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Media releases
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Applicant statistics - daily updates 19 August - 17 September 2010
Date published: 19 August - 17 September 2010
Latest applicant statistics are published in this section, Monday to Friday at 12:00 noon until mid-September.
Expert careers advice is snapped up by over 6,000 A level students
Date published: 23 August 2010Since opening at 8:00 on Thursday 19 August, the Exam Results Helpline has provided free, impartial information and advice to over 6,000 students who haven't achieved the A level grades they need to get into university - and don't know what to do next.
University acceptances across the UK up by 2.3%
Date published: 19 August 2010UCAS has now processed all A level results and as of midnight (a record) 379,411 applicants were accepted into university or college, compared to 371,016 on results day last year.
Record numbers of applicants get set for university news
Date published: 18 August 2010UCAS is currently processing approximately 3.8 million exam results, from across the UK, in advance of A level results day on Thursday 19 August.
Record numbers of university acceptances in Scotland
Date published: 05 August 2010Position confirming university acceptances in Scotland as at 00:01 on 5 August 2010.
Student advice line gets geared up for a record breaking number of calls
Date published: 03 August 2010The Exam Results Helpline advisers are well prepared for an unprecedented number of calls this year due to a record number of students applying to universities.
43,000 Scottish applicants gear up for university news
Date published: 02 August 2010UCAS is currently processing the exam results of approximately 43,000 applicants from Scotland, in advance of Scottish results day on Thursday 5 August.
Variety of factors behind 11.6% rise in applications to UK higher education
Date published: 16 July 2010With the 30 June deadline for applications to UK undergraduate courses now having passed, UCAS is reporting an 11.6% annual rise in applicant numbers.
Applicants and applications received by 30 June 2010 - complete tables
Date published: 16 July 2010Applicants and applications received by 30 June 2010 - complete tables
Date published: 16 July 2010
Table showing the number of main scheme choices to individual universities and colleges recruiting students through UCAS for autumn 2010.
Announcement of review of UCAS Tariff
Date published: 01 July 2010UCAS is today announcing a comprehensive review of the Tariff, the points-based system used by admissions officers to determine the suitability of qualifications for progression into higher education.
UCAS working with students to develop free iPhone application
Date published: 07 June 2010UCAS has been working with a brother and sister team on developing a new iPhone application which will allow users to keep up-to-date on their university applications while on the move through Track.
Application numbers hit record highs for the fourth year running
Date published: 08 February 2010Headline figures from UCAS show another record year for applicant numbers applying to higher education - the fourth year running that full-time undergraduate courses have seen an increase.
January deadline - complete tables
Date published: 08 February 2010This contains the complete tables for the applications received by 22 January 2010.
Date published: 08 February 2010
Table showing the number of main scheme choices to individual universities and colleges recruiting students through UCAS for autumn 2010.
UCAS accepts Hong Kong Diploma onto Tariff
Date published: 25 January 2010UCAS today announced the addition of the Hong Kong Diploma* onto the Tariff, establishing it as a recognised and measurable route into UK higher education for thousands of international students.
Decade ends with record student numbers
Date published: 21 January 2010The final figures for student numbers accepted into university or college last year (2009 entry) have now been released by UCAS.
Final figures for 2009 - complete tables
Date published: 21 January 2010This contains the complete tables for 2009 final figures.
UCAS extends January deadline to help those affected by the recent bad weather
Date published: 11 January 2010Due to the current severe weather conditions affecting the majority of the UK, UCAS has decided to extend its January deadline for applications for higher education courses by seven days.
New UCAS Chief Executive takes the helm
Date published: 04 January 2010UCAS' new Chief Executive Mary Curnock Cook has taken up her appointment this week, beginning a new era for the admissions service based in Cheltenham.