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Our calendar below gives you all the UCAS deadlines for 2024 entry as well as the dates by which universities and colleges should have responded to your application, along with handy tips and reminders for different stages of the process.
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What is UCAS?
UCAS stands for University and Colleges Admissions System, and almost all applications for undergraduate degree courses in the UK are applied for through UCAS. They have a set application cycle with plenty of deadlines to be aware of, so make sure you’re aware of what’s coming up so you never miss a deadline!
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UCAS deadlines for 2024 entry
Applications for 2024 entry are open now! Check out the deadlines below and make a note of any that are relevant to you.
2 October 2023: UCAS deadline for music conservatoire applications.
16 October 2023: UCAS deadline for Oxford and Cambridge, as well as most medicine, dentistry and veterinary courses.
31 January 2024: UCAS deadline for other undergraduate courses, as well as other conservatoire applications. You can apply after this, but you won’t be covered by the Equal Consideration Policy, and some courses may be full.
6 June 2024: The deadline to respond to your offers if you received decisions from all the universities you applied to before 16 May 2024.
30 June 2024: Applications received after 6pm will automatically be entered into Clearing.
24 July 2024: The deadline to respond to your offers if you received decisions from all the universities you applied to before 17 July 2024.
UCAS Extra 2024
What is UCAS Extra?
UCAS Extra offers applicants who have no offers or who have rejected all their offers the chance to apply for additional courses. Not all courses will be available through UCAS Extra, and you can only apply to one course at a time.
UCAS Extra key dates
30 June 2024: Last day to add an Extra option. After this, you’ll be able to use Clearing to secure a university place.
UCAS Clearing 2024
What is UCAS Clearing?
UCAS Clearing allows students with no offers or those who have changed their mind to apply to a course after they receive their results. Courses in Clearing are filled up fast, and places are often limited. Students use Clearing for a number of reasons, such as missing the offer for their firm and insurance choice, doing better than expected and wanting to ‘trade up’, changing their mind on the uni or course they want to attend, or who didn’t submit an application during the main cycle but still want to start university that year.
Visit our Clearing hub for more information on Clearing.
UCAS Clearing key dates
21 October 2024: Last day to submit applications for undergraduate entry for 2024 through UCAS.
Check out our guide to Clearing for more information on how Clearing works.
