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UCAS Clearing 2027

UCAS Clearing 2027 opens on Friday 2 July 2027.

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UCAS Clearing 2027

Use Clearing

  1. Your firm or insurance university may still accept you with lower grades: wait for the status in your UCAS Hub.
  2. Open My matches in your application and search the Clearing vacancies on ucas.com.
  3. Call the universities you like with your Clearing number and Personal ID ready. Ask for an informal offer.
  4. Add one Clearing choice only once a university says yes. Adding it accepts the place. You can add choices until Monday 18 October 2027.
  • Wed 13 January18:00Equal consideration date for most courses
  • Wed 30 June18:00Last date for applications to go to universities; later ones go into Clearing
  • Fri 2 JulyClearing opens, with vacancies in UCAS search
  • Thu 22 July18:00Last day for undergraduate reply swaps
  • Thu 12 AugustA-level results day: offers are confirmed and Clearing gets busy
  • Thu 23 September18:00Final date for 2027-entry applications
  • Mon 18 OctoberLast date to add a Clearing choice

Your result

Use Clearing. Your firm or insurance university may still accept you with lower grades: wait for the status in your UCAS Hub. Clearing opens Friday 2 July 2027; results day is Thursday 12 August 2027.

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Questions people ask

When does Clearing open in 2027?

Friday 2 July 2027. Vacancies appear in UCAS search from then.

When does Clearing close in 2027?

The last date to add a Clearing choice is Monday 18 October 2027. New 2027-entry applications close at 18:00 on Thursday 23 September.

Who can use Clearing?

Anyone applying after 30 June, holding no offers, who missed the conditions of their offers, or who declined their firm place with 'decline my place'.

How do I get a place through Clearing?

Call the university with your Clearing number and Personal ID, get an informal offer, then add it as your Clearing choice. You can add one choice at a time.

I did better than expected. Can I change university?

Yes. Talk to universities with Clearing places first; once one says yes, decline your firm place and add your Clearing choice.

How we work this out

What it does

The 2027 Clearing dates, and what to do on results day if you met, missed or beat your offers.

UCAS undergraduate Clearing for courses starting in 2027.

Method

  1. Dates are copied from UCAS's 2027-entry dates and deadlines; results day is from JCQ's key dates.
  2. The steps follow UCAS's own guidance on Clearing and results day, in our words.