With the Wits Online Application procedures, below are steps on how you can apply online to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa:

Apply Online: Go to www.wits.ac.za/applications/. You may apply for a maximum of three programs. Use your names as they appear on your ID book/card or passport.

Pay Application Fee and Upload Supporting Documents: A non-refundable application fee of R100 for South African citizens, and R700 for foreign citizens, is required. Payments should be made before the closing dates. You can pay by cash or credit card at the Wits Fees Office, or deposit the exact amount into the University’s application fee account1. Remember to use only your Person Number or T Number as a reference.

Upload Supporting Documents: Upload your supporting documents at the time of application. You also have the option to upload your documents after you have submitted your application via the student self-service portal.

Check the Status of Your Application: You can check the status of your application on the student self-service portal.

Pay application fee and upload supporting documents

A non-refundable application fee of R100 for South African citizens, and R700 for foreign citizens, is required. Log into the self-service portal. 

• payments to be made before closing dates 
• Use only your Person Number or T Number as reference

How to pay

Log into the self-service portal and click the Campus Finances tile. Select Make a Payment>Application fee

or 

Deposit the exact amount into the University’s application fee account:

• Standard Bank, Wits University Application Fees.  Account Number 200 346 385, Branch code 004 805. CI Number 074A. (International payment swift code: SBZAZAJJ). Use only your person/student number as a reference.
• Pay by cash or credit card at the Wits Fees Office, Ground Floor, Solomon Mahlangu House), Braamfontein Campus East, Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa. Use your person/student number as the reference.
• EFT – Use your Person/Student number as the reference.

Supporting documents

• Upload your supporting documents at the time of application. You also have the option to upload your documents after you have submitted your application via the student self-service portal https://self-service.wits.ac.za
• Current Matriculants: Upload your final Grade 11 results (no hardcopy required).
• Already Matriculated: Upload certified copies of all your matric certificates/foreign school leaving certificates.
• Other Tertiary Institutions: Upload a certified copy of official academic records for ALL tertiary registrations, inclusive of a statement/certificate of good conduct, stamped by the institution’s registrar. (Note that interim, self-service generated results will be considered for initial assessment purposes for GEMP applicants ONLY).

Additional forms and selection procedures

Some degrees have additional selection requirements such as a portfolio or essay submission, audition or National Benchmark Tests. Please check this page to see if this applies to you, or follow the links from the specific online course entry.

Refer to the below Self-Service Guide to upload documents:

Download the Self Service Document Upload Guide here.
Alternatively, watch the Self-Service Upload Guide here.