Africa
Universities in South Africa Still Accepting Applications (October 2026)
Open for application now, by month.
- programs open
- 329 programs open
- universities
- 2 universities
Last update
2 universities in South Africa are still accepting applications for the 2026/2027 intakes, across 329 programs. The next deadline is expected to close on Oct 31. Everything below is grouped by month, soonest first, as each university publishes it.
- Next deadline
- Oct 31 (est.)
- Days left
- 16
- Programs open
- 329
- Universities
- 2
- Closing in 30 days
- 135
- Published dates
- 5
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Still accepting applications, closing soonest
- PGDip in Community DentistryUniversity of PretoriaNov 3046 days left
Dates these universities have published, not projections. See the full calendar
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Programs in South Africa closing in the next 60 days
One from each university, soonest first. Every date here is one the university has published, and the fee is the figure it prints.
Showing 14 of 329 deadlines, spread across 2 universities and 5 months so no single university fills the page.
3 of those dates are published by the university, and those are the ones on screen. The other 11 carry an est. mark: they are projected from last year's cycle while we confirm the current one. Add them back to see the whole calendar.
October 2026 deadlines in South Africa
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Most of October 2026's deadlines are at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (135).
November 2026 deadlines in South Africa
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Most of November 2026's deadlines are at University of Pretoria (5).
February 2027 deadlines in South Africa
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Most of February 2027's deadlines are at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (56).
September 2027 deadlines in South Africa
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Most of September 2027's deadlines are at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (131).
October 2027 deadlines in South Africa
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Most of October 2027's deadlines are at University of Pretoria (2).
Universities with the most open deadlines in South Africa
Deadlines in South Africa change through the year
We'll email you when the South Africa dates on this page get close, and when universities confirm the ones still marked est.
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About these deadlines
Dates come from the intake periods universities publish for each program (updated 2026-10-15) and refresh as universities update them. Dates marked est. are projected from last year's cycle while we confirm the current one, so treat them as approximate. Rolling-admission programs aren't listed, because they accept applications year-round. Always confirm the date on the program page before planning your application. Once you have your dates, theapplication timeline builder turns them into a week-by-week plan.
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