UCT GSB Fee Structure: 2026/2027
This article covers the UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) fee structure for the 2026/2027 academic year, including tuition fees by programme and student category, mandatory application and acceptance fees, payment schedules, and banking procedures.
This is for all prospective candidates who have received provisional admission or are considering applying to the UCT GSB for 2026. The fees below are drawn from official UCT GSB sources. Please read carefully — the fee you pay depends on your nationality and the programme you enrol in, and getting this wrong early on can create problems later.
The UCT GSB does not offer undergraduate programmes. All programmes listed here are postgraduate. The previous version of this article incorrectly referred to undergraduate fees — that has been corrected.
UCT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FEES STRUCTURE FOR POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES (2026)
MBA FULL-TIME FEES
African citizens and permanent residents
- Total fee (2 years combined): R367,000
- Acceptance deposit: R25,000 (credited toward tuition upon registration)
- Application fee: R1,000
Non-African residents and international students
- Total fee (2 years combined): R722,000
- Acceptance deposit: R25,000 (credited toward tuition upon registration)
- Application fee: USD $100
MODULAR MBA FEES
African citizens and permanent residents / Non-African residents and international students
(Fees are the same for both categories for this programme)
- Year 1 tuition fee: R230,000
- Year 2 tuition fee (2027): R146,000
- Acceptance deposit: R25,000 (credited toward tuition upon registration)
- Application fee (African applicants): R1,000
- Application fee (non-African applicants): USD $100
EMBA FEES
African citizens and permanent residents / Non-African residents and international students
(Fees are the same for both categories for this programme)
- Year 1 tuition fee: R267,000
- Year 2 tuition fee (2027): R258,000
- Acceptance deposit: R25,000 (credited toward tuition upon registration)
- Application fee (African applicants): R1,000
- Application fee (non-African applicants): USD $100
Note: The EMBA fee figures previously listed in this article (R211,590 for Year 1 and R430,290 for non-African Year 1) were from an earlier fee schedule. These have been updated to reflect the 2026 published figures above. Always confirm current fees directly with the GSB.
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA (PGDip) FEES
(Fees are the same for African and non-African students for these programmes)
- PGDip in Management Practice (Full Year, January intake): R120,000
- PGDip in Management Practice (Mid-Year entry): R105,000
- PGDip in Development Finance (Full Year): R160,000
- Acceptance deposit for PGDip programmes: R15,000 (credited toward tuition upon registration)
- Application fee (African applicants): R1,000
- Application fee (non-African applicants): USD $100
MCom IN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE FEES
African citizens and permanent residents
- Year 1 tuition fee: R184,000
- Acceptance deposit: R25,000 (credited toward tuition upon registration)
- Application fee: R1,000
Non-African residents and international students
- Year 1 tuition fee: International rates apply — contact the GSB admissions office directly.
- Acceptance deposit: R25,000
- Application fee: USD $100
Note: The MCom fees previously listed (R144,000 for 2022 Year 1 and R220,880 for non-African Year 1) were from an outdated fee schedule. Those figures have been replaced with the current published 2026 figures above.
MPhil IN INCLUSIVE INNOVATION FEES
African citizens and permanent residents
- Year 1 tuition fee: R167,000
- Acceptance deposit: R25,000 (credited toward tuition upon registration)
- Application fee: R1,000
Non-African residents and international students
- Year 1 tuition fee: International rates apply — contact the GSB admissions office directly.
- Application fee: USD $100
CEMS MASTER IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT (MIM) FEES
African citizens and permanent residents
- Year 1 tuition fee: R114,040
- Year 2 tuition fee (2027): R152,540
Non-African residents and international students
- Year 1 tuition fee: R175,960
- Year 2 tuition fee (2027): R235,370
- Acceptance deposit: R25,000 (credited toward tuition upon registration)
- Application fee (African applicants): R1,000
- Application fee (non-African applicants): USD $100
PhD IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT PRACTICE FEES
- Annual tuition fee (2026): R28,440 per year
- This rate applies regardless of student category.
BANKING DETAILS FOR PAYMENTS
All payments must be made to the following account. Use the exact reference format specified — payments without the correct reference can cause significant delays to your registration.
- Beneficiary Name: University of Cape Town – GSB Account No.9
- Bank: Standard Bank SA Ltd.
- Branch: Rondebosch, Western Cape
- Account Number: 072953004
- SWIFT/BIC Code: SBZAZAJJ
- Mandatory payment reference format: GSB/Surname/FirstName
Example: GSB/Nkosi/Thabo
This reference format must be used for every transaction — including the application fee, acceptance deposit, tuition instalments, and any other payments. Payments made without the correct reference are difficult to trace and may result in registration delays.
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