overview
To pursue the regional higher education agenda and to continue to attract funding for regional capacity development programmes.
Although SARUA has motivated to the SADC Ministers for government support in 2017, such a decision has not yet been forthcoming. SARUA therefore relies on membership contributions to underwrite its operational costs. SARUA operates with a small, but sufficiently capacitated internal team.
SARUA membership fees are calculated using a fair and equitable fee formula based on student numbers and country GDP, as agreed by members at the SARUA TGM.
| Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Category 4 | Category 5 | |
| Country Band | <5000 Students | 5001 – 10 000 Students | 10 001 – 20 000 Students | 20 001 – 30 000 Students | > 30 000 Students |
| Band 3 | $1800 | $3600 | $5400 | $6600 | $7500 |
| Band 2 | $1260 | $2520 | $3780 | $4680 | $5520 |
| Band 1 | $960 | $1920 | $2880 | $3600 | $4200 |