PROGRAMME, APPLICATION & ACCEPTANCE FEES

You can find all the fees and payments structures for our respective academic programmes listed below. You'll also find an explanation of our fees structures, annual fee increases, application fees, and acceptance fees below the tables.

PGDip in Management Practice In-person

  African Student Non-African Student
Programme Fee R107 220 R166 650
Application Fee R1 000 $100
**Acceptance Fee R15 000 R15 000

PGDip in Management Practice Live online

Programme Fees African Student Non-African Student
Year 1 R93 810 R145 800
Year 2 (course 4) R13 410 R20 840
*Total R107 220 R166 650
Application Fee R1 000 $100
**Acceptance Fee R15 000 R15 000

PGDip in Development Finance

  African Student Non-African Student
Programme Fee R141 850 R182 100
Application Fee R1 000 $100
**Acceptance Fee R15 000 R15 000

MCom in Development Finance

Programme Fees African Student Non-African Student
Year 1 R163 360 R255 400
Year 2 R48 660 R74 100
*Total R212 020 R329 500
Application Fee R1 000 $100
**Acceptance Fee R25 000 R25 000

MPhil in Inclusive Innovation

Programme Fees African Student Non-African Student
Year 1 R160 710 R252 900
Year 2 (dissertation) R13 320 R24 460
*Total R174 030 R277 360
Application Fee R1 000 $100
**Acceptance Fee R25 000 R25 000

CEMS Master of International Management

Programme Fees African Student Non-African Student
Year 1 R107 070 R163 730
Year 2 R143 240 R219 050
*Total R250 310 R382 780
Application Fee R1 000 $100
**Acceptance Fee R25 000 R25 000

MBA Full Time

Programme Fees African Student Non-African Student
Term 1 R203 420 R401 500
Term 2 R120 360 R237 500
*Total R323 780 R639 000
Application Fee R1 000 $100
**Acceptance Fee R25 000 R25 000

MBA Modular

Programme Fees African Student Non-African Student
Year 1 R203 420 R401 500
Year 2 R120 360 R237 500
*Total R323 780 R639 000
Application Fee R1 000 $100
**Acceptance Fee R25 000 R25 000

Executive MBA

Programme Fees African Student Non-African Student
Year 1 R239 970 R497 300
Year 2 R216 030 R447 700
*Total R456 000 R945 000
Application Fee R1 000 $100
**Acceptance Fee R25 000 R25 000

PhD in Business Administration 
R 25 680 (per year of registration)

  African Student Non-African Student
*Annual Fees R25 680 R30 680
Application Fee R100 R100

PLEASE NOTE

*Annual Fee Increase

The university increases fees annually. Applicants embarking on two-year programmes – or programmes that straddle two calendar years – must factor in fee increases for their courses in the 2nd academic year of study.


Fees and payment dates

Please note that fees and the associated payment structures differ for South African students (incl. permanent SA residence holders), African students (incl. permanent African states residence holders) and non-African students. Payment for tuition is required before registration. Please consult the fees handbook for more details.

Non South African Students All students from outside South Africa (incl. students with permanent residency status in African countries) are required to make the full payment of tuition fees for the academic year prior to registration.

South African Students South African students (incl. students with SA permanent residence status) must make the initial payment prior to registration. The initial payment amount is typically set as 35% of the total fee debt for the year. In the event of late payment, this will be subject to a once-off late payment fee of 8% of the total annual fee. You will be allowed to register if the initial payment has not been received by the due date. Payment of the balance of fees for the year is due on 31 July. We send out detailed statements of account every month from March onwards. Note that interest is charged on outstanding balances after 31 July. Refer to the fees handbook for details.

Pro-forma invoice

Should you require a pro-forma invoice from the UCT GSB in order to apply for employer funding (or any other reason), we have created an automatic invoice generator for your chosen programme here.


**Acceptance Fees

An acceptance fee is required for all GSB programmes. This must be paid upon acceptance of the offer and secures your place on the programme. An acceptance fee of ZAR 25,000 is applicable to all GSB students applying for Masters level programmes. Postgraduate Diploma level students must pay an acceptance fee of ZAR 15,000. This is credited against the initial payment due upon registration. Note that this acceptance fee is subject to cancellation charges, calculated on a sliding scale, should you subsequently withdraw your acceptance (please refer to the fees handbook for details).