Unisa payment methods and banking details

• Debit cards
• Credit cards
• Unisa web credit card payments
• Bank deposit
• Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
• Payments by employers / bulk payments, sponsors, bursaries, donors and international students
• Refunds
• General

Debit cards

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

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: 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: www.unisa.ac.za/feepayment
  • These are real-time transactions.

Bank deposit

Cash and direct bank deposits can be made at any First National Bank (FNB) 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: 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: 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)

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

Please use the correct referencing to ensure that payments are automatically allocated to your student account.

Payments by employers / bulk payments, sponsors, bursaries, donors & international students

Please note: For bulk payments kindly complete the payment advice form (Download the payment advice form)

Allocation numbers for payments other than study fees:

Please note:

• Incomplete or incorrect payment information will not be processed, and Unisa will not be held liable for any resultant delay in the allocation or transfer of funds to study fees accounts.
• Payments will be allocated within two (2) to ten (10) working days upon receipt of the required information. Proof of payment (remittance or payment advice) and a breakdown of the payment (full names, identity numbers, student numbers and amount per student) must be sent to [email protected]
• If a company or employer is paying your tuition fees, please submit proof of payment to [email protected]
• For any payment-related enquiries, please send an e-mail to [email protected]

Refunds

• Requests have to be made in writing and must be signed by the registered student.
  Download the refund form (PDF) or Download the refund form for international students (PDF)
• Refunds will be processed within 15 working (business) days from receipt of request.
• Credit balances exceeding the total study fees paid by sponsors or bursaries will be refunded to the sponsor or bursary concerned.

Please note:

• No refunds for credit balances less than R100.00 will be allowed.
• Applications and miscellaneous fees are non-refundable.
• As indicated on the refund form, refund requests must be accompanied by the required documentation.

General

• The university reserves the right not to render services to students with outstanding balances.
• Receipts and statements of accounts will be issued to registered students only. It remains the student’s responsibility to submit the document to the relevant sponsor.

Prescribed student fees: undergraduate studies

Below are the prescribed fees for the various undergraduate modules and degrees, together with the payment dates and minimum fees due by those dates.

Minimum amount payable at registration

A minimum fee amount is payable before the closing dates for registration for each module or paper for which you register. If this amount is not paid before the closing date for registration, the university will not be able to process your registration. After paying the minimum amount, the outstanding balance must be paid by the relevant dates.

All fees must be paid into the Unisa official bank account with the correct reference number or else the university will not be able to process your registration before the relevant closing date. In the case where a letter from an employer / sponsor confirming that they assume responsibility for payment is supplied, the university can provide the employer / sponsor with a quotation. Registration will only be activated upon receipt of the minimum payment by the relevant closing date. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the employer / sponsor pay the fees in time. No late payments will be accepted. It is advisable for a student to pay his / her fees and claim it back from the sponsor.

Students applying for Matriculation Exemption, please note that the Matriculation Exemption fee must be included together with the minimum fee amount payable. Compulsory miscellaneous fees, where applicable, are also payable on registration. These include the levy for students in foreign countries and levies for additional study material.

Prescribed fees per subject group