Tuition fees need to be settled at the following intervals

• 50% of total tuition on registration.

Year modules

• 25% of the total tuition on the 15^th of May, and then the balance on the 15^th of August.

Semester modules

• 50% of total tuition on the 15^th of March (1st-semester modules) or the 15th of August (2nd-semester modules).

How To Pay Unisa Registration Fee 2025

Unisa does not accept cash and cheques at their offices. To pay your registration fees, you can use any of the payment methods listed below:

Debit cards

• Debit card payments are accepted if you pay or register in person at any Unisa Regional office.

Credit cards

• Credit cards are restricted to Visa and Mastercard. Credit card payments are accepted if you pay or register in person at Unisa in Sunnyside/Florida or one of the regional offices. Please note that these are real-time transactions.

Unisa web credit card payments

• Unisa web payment link: https://www.unisa.ac.za/feepayment (this is a secure site)

Please note:

• Library fines and accounts can now also be paid via this web payment link: https://www.unisa.ac.za/feepayment
• These are real-time transactions.

Bank deposit

Please note that Unisa banks with First National Bank (FNB) and ABSA Bank. Unisa is a pre-approved public beneficiary.

Cash and direct bank deposits can be made at any First National Bank (FNB)and ABSA Bank in South Africa

• if you already have a student number
• in respect of fees, for example, study fees, examination fees (supplementary, sick or special exam fees), exemption fees and library charges
• provided that the deposit slip is correctly filled in as follows:
  • Deposit reference: The first eight (8) blocks are for the student number (if the student number consists of only 7 digits, then a “0” must be filled in as the first digit of the student number). Leave one block open, then fill in the code number 5400374721 for study fees, 3000774039 for SBL student fees, 5400374225 for library fees or 5352X74608 for Matriculation Exemption fees.
• Ensure that the deposit slip is correctly filled in as follows:
  • Deposit to: Unisa Student Fees
  • Bank account number: Unisa Student Fees
  • Deposit reference: The first eight (8) blocks are for the student number (if the student number consists of only 7 digits, then a “0” must be filled in as the first digit of the student number). Leave one block open, then fill in the following codes:
    • 5400374721 for study fees
    • 3000774039 for SBL student fees
    • 5400374225 for library fees
    • 5352X74608 for matriculation exemption fees
    • 5370810030 for the application fee
    • 5400315164 for access cards

Please note:

• Should any of the information on the bank deposit slip be incomplete or incorrect, the transaction will not be processed by the bank and/or may cause a delay in the allocation or transfer of funds to your account and as such the university cannot be held liable for delays caused.
• Payments will be allocated within two (2) to ten (10) working days to the study fees account, provided that all the information on the deposit slip is correct.
• No cheques are accepted.

Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT)

For students in South Africa using FNB Bank, Unisa is a pre-approved public beneficiary. The bank details are as follows:

• Bank name: First National Bank (FNB)
• Account name: Unisa Student Deposits
• Account Number: Select Unisa from the list of pre-approved public beneficiaries

When making payments, use the following references:

• Study fees: Your student number, followed by a space, and then 5400374721 (study fees allocation number)
• SBL fees: Your student number, followed by a space, and then 3000774039 (SBL student fee allocation number)
• Applications: Your student number, followed by a space, and then 5370810030 (applications fee allocation number)

For cash deposits and EFT payments through FNB, the details are:

• Bank name: First National Bank (FNB)
• Account name: Unisa Student Deposits
• Account number: 627 9963 0382
• Account type: Cheque
• Branch Code: 210554

Use the same references as above for payments.

For students using ABSA Bank, Unisa is also a pre-approved public beneficiary. The details are:

• Bank name: ABSA
• Account name: Unisa Student Deposit
• Account number: 4097930634
• Account type: Cheque

Use the same references as above for payments.

For payments by employers, sponsors, bursaries, donors, and Swift payments (excluding individual student EFTs and cash deposits), the bank details are:

• Bank name: First National Bank (FNB)
• Account name: Unisa Income Account
• Account number: 627 9962 5200
• Account type: Cheque
• Branch Code: 250645
• Swift code: FIRNZAJJ

Please use the appropriate allocation numbers to ensure that payments are correctly allocated to your student account:

• Study fees: Your student number, followed by a space, and then 5400374721
• Library fees: Your student number, followed by a space, and then 5400374225
• Application fees: Your student number, followed by a space, and then 5370810030
• Matriculation exemption fees: Your student number, followed by a space, and then 5352X74608
• Student card fees: Your student number, followed by a space, and then 5400315164
• SBL tuition: Your student number, followed by a space, and then 3000774039

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