South African University fees on the rise in 2023
Updated | By Darren, Keri and Sky
Attending a university has always been pricey, but 2023 is going to be tough for students...
![A university lecturer doing his lecture to his 1st year group](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/university.original_1.width-800.jpg)
Tertiary education is crucial, as specific jobs require you to have a form of higher education.
But the reality is that attending a university is super expensive.
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There are bursary options for students to apply for, but not everyone qualifies.
So, let’s have a look at what the fees are going to be like for students studying in 2023 at South Africa’s tertiary education institutions.
![The University of Cape Town holds the title of the best university in South Africa, ranking 160th overall, climbing 23 places over the past year from 183rd.](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/UCT.original.jpg)
According to Times Higher Education’s latest ranking, 15 local universities are listed among the world’s top tertiary institutions for 2023.
And with this prestige comes a pretty price to pay.
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Without further ado, here is what it will cost to attend one of these prestigious institutions in 2023:
![The fees apply to first-year studies for 2023 and only act as an approximation and exclude other fees such as textbooks, travel and residency.](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/University_list.original.jpg)
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