Question NW64 to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
04 July 2019 - NW64
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.