International universities that accept South African students

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

The Russell Group represents 24 leading UK universities which are committed to maintaining the very best research, an outstanding teaching and learning experience and unrivalled links with business and the public sector

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

British universities that accept South African students with an NSC

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

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

American universities that accept South African students with a NSC

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

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

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

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

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
Berklee 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