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planned FTEN enrolment was set at 9,372; however, actual enrolment reached was 8,950 students representing 95.5% of the target. This shortfall was primarily due to certain programmes not being offered. The total student population, including both FTEN and returning students, reached 34,495 in 2024, reflecting a 5.9% increase from 2023’s total of 32,574.
Good enrolment growth occurred in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, with a 18.9% increase in FTEN intake, and the Faculty of Applied Sciences, which saw a 2.0% rise. The Faculty of Management Sciences also recorded a 6.0% increase in FTEN enrolment. However, the Faculty of Accounting and Informatics and the Faculty of Health Sciences saw declines in FTEN intake of 2.7% and 4.3%, respectively, while the Faculty of Arts and Design showed no change from 2023 to 2024. Overall the PG student numbers grew by nearly 2.0% in 2024. Figure 1 depicts the five-year trend in total headcount enrolments.
36 000 35 000
34 000 33 000 32 000 31 000
34 495
33 933
33 196
32 089
32 574
Race
2020 2021
2022 2023 2024 Year
Figure 1: Total headcount enrolments, 2020–2024
Figure 2 illustrates the racial composition of the student population in 2024, showing minor changes from 2023 to 2024. Indian student enrolment dropped from 5.65% to 4.73%, and White student enrolment fell from 0.67% to 0.57%. Other racial groups remained nearly unchanged at 0.41% and 0.42%. Coloured student enrolment decreased slightly from 0.86% in 2023 to 0.8% in 2024, while African student enrolment rose from 92.41% in 2023 to 93.58% in 2024.
African 93,48%
African
Coloured
Indian
White
Coloured 0,80% Indian 4,73% White 0,57%
Other 0,42%
Other
Figure 2: Percentage headcount enrolment by race for 2024
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