2025
Facts & Figures
#CPUT20YEARS
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof NS Nhlapo
Registrar Dr PP Masala
Executive Director: Office of the VC Prof H Hay-Swemmer
Executive Director: Finance Mr M Daca
DVC: Operations Prof H Hay-Swemmer (Acting)
DVC: Learning and Teaching Prof R Balkaran
DVC: RTIP Prof M Sheldon
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INFRASTRUCTURE PORTFOLIO CPUT’s property and infrastructure portfolio is substantial, covering approximately 77 hectares (ha), and consisting of 8 campuses/sites with an estimated total of 82 buildings:
77
hectares
8
campuses
BELLVILLE CAMPUS
61,039 ha
consisting of
47 buildings
DISTRICT SIX CAMPUS
9,434 ha 2
consisting of
14 buildings
82
buildings
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GRANGER BAY CAMPUS
1,076 ha
consisting of
2 buildings
BARKLEY DAVIES (Mowbray)
0,589 ha
consisting of
2 buildings
MOWBRAY CAMPUS
2,003 ha
consisting of
4 buildings
PETRO SA (TYGERVALLEY)
0,317 ha
consisting of
1 building
WELLINGTON CAMPUS
3,028 ha
consisting of
11 buildings
NEWLANDS SATELLITE CAMPUS CPUT occupies a portion of 1 building on the site
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STUDENT APPLICATIONS & ENROLMENTS In 2025, a total of 219,637 first-year undergraduate (UG) applications were received, with overall enrolments reaching 38,228 students.
219,637 first-year undergraduate (UG) applications
38,228
overall student enrolments
Academic Year Faculty/Schoo/Department
2023
2024
2025
No. of Applicants Applied Sciences
8,522
12,712
14,159
Business and Management Sciences
48,660
54,242
62,355
Education
29,843
37,329
53,509
Engineering and the Built Environment
23,060
23,940
21,941
Health and Wellness Sciences
36,397
35,775
46,026
Informatics and Design
20,312
18,965
20,747
Total
166,794
182,963
219,637
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STUDENT HEADCOUNTS BY LEVEL OF STUDY Total undergraduates (UG): 35,063 (91,7%) Total postgraduates (PG): 3,113 (8,1%) Total occasional students: 52 (0,1%)
0,1% 8,1%
91,7%
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STUDENT ENROLMENTS Student enrolments by Faculty
3,991 2,356
10,4%
4,344 11,4%
6,2%
12,754 33,4%
9,856 25,8%
4,929 12,9%
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Faculty of Business and Management Sciences (FBMS) Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE) Faculty of Education (FEd) Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAS) Faculty of Informatics and Design (FID) Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences (FHWS)
Student Enrolments by Qualification Type 2025 Total UG
35,063
91,7%
Postgraduate (PG) < M
1,858
4,9% (59,7%)
Master’s
856
2,2% (27,5%)
Doctoral
399
1,0% (12,8%)
Other
52
0,1%
38,228
100,0%
Total Student Enrolments
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Student Enrolments by Major Fields of Study 2025 Science, Engineering, Technology
19,322
50,5%
Business/ Management
10,813
28,3%
Education
4,850
12,7%
Other Humanities
3,243
8,5%
Total Enrolments
38,228
100,0%
African
31,298
81,9%
Coloured
5,773
15,1%
Indian
185
0,5%
White
892
2,3%
Other
80
0,2%
Female
22,609
59,1%
Male
15,601
40,8%
Other
18
0,1%
Student Enrolments by Race
Student Enrolments by Gender
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STUDENT SUCCESS Credit Success Rates Definition: A proportion of Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) passed (modules passed) relative to FTE enrolments (modules registered)
Overall Pass Rates Definition: The percentage of students who passed a specific subject or module out of all students who were registered for that subject in a given academic period
Credit Success Rate
2025
UG Degrees
86,4%
PG Degrees
123,0%
Overall Degrees
88,4%
Pass Rate
2025
Overall UG Pass Rate
87,4%
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Graduate Output Graduate Output
2025
Total UG Graduates
8,623
87,5%
Total PG Graduates
1,234
12,5%
PG < Master’s
1,076
10,9%
Master’s
102
1,0%
Doctoral
56
0,6%
9,857
100,0%
Overall Graduates
Graduate Output (UG) by Scarce Skills
2025
Engineering
1,656
Life and Physical Sciences
431
Animal Science
4
Human Health
556
Teacher Education
10
1,003
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Graduate Placement and Employment Initiatives Student placements
8,868
Students completing Project-based Work-Integrated Learning (WIL)
631
Total Student Placements (WIL)
9,499
Graduate Employability – Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) 40,0% 35,0%
35,2%
30,0% 25,0%
29,5% 23,0%
20,0% 15,0% 10,0%
9,0%
5,0%
3,2%
0,0% Employed (full-time)
Employed (part-time)
Self-employed
Studying
Unemployed
Graduate Survey Destination (GDS) 2023/2024 results
