List of business schools in South Africa

Location of South Africa
USB main building entrance

This is a list of business schools in South Africa. For the purposes of this list business schools are defined as accredited, degree-granting, postsecondary institutions. Institutions are accredited in South Africa by the Council on Higher Education (CHE), whilst institutions also pursue international accreditation from AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB.

Founded in 1949, the University of Pretoria's now defunct Graduate School of Management was the first business school in South Africa and was the first MBA programme to be launched outside of North America, whilst the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business and University of Stellenbosch Business School, founded in 1964, are the oldest business schools in continuous operation. Founded in 2005, the Nelson Mandela University Business School is the newest business school in South Africa.

Business schools

Business School Institution City Accreditation Year founded
The Business School of South Africa Centurion Full SETA Accreditation 2005
SA Business School Johannesburg CHE 2015
Regent Business School Johannesburg CHE 1999
CIDA City Campus

Closed / Deregistered

CHE 2000
Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) University of Pretoria Johannesburg1 CHE, AMBA (MBA & DBA), AACSB 20002
Graduate School of Business University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban CHE 1974
Henley Management College, South Africa Henley Management College Johannesburg CHE, AMBA (MBA), EQUIS, AACSB 1992
Management College of Southern Africa Durban CHE 1995
Milpark Business School Johannesburg CHE 1997
Nelson Mandela University Business School Nelson Mandela University Port Elizabeth CHE 2005
Graduate School of Business and Government Leadership North-West University Mafikeng CHE 2000
NWU Business School North-West University Potchefstroom CHE 1998
Regenesys Business School Johannesburg CHE 1999
Regent Business School Johannesburg CHE
Rhodes Business School (RBS) Rhodes University Grahamstown CHE, AMBA (MBA) (in process) 2000
Southern Business School Johannesburg CHE 1996
South African College of Business (SACOB) Cape Town Umalusi (in process), CHE (in process) 2011
School of Business Leadership (SBL) University of South Africa Midrand CHE 1965
The Business School at Varsity College The Independent Institute of Education Multiple campuses CHE 1991
Tshwane University of Technology Business School Tshwane University of Technology Pretoria CHE 1999
Turfloop Graduate School of Leadership University of Limpopo Polokwane CHE 1997
UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) University of Cape Town Cape Town CHE, AMBA (MBA), EQUIS, AACSB 1964
University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) Stellenbosch University Bellville CHE, AMBA (MBA), EQUIS, AACSB 1964
University of the Free State Business School University of the Free State Bloemfontein CHE 1999
Johannesburg Business School (JBS) University of Johannesburg (UJ) Johannesburg CHE 1919
Wits Business School (WBS) University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg CHE, AMBA (MBA) 1968

1 GIBS offers company specific programmes in London, United Kingdom

2 Note as of January 2008 GIBS replaced the Graduate School of Management

Rankings

Further information: Rankings of business schools in South Africa

League tables of South African business schools are largely based on international business schools rankings, because specifically South African rankings have not as yet been published.

Business school alliances

See also