Check out the full details of Rhodes University online application, fees (tuition, acceptance, and residence), banking details, and contact address. Applicants are required to follow these comprehensive steps to apply online.
Rhodes University Online Application
Follow the steps provided below to apply for Rhodes University admission:
1. Create a password and register using your email address on the online system at https://ross.ru.ac.za.
2. You'll get an email with a link to activate your account on the system.
3. Check the mail and click on the link to activate your registration.
4. This will take you back to ROSS, where you must choose Admission. You'll then be able to enter the login credentials you created in step one.
5. Fill out all the required fields with correct and accurate information.
6. Once you've completed your application, check the "I accept the terms and conditions" box and submit.
7. You must pay the R100 application fee once you have submitted your application. The system provides a number of possibilities.
8. If you pay your application fee at a bank, make a note of your application number on the deposit slip and email it to us.
9. After you've completed the above steps, your application will be processed by Rhodes University, and you'll be given a student number and login.
These are the steps on how to apply for Rhodes University admission.
Rhodes University Fees
Below you will find general fees that you can expect to pay when applying to Rhodes University.
The closing date for applications from all new students for admission to the University is 30 September. This is also the official deadline for foreign applicants.
Initial applications for admission must be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee of R100 for all applicants. Late applications will be considered.
2. Tuition Fees
R34 953 to R62 241 (this varies from degree to degree). Allow approximately R5 500 for books and stationery.
Note: that these fees shown do NOT include travel expenses or pocket money.
R64 655 to R67 880 for undergraduate degrees and R76 617 for postgraduate residence (Undergraduate residences include all meals but exclude vacations). The residence fees also depend on the grade of accommodation chosen.
Rhodes University Acceptance Fees
Here are the Rhodes University acceptance fees. It also includes both tuition fee, residence acceptance fee, and withdrawal notice:
This deposit is due when an academic position at the University is accepted. This deposit must be paid by the deadline mentioned in the acceptance letter. The deposit is non-refundable and will be lost if the student does not enroll in classes at the University.
When a student accepts a place at the university, they must pay an R1 000.00 resident deposit before being assigned to a residence. If the student does not register for at least one term of residence, the deposit is non-refundable and will be forfeited to the University.
Notice of Withdrawal – deregistration from Rhodes University as well as withdrawing from residence
All students, both postgraduate and undergraduate, or their parents or guardians must give notice of intention to discontinue attendance, in writing, to the Registrar. A separate letter requesting a refund of any monies due must be sent to the Director of Finance.
- Any student who has registered for a course of study and who, for any reason leaves during the year is liable for a pro-rata fee up to the date of cancellation for tuition and or residence fees, the basis of calculation will be on 248 days for the year.
- Any student who withdraws their application for tuition or residence, before registration will be liable for a cancellation fee of 10% if less than one month’s notice is given or 2.5% if longer.
In the case of an early withdrawal from Residence, for any reason, other than immediate family bereavement, medical illness, or academic exclusion, a cancellation fee of two months Residence Fee will be levied over and above the fee calculation for the period of residence accommodation. A penalty will not be charged if a provisional residence booking is canceled prior to the Initial Fee (IF) deadline.
Rhodes University Banking Details
Check out Rhodes University's payment method:
Account Name: Rhodes University FNBFEES
Account Number: 62145504553
Branch: First National Bank Grahamstown
Branch Code: 210717
NB Reference: Please use your student number
On the deposit slip, please quote:
• Student initials
• Student surname
• Student number
• Please indicate what the deposit is for, e.g. Fees or Registration Fee
Please fax the deposit slip to 046- 603 7019/7020 or email it to student-fees@ru.ac.za
Rhodes University Address
Rhodes University
P. O. Box 94,
Makhanda (Grahamstown) 6140
Eastern Cape, South Africa
Telephone: +27 46 603 8111