Question NW64 to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

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04 July 2019 - NW64

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Keetse, Mr PP to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

What is the total number of new students who were accepted at each institution of higher learning in each of the past five years?

Reply:

Number of first-time entering undergraduate students in public HEIs, by institution, from 2013 to 2017.

Institution

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

7604

7595

7343

7980

7186

University of Cape Town

3748

3877

4105

4235

4102

Central University of Technology, Free State

3408

3795

3683

4316

4995

Durban University of Technology

6842

7568

7687

7062

7825

University of Fort Hare

2276

2718

2950

2792

3153

University of the Free State

5533

5680

4918

7966

8027

University of Johannesburg

10142

11902

10443

11311

9784

University of KwaZulu-Natal

8684

10586

8108

8037

8894

University of Limpopo

4861

5291

4514

4878

4716

Nelson Mandela University

5226

5955

5600

5769

5088

North West University

8770

9029

9359

11166

11595

University of Pretoria

8497

8648

8773

7868

7519

Rhodes University

1372

1491

1472

1267

1339

University of South Africa

33828

34897

43181

19164

54434

University of Stellenbosch

4553

5161

5285

5025

5200

Tshwane University of Technology

13593

13901

13053

13727

14822

University of Venda

3457

3579

3460

3488

3086

Vaal University of Technology

4010

3841

3300

4937

4513

Walter Sisulu University

5956

5809

7113

7488

6960

University of Western Cape

3896

4109

4047

5056

4575

University of Witwatersrand

5418

5921

5475

6439

5907

University of Zululand

3832

4055

3814

3806

3673

Sol Plaatje University, Northern Cape

n.a.

124

220

408

444

University of Mpumalanga

n.a.

140

310

589

775

Mangosuthu University of Technology

2883

2684

2791

3138

3677

Sefako Makgatho Health Science University

n.a.

n.a.

926

979

993

Total

158389

168356

171930

158891

193282

Source: 2017 HEMIS database, November 2018.

Note: A First-time entering undergraduate student is defined as a person who is (a) registered for an undergraduate or prediplomate course and (b) has not registered at HEI in the past.

The above statistics are audited figures.

Audited data for the 2018 academic year will be available in October 2019.

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