Street:P.O. Box 339
205 Nelson Mandela Drive

City:Bloemfontein

Province:Free State

Post Code:9301

WWW:https://www.ufs.ac.za

Also Qwaqwa Campus

Public

Founded 1904 as Grey University College (GUC). Declared an official educational institution in Arts and Sciences by legislation passe by the Parliament of the Orange River Colony 1910. Changed name to University of the Orange Free State (UOFS) and acquired status of autonomous university 1950. Became a parallel-medium institution, and started offering lectures in both English and Afrikaans 1993. Changed name to University of the Free State (UFS) 2001

January to December (Mid-January-March; April-June; July-September; October - Mid-December)

National Senior Certificate with an Admission Point of at least 30

Afrikaans;English

Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET); South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)

Head : Hester C. Klopper

Job title:Vice-Chancellor and Principal

Years of office:March 2025 -

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Senior Administrative Officer : Nikile Ntsababa

Job title:Registrar

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International Relations Officer : Lynette Jacobs

Job title:Director, Office for International Affairs

Campus : South

Fields of study:Distance Education, Teacher Training

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Faculty : Economic and Management Sciences

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Economics, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Management, Public Administration

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Faculty : Education

Fields of study:Business Education, Curriculum, Education, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Foreign Languages Education, Higher Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Mathematics Education, Philosophy, Physical Education, Preschool Education, Science Education, Technology Education

More details:The Faculty of Education consists of 5 schools and each school comprise several academic disciplines

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Faculty : Health Sciences

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Cardiology, Cell Biology, Child Care and Development, Community Health, Dermatology, Dietetics, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Haematology, Health Sciences, Medical Parasitology, Medicine, Microbiology, Neurological Therapy, Neurology, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Health, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physical Therapy, Physics, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Surgery, Urology

More details:The Faculty of Health Sciences includes 3 schools hosting several academic departments and the National Control Laboratory for Biological Products

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Faculty : Humanities

Fields of study:African Languages, African Studies, Afrikaans, Anthropology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Classical Languages, Communication Studies, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Dutch, English, Fine Arts, French, German, Government, Health Administration, History, Modern Languages, Music, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Sports, Theatre

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Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Law, Private Law

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Faculty : Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Fields of study:Actuarial Science, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Building Technologies, Chemistry, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Crop Production, Development Studies, Entomology, Environmental Management, Food Technology, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Meteorology, Microbiology, Natural Sciences, Physics, Regional Planning, Safety Engineering, Soil Science, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Town Planning, Water Science, Wildlife, Zoology

More details:The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences has three primary subdivisions focused within the fields of Natural Sciences, Agricultural Sciences and Building Sciences

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Faculty : Theology and Religion

Fields of study:Bible, History of Religion, Missionary Studies, New Testament, Religious Practice, Religious Studies, Theology

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Institute : Studies in Race, Reconciliation and Social Justice

Fields of study:Anthropology, Peace and Disarmament, Social Sciences

Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Administration, African Studies, Agriculture, Anatomy, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Business and Commerce, Commercial Law, Communication Arts, Communication Studies, Consumer Studies, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Engineering, Engineering Management, Foreigners Education, Geography, Health Administration, Higher Education, Home Economics Education, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Investment Analysis, Journalism, Law, Management, Marketing, Media Studies, Medical Science, Medicine, Music, Music Education, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Performing Arts, Physical Therapy, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Social Work, Surgery, Surveying and Mapping, Theatre, Theology, Tourism

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Advanced Diploma

Fields of study:Administration, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Health Administration, Music, Nursing, Occupational Health, Opera, Radiology, Sustainable Development, Theology, Translation and Interpretation

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Honours Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Administration, Adult Education, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Agronomy, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Architecture, Business and Commerce, Cell Biology, Communication Studies, Consumer Studies, Curriculum, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Film, Fine Arts, Food Science, Haematology, Home Economics, Immunology, Information Technology, Investment Analysis, Irrigation, Management, Medical Science, Meteorology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Music, Performing Arts, Pharmacology, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Psychology, Radiology, Social Work, Soil Science, Taxation, Technology Education, Theatre, Theology, Virology, Water Management

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Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Community Health, Curriculum, Development Studies, Education, Educational Administration, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Gender Studies, Health Education, Higher Education, Higher Education Teacher Training, Investment Analysis, Labour Law, Leadership, Management, Mathematics Education, Medical Science, Medical Technology, Music, Nursing, Public Administration, Radiology, Sustainable Development, Taxation, Theology, Water Management

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Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, African Studies, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Agronomy, Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Architecture, Bacteriology, Bible, Bioinformatics, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Cardiology, Clinical Psychology, Communication Studies, Community Health, Comparative Literature, Development Studies, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Educational Psychology, Endocrinology, English, Film, Fine Arts, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Forensic Pathology, Gastroenterology, Genetics, Gerontology, Haematology, Health Administration, Health Education, Higher Education, Human Rights, Immunology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Internal Medicine, Law, Medical Science, Medical Technology, Medicine, Meteorology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Music, Nanotechnology, Nephrology, Neurology, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Therapy, Oncology, Optometry, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Performing Arts, Pharmacology, Physical Therapy, Plant Pathology, Plastic Surgery, Political Sciences, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Radiology, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Social Problems, Social Sciences, Social Work, Soil Science, Sports Management, Surgery, Sustainable Development, Theatre, Theology, Town Planning, Urology, Virology, Visual Arts, Water Management, Wildlife

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Doctorate

Fields of study:Accountancy, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Agronomy, Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Architecture, Bioinformatics, Cardiology, Cell Biology, Communication Studies, Community Health, Computer Science, Dermatology, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Fine Arts, Food Science, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Haematology, Health Education, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Internal Medicine, Law, Medical Science, Medicine, Meteorology, Microbiology, Music, Neurology, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Therapy, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Radiology, Real Estate, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Social Work, Soil Science, Statistics, Surgery, Sustainable Development, Theology, Urology, Virology, Water Management, Wildlife

Acta Academica

Acta Structilia

Acta Theologica

Acta Varia

Bult

Communitas

Corporate Law Development

Dolos

Irawa

Journal for Contemporary History

Journal for Estate Planning Law

Journal for Juridical Science

Perspectives in Education

Textures

Town and Regional Planning

Transactions of the Centre for Business Law

University Press

Statistics Year:20025-2026

Full Time Total:1562

Full Time Total:721

Statistics Year:20025-2026

Total:36430