The University of KwaZulu-Natal(UKZN) was established on 1st January 2004 through the merger between the University of Durban-Westville and the University of Natal. UKZN has 5 campuses with a total student population of over 49000 in 2018 and an academic staff complement of over 1300. At least 14% of full-time academic staff and 23% of postgraduates (Masters & Doctoral) were international in 2018. UKZN offers the full scope of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across a broad range of disciplines. UKZN is a research intensive university and the evaluation of the South African publicly funded universities’ research outputs by the Department of Higher Education placed UKZN in the Top 3 over the past few years. UKZN is home to the NIH-funded Centre for AIDS Programme of Research in SA (CAPRISA) as well as the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) which was formed out of an amalgamation of the Wellcome Trust-funded Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies and the HHMI-funded KZN Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH). UKZN is also the hub for the DST-NRF Centre for African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS). All of this was achieved while UKZN was undergoing a merger and major transformation. UKZN is firmly committed to transformation in its widest sense and, to this end, has developed a Transformation Charter, the objective of which is to lay the foundation for the premier university of African scholarship that is united in and exploits its diversity.

Total Enrollment:24401
           International Students:1388（6%）
Undergraduate Enrollment:22300
           International Students:997（4%）
Graduate Enrollment:2101
           International Students:391（19%）

Undergraduate Programs
           Accounting
           Agricultural Extension And Rural Resource Management
           Animal And Poultry Science
           Anthropology, Gender And Historical Studies
           Architecture, Planning And Housing
           Audiology, Occupational Therapy And Speech Language Pathology
           Biochemistry, Genetics, And Microbiology
           Biological And Conservation Sciences
           Bioresources Engineering And Environmental Hydrology
           Chemical Engineering
           Chemistry
           Civil Engineering, Surveying And Construction
           Clinical Medicine
           Computer Science
           Crop Science
           Dentistry
           Development Studies
           Dietetics And Human Nutrition (Including Food Science)
           Economics And Finance
           Education And Development
           Educational Studies
           Electronic, Electrical And Computer Engineering
           Environmental Sciences
           Family And Public Health
           Geology
           Graduate School Of Business
           Horticultural Science
           Information Systems And Technology
           Isizulu
           Language, Literacies, Media And Drama Education
           Language, Literature And Linguistics
           Literary Studies, Media And Creative Arts
           Management
           Maternal, Child And Women’S Health
           Mathematical Sciences
           Maths, Sciences, Computer And Technology Education
           Mechanical Engineering
           Medical Education
           Medical Sciences
           Music
           Nursing
           Pathology And Laboratory Medicine
           Pharmacy And Pharmacology
           Philosophy And Ethics
           Physics
           Physiotherapy, Sport Science And Optometry
           Plant Breeding
           Plant Pathology
           Politics
           Psychology
           Public Administration
           Religion And Theology
           Social Science Education
           Social Work And Community Development
           Sociology And Social Studies
           Statistics And Actuarial Science
           Surgical Disciplines