Ever wondered which universities around the world accept South African students? Well, here we have the answer. It is not well known but many universities globally accept the National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Independent Examinations Board (IEB) matric results.
Some international universities that accept South Africans
International Universities that accept students with an NSC are listed below.
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Russell Group universities that accept South African students with the NSC
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| Name | Location | |
| Durham University | Durham | |
| King’s College London | London | |
| Newcastle University | Newcastle | |
| The University of Manchester | Manchester | |
| The University of Nottingham | Nottingham | |
| The University of Sheffield | Sheffield | |
| University of Birmingham | Birmingham | |
| University of Bristol | Bristol | |
| University of Exeter | Exeter | |
| University of Liverpool | Liverpool | |
| University of Southampton | Southampton | |
| University of York | York | |
| The University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| The University of York | York |
UK universities that accept South African students with an NSC
Many UK universities accept the NSC, including the ones listed below. (Note: this is not a complete list, there are others that do also)
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| Name | Location | |
| American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine | Lancashire | |
| Anglia Ruskin University (CRIC) | Cambridge | |
| Birkbeck, University of London | London | |
| Birmingham City University (BCUIC) | Birmingham | |
| BPP University | London | |
| Brooke House College | London | |
| Brunel University London (LBIC) | Uxbridge | |
| City, University of London | London | |
| Coventry University | London | |
| Cranfield University | Cranfield | |
| Le Cordon Bleu | London | |
| Leeds Beckett University | Leeds | |
| Loughborough University | Loughborough | |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Manchester | |
| Middlesex University | London | |
| Newcastle University London | London | |
| Nottingham Trent University | Nottingham | |
| Oxford Brookes University | Oxford | |
| Royal Agricultural University (RAU) | Gloucestershire | |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | London | |
| Solent University | Southampton | |
| The University of Law | Bristol, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Chester | |
| The University of Law | Guildford, Nottingham, Liverpool, Leeds | |
| University of Bath | Bath | |
| University of Buckingham, Medical School | Buckingham, England | |
| University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) | Preston | |
| University of Derby | Derby | |
| University of East Anglia | Norwich | |
| University of Gloucestershire | Cheltenham | |
| University of Greenwich | London | |
| University of Hertfordshire (HIC) | Hertfordshire | |
| University of Hull | University of Hull | |
| University of Kent | Kent | |
| University of Leicester | Leicester | |
| University of Plymouth (UPIC) | Plymouth | |
| University of Portsmouth (ICP) | Portsmouth | |
| University of Reading | Reading | |
| University of Salford | Manchester | |
| University of Surrey | Surrey | |
| University of Sussex | Sussex | |
| University of the Arts, London | London | |
| − Camberwell College of Arts | London | |
| − Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design | London | |
| − Chelsea College of Art and Design | London | |
| − London College of Communication | London | |
| − London College of Fashion | London | |
| − Wimbledon College of Art | London | |
| University of West England Bristol | Bristol | |
| University of Westminster | London | |
| University of West London | Bristol | |
Scottish, Welsh and Irish universities that accept South African students with an NSC
Many universities in Scotland, Wales and Ireland accept the NSC, including the ones listed below. (Note: this is not a complete list, there are others that do also)
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| Name | Location |
| Edinburgh College | Edinburgh |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Edinburgh |
| Heriot Watt University | Edinburgh |
| Robert Gordon University (ICRGU) | Edinburgh |
| University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen |
| University of St Andrews | St Andrews |
| University of Stirling | Stirling |
| University of the West of Scotland | Paisley |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Cardiff |
| Cardiff University | Cardiff |
| Swansea University (ICWS) | Swansea |
| University of South Wales | Pontypridd |
| Dublin Business School | Dublin, Ireland |
| Griffith College | Dublin, Ireland |
| National College of Ireland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Queen’s University Belfast | Belfast, Ireland |
| Trinity College Dublin | Dublin, Ireland |
| University College Dublin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Institute of Technology, Tralee | Ireland |
US universities that accept South African students with a NSC
Many universities in the United States accept the NSC, including the ones listed below. (Note: this is not a complete list, there are others that do also)
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| Name | Location |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, Arizona |
| American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) | New York City, New York |
| Baylor University | Waco, Texas |
| Bellevue College | Washington |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Drew University | Madison, New Jersey |
| George Mason University | Fairfax, Virginia |
| James Madison University | Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Johnson & Wales University | 4 Campuses across USA |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Long Island University | Brooklyn and Post |
| Marshall University | Huntington, West Virginia |
| Merrimack International Study Centre | North Andover, Massachusetts |
| Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Oglethorpe University | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis and Bend, Oregon |
| Pace University | Manhattan, New York |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago, Illinois |
| Saint Louis University | St. Louis, Missouri |
| San Mateo Colleges of Silicon Valley | San Mateo, California |
| Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, New Hampshire |
| St George’s University | Island of Granada, Caribbean |
| Suffolk University Boston | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Texas Wesleyan University | Fort Worth, Texas |
| The University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, Alabama |
| The University of Maine | Orono, Maine |
| The University of Tulsa | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| The University of Vermont | Burlington, Vermont |
| UC Berkeley | California |
| University of South Florida | Tampa, Florida |
| University of Southern Maine | Portland, Maine |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, Virginia |
| Washington State University | Pullman, Washington |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Western Washington University | Bellingham, Washington |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Widener University | Chester, Pennsylvania |
