TUITION FEE OVERVIEW
There are two basic fees (tuition and residence) and some additional lesser fees (e.g. for handouts or special examination costs).
- Tuition fees for undergraduate degrees range from R39 493 to R71 387.
- Residence fees range from R78 488 to R82 403 for undergraduate residences and R93 009 for postgraduate residence.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Payment options that are available follow, but please carefully note the payment due dates if you wish to be accommodated in residence. Registration will not be permitted if none of the options below have been taken up. The Initial Fee is required upfront and cannot be paid by payment arrangement unless you opt for a Debit Order.
Option 1
SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENTS (excluding NSFAS) Pay an Initial Fee Payment (roughly 10% of tuition fees and where applicable 25% of residence fees), by 20 January for returning students and 30 January for new first year students; The Initial Fee Payment:
- Tuition only: R6 190. Or
- Tuition and Residence: R6 190 + R20 095 = R26 285.
The balance of fees to be paid as set out below; Tuition Residence
- By Initial Fee Payment Due Date 21 Jan/03 Feb 10% 25% Paid A further 25% of fee amount by 31 Mar 35% 50% Paid
- A further 25% of fee amount by 30 Jun 60% 75% Paid
- A further 25% of fee amount by 30 Sep 85% 100% Paid
- Any balance still outstanding 30 Nov 100% Paid
Extras to be paid monthly per student fee statements.
Option 2
Make a direct deposit or internet transfer of the full tuition fee and if applicable, the full tuition and residence fee, prior to 20 January for returning students and before 30 January for new first year students. A 5% discount may be claimed in writing if you opt for this option. The discount cannot be applied to tuition or Residence fee separately they are considered the full fee when taken together.
Option 3
Arrange payment of the full fees by debit order with 11 monthly instalments from 1 February to 1 December. The debit order application form, obtainable from the Student Bureau, the Student Fees Office or on the Rhodes website under Studying, Fees and Financial Aid, must be completed and signed by the person whose bank account is to be debited and returned, together with all other documentation, to the Student Fees Office by 10 January. This may be done via email: [email protected] or fax: 046 603 7019. Incomplete applications will not be considered, and the facility must be approved prior to 20 January.
NSFAS STUDENTS
Option 1:
- This applies to all students who have been granted NSFAS funding
- NSFAS students are not required to pay an Initial Fee Payment.
Extras to be paid monthly per student fee statements.
FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
New and returning international students will be required to pay 50% of their tuition and residence fees for the year by 20 January for returning students and 30 January for new first year students. The balance of fees to be paid by the 31 May . Extras to be paid on receipt of student fee statements.
International Students Initial Fee Payment: Option 1
Tuition only R29 900 or Tuition and residence R71 500 Option 2 Make a direct deposit or internet transfer of the full tuition fee and, if applicable, the full residence fee, prior to 20 January 2024 for returning students and 30 January 2024 for new first year students. A 5% discount may be claimed in writing if you opt for this option.
Surcharge for International students (compulsory additional charge for all International students)
| Undergraduates: | Postgraduates: | |
| From SADC countries | R12 017 | R8 151 |
| From Africa (excl. SADC) | R15 348 | R10 155 |
| Elsewhere | R17 067 | R12 017 |
Cost of meals:
Meals for Oppidans (Students who live off-campus)
- Meal options available are breakfast, lunch and supper on weekdays and weekends. The costs vary: Breakfast R18.12 Lunch/Supper 48.76 (each)
Meals for residence students:
- Breakfast R13.85 Lunch/Supper R32.62 (each)
EXAMINATION FEES
Must be paid at the start of each semester for ordinary examinations written by students returning to write on extended DP certificates. Students who fail to provide acceptable identification at examinations will be fined R330.00 per exam session.
GENERAL FEES
| New students- SA and International | 2024 Fees | |
| Application fee: up to 30 September (SA and International applicants) | 100 | |
| Tuition Acceptance Fee (non- refundable) | 800 | |
| Residence Acceptance Fee (non-refundable ) | 1,000 | |
| Initial Fee Payments | ||
| Returning students – SA and International | ||
| Initial Fee Payments | ||
| Master’s Internship research: Psychology | 4,010 | |
| PhD retrospective registration | per year | 18,563 |
| Late registration: not in attendance on prescribed date | 1,791 | |
| Examination fees | ||
| Supplementary examinations: | ||
| Per course or half course | 1,414 | |
| Per subsidiary course (PGCE) | 389 | |
| Extended DP examinations – per course | 1,414 | |
| – per half course | 877 | |
| Extended DP Initial Fee Payment | 772 | |
| Initial Fee Payment: Special categories including upgrading NCP’s | 772 | |
| Current Students: | ||
| Transcripts (First academic transcript request, no charge, each for the June and December examination session. Any further request) | 85 | |
| Transcripts with Course Outlines | 95 | |
| Alumni: | ||
| Cost of Transcript | 150 | |
| Cost of Course Outline | 15 | |
| Cost of Letters of Completion | 60 | |
| Cost of Transcript and Letters of Completion | 210 | |
| Cost of Transcript with Course Outlines | 165 | |
| Re-scrutiny | 2,169 | |
| Copy of Script | 241 | |
| Other Penalties/Levies | ||
| Foreign Drafts Levy/ Dishonored Cheques/ Unpaid Debit Order | 235 | |
| Failure to produce ID at examinations/Cell phone ringing at exams | 345 | |
TUITION FEES PER ANNUM
| FULL-TIME BACHELORS DEGREES | ||
| 2024 Fees | ||
| BA (Please note: students not registered for BJourn who take Journ 2,3,or 4 courses will be charged the BJourn degree fee) | 55 233 | |
| BA Foundation Course : first two years | per year | 40 089 |
| BBusSc | ||
| First three years | per year | 60 428 |
| Fourth year | 48 403 | |
| BCom | 60 428 | |
| BCom Foundation Course: first two years | per year | 43 652 |
| BEcon | 60 428 | |
| BEd | 55 162 | |
| BFineArt | see also other fees | 55 233 |
| BJourn (Please note: the equipment levy for students studying Journalism 2, 3, 4 & Diploma has been included in the Journalism tuition fee) | ||
| First year | 55 233 | |
| Second year (includes equipment levy) | 64 810 | |
| Third year (includes equipment levy) | 69 680 | |
| Fourth year (includes equipment levy) | 71 387 | |
| BMus : all years of study (see also other fees) | per year | 58 500 |
| BPharm | ||
| First year (Professional Indemnity, SAPC Registration, Professional Coat, Handouts and Printing Material) | 59 588 | |
| Second year (Professional Indemnity, SAPC Annual Fee, Handouts and Printing Material) | 63 305 | |
| Third year (Professional Indemnity, SAPC Annual Fee, Handouts and Printing Material) | 64 800 | |
| Fourth year (SAPC Annual Fee, Handouts and Printing Material) | 67 965 | |
| BSc | 57 461 | |
| BSc Foundation Course: first two years | per year | 39 493 |
| BSc (Information Systems) | 60 428 | |
| BScD (Software Development) | 60 428 | |
| BSocSc | 55 233 | |
| BSocSc : Foundation Course | per year | 40 089 |
| LLB | 61 959 | |
| Please note: A student who takes Comp Sci 2 or 3 or Information Systems 2 or 3 and is NOT registered for a BBusSc, BCom, BEcon, BSc (InfSys) or BScD degree will be charged an additional tuition fee of R2 740.00 | ||
| Residence fees during vacations: April recess: (Inc. meals) Early arrivals or late departures: (Inc. meals) | per day per day | 248 154 |
MISCELLANEOUS FEES
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286 286 563 154 |