University Of Cape Town 2024 admission portal is open on 1 April 2023 and closes on September 2023. All Interested applicants who are applying to study Undergraduate Courses or Postgraduate Courses are to submit their application as early as possible before the closing date is due.
University Of Cape Town UCT 2024 Admission Opening Date
When to apply
Applications open on 1 April 2023 and close on 31 July 2023 for admission in 2024. Please try to submit your application as soon as possible. We do not consider late applications.
Application Fees
An application fee must be paid for every application. UCT students and graduates, as well as Semester Study Abroad (SSA) applicants, are exempt from the application fee unless applying to a Graduate School of Business (GSB) programme. Please refer to the fee structure for more information.
University Of Cape Town UCT 2024 Admission Closing Date
The admissions closing date can vary from year to year and is typically announced by the university closer to the time. The School admission closes in September each year. Interested applicants are to take note.
Admissions Office
Tel: +27 (0)21 650 2128
Please note: the University reserves the right to change these dates. Before acting on any of the dates below confirmation should be sought from the appropriate office.
1 April 2023
- Applications for admission in 2023 open at 12:00 noon.
- The National Benchmark Tests (NBTs) registrations open.
22 April 2023
- The UCT Virtual Open Day is hosted on Microsoft Teams Live.
31 July 2023
- All undergraduate applications close. We do not accept late applications.
- Applications for student housing close.
- The last date to write the NBTs if you wish to be considered for a conditional offer by the Faculty of Health Sciences.
- Preferred date for the submission of Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) portfolios.
31 August 2023
- Closing date for undergraduate programme changes. Requests must be sent to [email protected] with the subject line “Request for programme change”.
- Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art (BA(FA)) portfolios are due.
30 September 2023
- Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) portfolios are due.
14 October 2023
- The last date to write the NBTs for admission to UCT.
15 November 2023
- We aim to finalise all international applications to allow sufficient time for visa applications.
30 November 2023
- Deadline for international applicants to attract an offer of admission. This is necessary to allow for sufficient time to obtain a study visa.
31 December 2023
- Final transcripts for transferring applicants are due