Canadian universities that accept South African students with an NSC
Many universities in Canada accept the NSC, including the ones listed below. (Note: this is not a complete list, there are others that do also)
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| Name | Location |
| Algonquin College | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Centennial College | Toronto, Ontario |
| Douglas College | New Westminster |
| Georgian College | Barrie, Ontario |
| Memorial University | St John’s, Newfoundland |
| North Island College | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Royal Roads University | Gr Victoria, British Columbia |
| Stenberg College | Surrey, British Columbia |
| University of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta |
| University of New Brunswick | Fredericton |
| University of Manitoba (ICM) | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Vancouver Island University | Vancouver, British Columbia |
New Zealand universities that accept South African students with a NSC
Many universities in New Zealand accept the NSC, including the ones listed below. (Note: this is not a complete list, there are others that do also)
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| Name | Location |
| UP Education | |
| − AUT University | Auckland |
| − The University of Auckland | Auckland |
| − Victoria University of Wellington | Wellington |
| New Education Group | |
| − Academy New Zealand | Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton |
| − AMES The Institute of IT | Auckland |
| − Animation College | Auckland |
| − Cut Above Academy | Auckland |
| − D&A Design & Arts College of New Zealand | Christchurch |
| − Elite International School of Beauty and Spa Therapies | Auckland |
| − New Zealand College of Massage | Auckland |
| − New Zealand Institute of Sport | Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch |
| − New Zealand School of Tourism | Auckland |
| − NSIA The Professional Hospitality Academy | Auckland |
| − NZMA | Auckland, Christchurch, Rotorua |
| − South Seas Film and Television School | Auckland |
| − YOBEE School of Design | Auckland |
| New Zealand Management Academy | Auckland |
| Otago Polytechnic | Dunedin, Auckland, Cromwell |
| University of Waikato | Hamilton |
| University of Canterbury (UCIC) | Christchurch |
| The University of Lincoln | Lincoln |
| Victoria University of Wellington | Wellington |
Australian universities that accept South African students with a NSC
Many universities in Australia accept the NSC, including the ones listed below. (Note: this is not a complete list, there are others that do also)
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| Name | Location |
| Australian Catholic University | Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney |
| Bond University | Gold Coast |
| Canberra Institute of Technology | Canberra |
| Canning College | Perth |
| Chisolm Institute of TAFE | Melbourne |
| Central Queensland University (CQU) | Brisbane, Perth |
| Curtin University (CIC) | Perth |
| Deakin University (Deakin College) | Melbourne |
| Edith Cowan University (ECC) | Perth |
| Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) | Perth |
| Griffith University (Griffith College) | Brisbane |
| Holmesglen Institute of TAFE | Melbourne |
| ICMS – International College of Management Sciences | Sydney |
| IES College (Pathway to University of Queensland) | Brisbane |
| James Cook University | Brisbane |
| La Trobe University (La Trobe College) | Melbourne |
| Macquarie University | Sydney |
| Melbourne Polytechnic | Melbourne |
| Murdoch University | Perth |
| Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | Brisbane |
| RMIT University | Melbourne |
| SAE Institute | Brisbane |
| SERO Institute | Brisbane, Gold Coast |
| Sydney Institute of Business and Technology (SIBT) | Sydney |
| TAFE International Brisbane | Brisbane |
| TAFE International NSW | Sydney |
| TAFE International Western Australia (TIWA) | Perth |
| TAFE Queensland | Brisbane |
| TAFE South Australia | Adelaide |
| The Gordon Institute of TAFE | Victoria |
| Trinity College, The University of Melbourne | Melbourne |
| University of Canberra | Canberra |
| University of Newcastle | Newcastle |
| University of the Sunshine Coast | Melbourne |
| University of Tasmania | Tasmania |
| University of Technology Sydney | Sydney |
| Victoria University | Melbourne |
| Victoria University Polytechnic | Melbourne |
| Western Sydney University | Sydney |
| William Angliss Institute | Melbourne |
Universities in other countries that accept South African students with a NSC
Many universities worldwide accept the NSC, including the ones listed below. (Note: this is not a complete list, there are others that do also)
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| Name | Location |
| American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine | Sint Maarten, Caribbean |
| NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences | Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
| BHMS – Business Hotel Management School | Luzern, Switzerland |
| Curtin University Dubai | Dubai |
| Curtin University Mauritius | Mauritius |
| Emirates Aviation University | UAE |
| EU Business School Geneva | Switzerland |
| EU Business School Barcelona | Spain |
| EU Business School Montreux | Switzerland |
| EU Business School Munich | Germany |
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Israel |
| Heriot Watt University | Dubai, UAE |
| James Cook University | Singapore |
| Lancaster University | Leipzig, Germany |
| Le Cordon Bleu | France |
| Middlesex University | Mauritius, Dubai, Malta |
| Modul University Dubai | UAE |
| Modul University Austria | Vienna |
| Murdoch University Dubai | UAE |
| Radboud University | Netherlands |
| Sciences Po | France |
| University of Birmingham | Dubai, UAE |
| University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) | Cyprus |
| University of Groningen | Netherlands |
| University of Nicosia | Cyprus |
| University of Nottingham | Malaysia |
| University of South Wales (UK) | Dubai, UAE |
| University of Twente | Netherlands |
More complex: Elite universities that accept South African students with an NSC and SATs and/or Olympiads and Advanced Programmes
| Name | Location |
| Berkley College of Music | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Brown University | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Columbia University | Manhattan, New York City |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Lafayette College | Easton, Pennsylvania |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | Massachusetts (USA) |
| New York University | New York City, New York |
| Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania |
| Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey |
| University of California | Berkeley, California |
| University of Cambridge | Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| University of Denver | Denver, Colorado |
| University of Groningen | Netherlands |
| Washington State University | Pullman, Washington |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Widener University | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Yale University | New Haven, Connecticut |
So there you have it. There are tons of universities around the world that accept South African students. Talk to us to find out which one is the best fit for you!