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The University of Pretoria (UP) is one of Africa’s top universities and the largest contact university in South Africa. We produce socially impactful research to find solutions for the world’s most pressing issues.
Applications for study at the University of Pretoria in 2025 are fully online and will open up on 2 April 2024. Application for admission to undergraduate study programmes for both South African and international citizens close on specific dates in the year preceding the year of study.
Join us in the pursuit of excellence, knowledge and personal growth, and take the first step toward a brighter tomorrow, today. Explore our range of programmes below and discover how the University of Pretoria can help you shape your future.
The University of Pretoria (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Pretoria, Northern Sotho: Yunibesithi ya Pretoria) is a multi-campus public research university [11] [12] in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. [13]
Join us in the pursuit of excellence, knowledge and personal growth, and take the first step toward a brighter tomorrow, today. Explore our range of programmes below and discover how the University of Pretoria can help you shape your future.
At the University of Pretoria (UP), we encourage students to apply for our internationally recognised postgraduate programmes.As one of Africa’s top research institutions, we are passionate about transdisciplinary research, which means we solve the world’s most pressing concerns in a holistic way rather than in traditional academic silos.
The University of Pretoria (UP) is the largest contact university in South Africa. Our research addresses global challenges, and we offer high-quality education in various formats, including in-person and online.
As a multi-faculty, research-intensive university, the University of Pretoria (UP) stands among the top universities in South Africa for research output and impact, and produces the highest number of graduates in South Africa annually.
The University of Pretoria has more than 112 years of experience in high-quality teaching and learning and is ranked in the top 500 universities globally. You can now access our quality academic programmes from anywhere in the world.
UPOnline offers a future-focussed approach to learning, with a growing number of part-time, fully online postgraduate programmes, to make quality education accessible to a wider student audience. Completing your accredited qualification from a top university, means you don’t need to travel to classes or pay for extra accommodation.