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NEW QUALIFICATIONS New Qualifications Approved in 2025 Full CHE Accreditation 1. Master of Biotechnology 2. Master of Health Sciences in Transdisciplinary Health 3. Doctor of Emergency Medical Care 4. Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science 5. Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematical Sciences SAQA Registration on the NQF 1. Master of Health Sciences in Transdisciplinary Health 2. Master of Clothing and Textile Technology 3. Doctor of Emergency Medical Care 4. Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science
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STAFF Staff Establishment (HEMIS Definitions) As of December 2025, a total of 6,853 employees were recorded. Staff Categories
Permanent
Temporary
Academic Staff
793 11,6%
558
Non-Academic Staff Total
Total Staff
8,1%
1,351
19,7%
1,878 27,4%
3,624 52,9%
5,502
80,3%
2,671 39,0%
4,182 61,0%
6,853 100,0%
Permanent Staff
2024
2025
Academic Staff (Instruction/ Research)
813
793
FTE Instruction/Research Staff
785.6
768.1
Ratio of FTE Students to FTE I/R Staff
36.5
40.1
Staff with Doctoral Degrees
39,9% (324)
41,2% (327)
Staff with Master’s Degrees
46,5% (378)
46,8% (371) 13
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RESEARCH Postdoctoral Research Fellows Faculty/Entity Faculty of Applied Sciences
7
2025 29,2%
Faculty of Business and Management Sciences
1
4,2%
Faculty of Education
5
20,8%
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
5
20,8%
Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences
4
16,7%
Faculty of Informatics and Design
1
4,2%
Research Development Directorate
1
4,2%
Total
24
100,0%
Postdoctoral Funding Support Funding Source GITES CPUT – DRD Water Research Commission External (NRF; SARChI) Faculty of Informatics and Design NRF South African Medical Research Council Total 14
Number of Postdoctoral Research Fellows 4 8 2 1 1 5 3 24
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Research Output (Publication Units) Output Type
2025 Research Output Units
(provisional submitted to DHET in 2026)
Books and Book Chapters
37.7
Conference Proceedings
39.9
Journal Articles
318.8
Total Publication Units
396.4
Publication Units per Permanent I/R Staff
0.52
NRF-Rated Researchers The total number of NRF-rated researchers in 2025 was 70, and disaggregated according to the following categories: B2 = 1 (1,4%)
C1 = 4 (5,7%)
C3 = 13 (18,6%)
Y2 = 18 (25,7%)
C2 = 34 (48,6%)
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CPUT Research Entities (Active) ENTITY
HEAD
CATEGORY
Applied Microbial and Health Biotechnology Institute (AMHBI)
Prof JL Marnewick
Institute
Professional Education Research Institute (PERI) Prof C Winberg
Institute
Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAS) AgriFood Technology Station (ATS)
Mr N Mshicileli
TIA TechStation
Centre for Sustainable Oceans (CSO)
Dr C Sparks
Centre
Crystal Engineering Unit
Prof M Wicht
Unit
Functional Food Research Unit (FFRU)
Prof M Opperman Prof Van Heerden
Unit
Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology and Remediation
Prof J Odendaal
Group
Natural Products Chemistry Research Group
Prof AA Hussein Mohammed
Group
Bio-resource Engineering Research Group
Prof VI Okudoh
Group
BioEngineering Research Group (BioERG) (combined with FEBE ChemEng)
Prof VI Okudoh
Group
Faculty of Business and Management Sciences (FBMS) Centre for Sport Business and Technology Research (CSBTR)
Prof B Knott
Centre
Centre for Tourism Research in Africa (CETRA)
Dr C Dube
Centre
Prof A Chigona
Institute
Faculty of Education (FEd) Global Institute for Teacher Education and Society (GITES)
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE) French–South African Institute of Technology (F’SATI)
Prof I Davidson
Institute
Energy Institute
Prof MT Kahn
Institute
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ENTITY
HEAD
CATEGORY
Africa Space Innovation Centre (ASIC)
Prof I Davidson
Centre
Centre for Water and Sanitation Research (CWSR)
Prof B Ncube
Centre
Centre for Distributed Power and Electronic Systems (CDPES)
Prof M Adonis
Centre
Centre for Research in Power Systems
Dr A Almaktoof
Centre
Centre for Substation Automation and Energy Management Systems (CSAEMS)
Dr K Kriger Centre Prof S Krishnamurthy
Centre for Intelligence Systems and Emerging Technologies (CISET)
Prof S Krishnamurthy Centre
Flow Process and Rheology Centre (FPRC)
Prof V Fester
Centre
BioEngineering Research Group (BioERG)
Dr D De Jager
Group
Friction Stir Welding and Processing Research Unit (FSW&PRU)
To be appointed
Unit
Functional Material Research Unit (FMRU)
Prof M Chowdhury
Unit
Sustainable Heritage Research Unit (SHRU)
Prof K Pallav
Unit
Research Unit for Education in Engineering and Dr M Pourbehi the Built Environment (RUEEBE) Prof B Swartz
Unit
Technology Station in Clothing and Textiles
TIA TechStation
Mr S Isaacs
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Laboratory To be appointed
TIA TechStation
Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences (FHWS) MRC Cardiometabolic Health Research Centre
Prof G Davison Prof TE Matsha Dr S Raghubeer
Centre
Prof M Mokhele
Centre
Faculty of Informatics and Design (FID) Centre for Communication Studies
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