Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University is a premier African learning institution that is committed to meeting the challenges and discovering the solutions that influence and impacts the world around us for the better. Our vision is to be Africa’s leading research-intensive university, globally recognized as excellent, inclusive and innovative, where we advance knowledge in service of society.

We are guided by this ambition and invite our students on a journey to move forward together to create an inclusive environment that acknowledges our role in South Africa’s past but encourages all to join in making a better future. This community of global citizens is connected through curiosity and contributes to a transformative experience where students and faculty staff grow and develop together.  

Our research output has doubled in the past decade and our University boasts more Centers of Excellence than any other in South Africa. We are extremely proud of these achievements, especially as they come within the context of having a societal, continental and global impact.

We have grown from our foundational four faculties (Arts, Science, Education and Agriculture), 503 students and 40 lecturing staff in 1918 in the town of Stellenbosch to a thriving university for 32 225 students who are guided by 3 400 academic and professional staff across five campuses and 10 faculties.

FACULTIES AT STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY

• Faculty of AgriSciences
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Faculty of Military Science
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Theology

STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES

• Stellenbosch

Our main administrative center houses eight faculties, two concert halls, a 430-seat theatre and 31 student residences.

• Tygerberg Campus

The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences encompasses Tygerberg Academic Hospital and features a clinical building, laboratories, medical library and five student residences.

• Bellville Park

The home of the Stellenbosch Business School, Small Business Academy and the hub for our part-time studies division.

• Worcester Campus

The newest of our five campuses houses our Ukwanda Rural Clinical School to introduce students to healthcare in rural South Africa.

• Saldanha Campus

This forms part of the South African Military Academy and is home to our Faculty of Military Science, offering advanced instruction to future military leaders.