Key releases across the cycle
- Reports on higher education applicant statistics after each of the three main UCAS Undergraduate deadlines, and the UCAS Conservatoires music deadline.
- Interim statistics on UCAS Teacher Training applications each month.
- Acceptance data on SQA and A level results days.
- End of cycle reports on trends and patterns across entire cycles.
- End of cycle datasets and resources.
Key publication information
- Additions or changes to this timetable may be made with 28 days notice, in line with our voluntary compliance with the
Code of Practice for Statistics (123.24 KB). - Unless specified, publication time for each release is at 00:01.
- If you have any questions about upcoming publications, please email communications@ucas.ac.uk.
Take a look at the table below for detailed information and timings.
Upcoming publication dates
| Publication date | Cycle/scheme | Data reference date | Type of release | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 2021 (Thurs) | 2021/UCAS Teacher Training | 21 December 2020 | UCAS Teacher Training applicant and application stats (interim) – December. | Summary analysis of UCAS Teacher Training applicants and applications. |
| 28 January 2021 (Thurs) | 2021/UCAS Teacher Training | 18 January 2021 | UCAS Teacher Training applicant and application stats (interim) – January | Summary analysis of UCAS Teacher Training applicants and applications. |
| 4 February 2021 (Thurs) | 2020/UCAS | End of cycle | Data resources | Provider-level data resources for the end of the 2020 application cycle. |
| 4 February 2021 (Thurs) | 2020/UCAS | End of cycle | Reports by sex, area background and ethnic group | Provider-level data covering applications, offers, and placed applicants by sex, area background and ethnic group. |
| 18 February 2021 (Thurs) | 2021/UCAS | 15 January 2021 (extended to 29 January) | Application deadline analysis | Summary analysis providing core numbers for the 2021 15 January application deadline (extended to 29 January), comparison data over ten cycles, and graphical illustration of key trends. |
| 25 February 2021 (Thurs) | 2021/UCAS Teacher Training | 15 February 2021 | UCAS Teacher Training applicant and application stats (interim) – February | Summary analysis of UCAS Teacher Training applicants and applications. |
| 4 March 2021 (Thurs) | 2021/UCAS Conservatoires | 15 January 2021 (extended to 29 January) | Application deadline analysis | Summary analysis providing core numbers for the 2021 15 January application deadline (extended to 29 January) , comparison data over six cycles, and graphical illustration of key trends. |
| 18 March 2021 (Thurs) | 2020/UCAS | End of cycle | End of cycle report | Student choice and motivation. This report will explore the student journey, from the point of initial choice, to further study and first employment. |
| 25 March 2021 (Thurs) | 2021/UCAS Teacher Training | 15 March 2021 | UCAS Teacher Training applicant and application stats (interim) – March | Summary analysis of UCAS Teacher Training applicants and applications. |
| 29 April 2021 (Thurs) | 2021/UCAS Teacher Training | 19 April 2021 | UCAS Teacher Training applicant and application stats (interim) – April | Summary analysis of UCAS Teacher Training applicants and applications. |
| 27 May 2021 (Thurs) | 2021/UCAS Teacher Training | 17 May 2021 | UCAS Teacher Training applicant and application stats (interim) – May | Summary analysis of UCAS Teacher Training applicants and applications. |
| 1 July 2021 (Thurs) | 2021/UCAS Teacher Training | 21 June 2021 | UCAS Teacher Training applicant and application stats (interim) – June | Summary analysis of UCAS Teacher Training applicants and applications. |
| 8 Jul 2021 (Thurs) | 2021/UCAS | 30 June 2021 | Application deadline analysis | Summary analysis providing core numbers for the 2021 30 June application deadline, comparison data over ten cycles, and graphical illustration of key trends. |
| 29 July 2021 (Thurs) | 2021/UCAS Teacher Training | 19 July 2021 | UCAS Teacher Training applicant and application stats (interim) – July | Summary analysis of UCAS Teacher Training applicants and applications. |
| 10 August 2021 (Tues) | 2021/UCAS | SQA results day | Daily Clearing Analysis | Summary analysis providing core numbers for the SQA results day 2021, comparison data over ten cycles, and graphical illustration of key trends. |
| 24 August 2021 (Tues) to 8 September 2021 | 2021/UCAS | JCQ results day | Daily Clearing analysis | Summary analysis providing core numbers for the JCQ results day 2021, comparison data over ten cycles, and graphical illustration of key trends. |
| 26 August 2021 (Thurs) | 2021/UCAS Teacher Training | 16 August 2021 | UCAS Teacher Training applicant and application stats (interim) – August | Summary analysis of UCAS Teacher Training applicants and applications. |
| 30 September 2021 (Thurs) | 2021/UCAS | 28 days after JCQ results day | Daily Clearing analysis | Summary analysis providing core numbers for 28 days after JCQ results day 2021, comparison data over ten cycles, and graphical illustration of key trends. |
| 30 September 2021 (Thurs) | 2021/UCAS Teacher Training | 20 September 2021 | UCAS Teacher Training applicant and application stats (interim) – September | Summary analysis of UCAS Teacher Training applicants and applications. |