The Eastern Cape is a sought-after educational destination with some of the most diverse universities in South Africa. So, if you want to study further in the Eastern Cape, you might be making a good decision for your future.

The Eastern Cape has four public universities.

Nelson Mandela University (NMU)

• NMU combines practical and higher education by allowing students to pursue diplomas and degrees up to and including doctorates, and a number of courses include work experience as part of the curriculum.
• NMU offers over 500 study programs in seven excellent faculties, assisting students in achieving academic excellence.

Faculties

• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering, The Built Environment, and Information Technology
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Science

Visit Nelson Mandela University’s website for more information on the University.

Rhodes University (RU)

• Rhodes University is located in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province. Rhodes is one of only a few research-intensive universities in South Africa, and it is also the only one located outside of a major urban area.
• This positioning has significant implications for students’ learning experiences, as many undergraduate courses include service learning,’ in which students apply their knowledge to engage with local communities through various projects.
• Rhodes’ general formative degrees provide students with in-depth knowledge and skills in two disciplinary areas. This allows students to work in a variety of fields.

Faculties

• Faculty of Commerce
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Pharmacy
• Faculty of Science

Visit Rhodes University’s website for more information on the University.

Walter Sisulu University (WSU)

• Walter Sisulu University has established itself as a developmental university focused on urban and rural development. WSU provides a vibrant and enabling educational environment that results in high-quality academic, moral, cultural, and technological learner-centered education.
• WSU offers affordable, appropriate, career-focused, and professional programs that address rural development and urban renewal with a primary focus on science, technology, and development studies.

Faculties

• Business, Management Sciences, and Law
• Education
• Health Sciences
• Science, Engineering, and Technology

Visit Walter Sisulu University’s website for more information on the University.

University of Fort Hare (UFH)

• The University of Fort Hare is a thriving, equitable, and long-term African university dedicated to teaching and research excellence for the benefit of its students, scholars, and the broader community.
• UFH is redefining its role as a producer and disseminator of new knowledge, with a particular emphasis on its central role in the reshaping of post-apartheid South Africa, and repositioning itself as an empowerment agent in the subcontinent’s and beyond’s a political, economic, cultural, and social revolution.

Faculties

• Management & Commerce
• Health Sciences
• Education
• Social Sciences & Humanities
• Science & Agriculture
• Nelson R. Mandela School of Law

Visit University of Fort Hare’s website for more information on the University.