On this page we have listed all Medical Schools in South Africa and their estimated fees so that you can plan and compare properly for your medical studies.
The medical schools listed below, offer the main qualification – Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), which makes you a qualified doctor in South Africa and internationally.
In all the medical schools in South Africa, the MBChB programme takes six years to complete. After graduating with an MBChB degree, you will first need to complete two years of medical internship, followed by another year of community service. After all that 9 years, you will only then be allowed by the Health Professions Council of South Africa to practice as a medical doctor locally and internationally.
Check: High School Subjects Required to Become a Doctor
Qualified doctors have limitless opportunities to serve the nation through:
- working as a doctor in a public or private hospital
- working as a doctor in a community clinic,
- join a doctor’s practice as a doctor,
- open your own practice and become the doctor; you can also hire more doctors to work under you.
- or become an academic and teach other upcoming doctors as a Lecturer or a Professor
Contents
- Medical Schools in South Africa and their Fees
- University of Cape Town (UCT) Medical School
- 2. University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Medical School
- 3. Stellenbosch University Medical School
- 4. University of Pretoria (UP) Medical School
- 5. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Medical School
- 6. University of the Free State (UFS) Medical School
- 7. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) Medical School
- 8. Nelson Mandela University (NMU) Medical School
- 9. Walter Sisulu University (WSU) Medical School
- 10. University of Limpopo (UL) Medical School
Medical Schools in South Africa and their Fees
All medical schools in South Africa, together with their fees estimation and application dates:
University of Cape Town (UCT) Medical School
- Degree Offered: MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
- Duration: 6 years
- Fees: R60,000 – R85,000 per year (Local)
- Applications Open: 1 May 2024
- Applications Close: 31 August 2024
- Website: www.uct.ac.za
2. University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Medical School
- Degree Offered: MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
- Duration: 6 years
- Fees: R55,000 – R80,000 per year (Local)
- Applications Open: 1 April 2024
- Applications Close: 30 June 2024 (Health Sciences), 30 September 2024 (Other faculties)
- Website: www.wits.ac.za
3. Stellenbosch University Medical School
- Degree Offered: MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
- Duration: 6 years
- Fees: R55,000 – R80,000 per year (Local)
- Applications Open: 6 April 2024
- Applications Close: 31 July 2024 (Undergrad)
- Website: www.sun.ac.za
4. University of Pretoria (UP) Medical School
- Degree Offered: MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
- Duration: 6 years
- Fees: R50,000 – R65,000 per year (Local)
- Applications Open: 1 May 2024
- Applications Close: Faculty-specific deadlines
- Website: www.up.ac.za
5. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Medical School
- Degree Offered: MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
- Duration: 6 years
- Fees: R50,000 – R70,000 per year (Local)
- Applications Open: 1 April 2024
- Applications Close: November 2024 (Faculty-specific)
- Website: www.ukzn.ac.za
6. University of the Free State (UFS) Medical School
- Degree Offered: MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
- Duration: 6 years
- Fees: R45,000 – R60,000 per year (Local)
- Applications Open: 1 April 2024
- Applications Close: 31 May 2024 (Health Sciences), 30 September 2024 (Other faculties)
- Website: www.ufs.ac.za
7. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) Medical School
- Degree Offered: MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
- Duration: 6 years
- Fees: R40,000 – R60,000 per year (Local)
- Applications Open: 1 April 2024
- Applications Close: 30 September 2024
- Website: www.smu.ac.za
8. Nelson Mandela University (NMU) Medical School
- Degree Offered: MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
- Duration: 6 years
- Fees: R50,000 – R70,000 per year (Local)
- Applications Open: 6 April 2024
- Applications Close: 31 May 2024 (MBChB), 5 August 2024 (Early), 30 September 2024 (Late & International)
- Website: www.mandela.ac.za
9. Walter Sisulu University (WSU) Medical School
- Degree Offered: MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
- Duration: 6 years
- Fees: R30,000 – R45,000 per year (Local)
- Applications Open: May 2024
- Applications Close: 28 September 2024 (Health Sciences), 31 October 2024 (Other faculties)
- Website: www.wsu.ac.za
10. University of Limpopo (UL) Medical School
- Degree Offered: MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
- Duration: 6 years
- Fees: R35,000 – R50,000 per year (Local)
- Applications Open: 1 April 2024
- Applications Close: 30 September 2024
- Website: www.ul.ac.za
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