Institution overview
The University of Cape Town is a public South African university with origins in the South African College, founded in 1829. It obtained full university status in 1918. Its academic activities are distributed across several Cape Town campuses, reflecting the needs of different disciplines and professional schools. UCT offers undergraduate degrees, postgraduate coursework and research qualifications. Its six faculties cover commerce, engineering and the built environment, law, health sciences, humanities and science. This organisation connects general academic education with professional fields such as medicine, business and engineering. English is the principal language of teaching. Upper, Middle and Lower campuses form a connected university setting, while Hiddingh, the health sciences campus and Breakwater serve more specialised activities. Libraries, research facilities and clinical environments support the institution's educational work. The Centre for Higher Education Development contributes to academic development and student learning. Faculty and student information pages provide programme-specific requirements and distinguish undergraduate applications from postgraduate routes. The university's structure therefore combines a broad academic portfolio with distinct locations, facilities and admissions processes for individual areas of study.
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- Institution type
- University
- Operating status
- Active
- Ownership
- Public
- Founded
- 1829
- Teaching languages
- English
- Primary pathway
- Higher Education
- Education pathways
- Higher Education
- Qualification levels
- Bachelor; Master; Doctorate
- Fields of study
- Business and Management; Engineering and Technology; Architecture and Built Environment; Law; Medicine and Health; Arts and Humanities; Social Sciences; Natural Sciences
- Delivery modes
- On-campus