North West University Fees

Application fee and application to a residence
New students must first apply for admission at the North-West University. The application form for preliminary admission to the University will not be accepted for evaluation by the University without the necessary proof of payment of the prescribed R150 application fee and R500 application for placement in a residence, should you wish to stay on campus residence.
Cheques or postal orders made out to the NWU may be posted with the application form to The Campus Registrar, Admission Office North-West University, Private Bag X6001, POTCHEFSTROOM, 2520.
For this purpose ONLY a direct bank deposit or electronic payment can be made into the North-West University bank account. The account “NWU DIVERSE” must be used and the account details are ABSA, account number 670-642-313, and branch code 632-005. Please contact us with enquiries about this bank account at puk-bankdeposit@nwu.ac.za.
The most important is your reference

South African citizens must please use the letter A together with the prospective student’s RSA ID number as reference for our bank account.
Foreign students must, however, use the letter A together with the prospective student’s date of birth and surname as reference for our bank account.

Tuition fees
The final list of all modules and their rates is available during registration. An average calculated estimate per qualification for 2024, subject to adjustment and approval by Council, is set out below. The registered modules, however, determine the exact amount of the tuition fee per year.
This is a list of estimated tuitionfees for some general degrees for 2024.

Program	Rand / annum
BA	34 245
BA (Communication)	32 225
BA (Graphic design)	35 095
BA (Music) includes Conservatorium fees	46 335
BA (Social work)	33 550
BCom (Accounting and Informatics)	39 495
BCom (CA)	40 065
BCom (CIMA)	37 740
BCom (Law)	37 205
BCur	31 325
BEd (Foundation phase)	30 950
BEd (Int. and Snr.) or BEd (Snr. and VOO)	31 065
BEng	43 270
BPharm	32 585
BSc (Actuarial Sciences)	43 665
BSc (Consumer Sciences)	34 300
BSc (Information Technology)	35 435
BTh	32 400
Diploma in Sport Science	23 360
LLB	37 205

Residence fees for resident students

The estimated residence fees for men’s and women’s residences per year for 2024 are set out below as a guideline but are subject to adjustment and approval by Council.

MEN AND WOMEN RESIDENCES	Rand / annum
Caput, Excelsior, Heide, Hombrè, Karlien, Kasteel, Klawerhof, Kom en Gaan, Laureus, Minjonet, Oosterhof, Over de Voor, Patria, Vergeet-my-nie, Veritas, Wag-‘n-Bietjie & Wanda	17 630
MEN AND WOMEN RESIDENCES : SINGLE ROOMS	Rand / annum
De Wilgers, Eikenhof, Ratau & Republiek	18 280
OPPIRIF	Rand / annum
Self-catering	23 950

The amount of R500 that was payable for an application to be admitted to the residence, as well as the R4 000 non-refundable amount as confirmation of residence occupation in the case of first-year students – which was already payable. The R4 000, or R500 in the case of senior students, is indicated as a residence deposit on your account statements and will be transferred at the end of March as credit on your tuition and residence account. If you are not going to continue your studies at this institution, you may enquire telephonically at (018) 299-2674, or send a fax to 087 230 3700 or send an e-mail to puk-studyfees@nwu.ac.za.
For more information visit Student Fees & Debtors web pages.

Meal fees

Meals are dealt with strictly on a cash basis at the University. It therefore means that you will have available only what you paid in on your meals account; no credit is therefore extended for meals! Meals, calculated at R92 per day for 170 days, amount to about R15 640 per year or R1 840 per month.
Meals in residence dining-halls can only be taken with the university card. Students pay only for meals that they do take. Meals and snacks can also be bought at the cafeteria with the university card. Apart from meals, only campus approved items may be bought on the university card, such as NWU-PUK dairies, NWU-PUK rugby jerseys, first-year dinner tickets or admission tickets to approved student events.
A direct bank deposit or electronic bank transfer can be made into any of the bank accounts of the North-West University at ABSA, First National Bank, Nedbank or Standard Bank. The pre-defined account named “NWU VENDING” must be selected from list of beneficiaries under ABSA’s Account payments, FNB’s Public Recipients, Nedbank’s Bank-approved beneficiaries or Standard Bank’s Companies. Screenshots on these setups are available at http://www.nwu.ac.za/content/screen-prints. Only the student’s 8-figure university number will be accepted as beneficiary reference. Should you still wish to send a payment advice, please fax it to 087 230 3701 or email it to puk-bankdeposit@nwu.ac.za.
The relevant account numbers are:

ABSA 40-7010-0351 branch 632-005
FNB 6216-191-6849 branch 240-438
Nedbank 1713-378-558 branch 171-338
Standard Bank 33-038-243-8 branch 052-838.

NWU VENDING is therefore exclusively for the cash meal system while NWU STUDENT is meant for tuition, residence or other fees only.
Tuition, residences and other fees payment options
A direct bank deposit or electronic payment can be made into any of the bank accounts of the North-West University at ABSA Bank, First National Bank, Nedbank, Standard Bank or FNB Namibia. The pre-defined account named “NWU STUDENT” must be selected from the list of beneficiaries under ABSA’s Account payments, FNB’s Public Recipients, Nedbank’s Bank-approved beneficiaries or Standard Bank’s Companies list of beneficiaries. Screenshots on these setups are available at http://www.nwu.ac.za/content/screen-prints. Only the student’s 8-figure university number will be accepted as beneficiary reference. Should you still wish to send a payment advice, please fax it to 087 230 3701 or e-mail to puk-bankdeposit@nwu.ac.za.
The relevant account numbers are:

ABSA 40-7009-9350 branch 632-005
FNB 6216-190-7335 branch 240-438
Nedbank 1713-378-531 branch 171-338
Standard bank 33-038-446-5 branch 052-838
FNB Namibia 6224-883-9823 branch 281-174

NWU STUDENT is therefore exclusively for tuition, residence or other fees while NWU VENDING is meant for the cash meals system only.
Minimum first payment before registration
The following estimated amounts are payable during registration in January /February 2024, subject to Council approval.

	Hostel	Town	Off-Campus
First payment for Tuition	6 460	6 460	6 460
First payment on Residence fees	5 830	–	–
Registration fees	1 490	1 490	1 490
Compulsory payment	R13,780	R7 950	R7 950
R&I (1) meals, compulsory for residence first years	1 065	–	–
Recommended meals (Feb. and March 2024) (2)	2 770	2 770	–
Total	R17 615	R10 720	R7 950

(1) Reception and Introduction Programme for first-year students.

(2) Estimated amount for rest of February and full March meals.

Other costs

Prospective students must take note that Internet use, purchase of prescribed books, Photostats, pocket money and travelling costs are not included in the prices above.