fees (plus accommodation, if in residence) must clear before registration, with the remaining 25% due by 30 June 2026; medical aid cover is compulsory.
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Wits’ 2026 Fees Book gives the average first-year local tuition for the BSc as a range, ZAR 52,050 to ZAR 80,750 (roughly USD 2,900-4,500), because the BSc is a flexible degree priced from the individual courses a student registers for rather than as one package. The internationalTuition value above records only the doubled bottom of that range; an undergraduate from outside SADC choosing pricier courses pays up to roughly ZAR 161,500 (double the top of the range), which is about USD 9,000 a year at 2026 rates — still among the cheaper research-university tuitions anywhere in this dataset. Its International Students Office states the rule that turns the local figure into what an overseas student actually pays: students from SADC member countries (Angola, Botswana, Comoros, DR Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe — Rwanda is also included in the fee-book table) pay the local tuition plus a non-refundable International Registration Fee of ZAR 6,970 a year, while undergraduates from anywhere else — the rest of Africa and the rest of the world — pay double the local tuition and no IRF. 75% of the year’s fees (plus accommodation, if in residence) must clear before registration, with the remaining 25% due by 30 June 2026. Medical aid cover is compulsory, paid directly to the provider, and proof of it is required before the International Students Office will issue registration clearance. Re-verified 5 Sep 2026 against the same Fees Book: still only a range.
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- February (Start of Term)
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- English
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- Application deadline
- 30 September 2026 for the 2027 academic intake, for all undergraduate programmes except Health Sciences, Architectural Studies, Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and BA Film and TV, which closed on 30 June 2026. Residence applications run 1 April to 30 September 2026. An applicant may apply for a maximum of three programmes, and Wits states it will not deal with third-party agents applying on an applicant’s behalf.
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English language
- IELTS, 6.5 overall
- Cambridge English Language Assessment (CAE), 185 overall
- TOEFL iBT, 100 overallWits accepts TOEFL only "in exceptional cases": 100 on the internet-based test, 600 paper-based or 250 computer-based. A pass in English Language at GCSE/GCE/IGCSE Ordinary level, or an equivalent to South African matriculation Higher Grade English, is also accepted in place of a test.
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