The University of Cape Town (UCT) is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa. UCT is the highest-ranked African university in the QS World University Rankings, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities, and its Law and Commerce Faculties are consistently placed among the hundred best internationally.
UCT has a proud tradition of academic excellence and effecting social change and development through its pioneering scholarship, faculty and students. It is also renowned for its striking beauty, with its campus located at the foot of Table Mountain’s Devil’s Peak, with panoramic views of much of Cape Town.
UCT is very similar to the city of Cape Town: it has a vibrant, cosmopolitan community. It is a cultural melting pot where each person contributes their unique blend of knowledge and thinking.
Departments and Faculties
Centre for Higher Education Development
Commerce
Engineering & the Built Environment
Health Sciences
- Acute tertiary medicine
- Adolescent Health Research Institute
- Anaesthesia, Department of
- Albertina & Walter Sisulu Institute of Ageing in Africa/Geriatric Medicine
Humanities
- African Gender Institute
- African Studies,
- Centre for (postgraduate)
Archaeology (Faculty of Science) - African Languages & Literatures
- Albertina & Walter Sisulu Institute for Ageing in Africa (IAA)
- African Cinema Unit (ACU)
- Afrikaans and Netherlandic Studies
Law
Sciences
How to Apply
If you are unable to apply online, you may submit a paper application by printing the forms from the links below, and sending them to the Admissions office at the address indicated on the right.
Undergraduate application forms
- Undergraduate Application Form
- Undergraduate Prospectus
- Directions for Undergraduate Applicants
- Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Form
- Bachelor of Architectural Studies Form
- Curriculum Vitae
(for all MBChB applicants who have attempted tertiary studies) - Personal Report
(for all school-leaving and gap year MBChB applicants) - UCT & NSFAS Financial Assistance Application
Postgraduate application forms
- Directions for Postgraduate Applicants
- All postgraduate applicants must apply online.Click here to apply
Contact Details
Email Address: Undergraduate Enquiries
Email Address: Postgraduate Enquiries
Tel: 021 650 2128
Fax: 021 650 5189
Postal address
The Admissions Office
University of Cape Town
c/o Bremner Building Lower Campus
Rondebosch
7701
South Africa
Physical address
The Admissions Office
University of Cape Town
Level 4
Masingene Building
Middle Campus
Rondebosch
Cape Town
South Africa
Website: www.uct.ac.za
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