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2026 entry undergraduate and conservatoire courses live in UCAS' search tool
29th April 2025 • Undergraduate, Conservatoires
2025 entry deadline for all undergraduate courses, except those with a 15 October deadline
29th January 2025 • Undergraduate
2026 entry deadline for all undergraduate courses, except those with a 15 October deadline
14th January 2026 • Undergraduate
3 FAQs
I only made four choices because I applied for medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or veterinary science courses, and I’ve …
Can I apply to conservatoires through Clearing?
How can I apply through Extra if the course I want isn’t available?
240 Information and advice pages
Choosing a postgraduate course
Find out about different postgraduate course types and subject areas, then search for a course using our course search tool.
Admissions tests
Some universities require you to sit an admissions test as part of the application process – discover the different types of assessment here.
Apprenticeship FAQs
Wondering where to start with apprenticeships? We’ve put together some frequently asked questions about applying for vacancies, how they work, salary and benefits, and degree apprenticeships.
Career goals: Doctor
Long hours, intense studying, and the small case of confronting illness and death each day. No wonder medicine has a competitive and demanding reputation.
Career goals: Pilot
Rosanna shares the highs and lows of being a commercial pilot, her route to qualifying, plus some words of encouragement for young girls who want to reach for the sky.
Choosing between similar courses
How do you choose the right postgraduate course? Many are similar so, if you are unsure, here are some ideas on how to choose the right one for you.
Courses Data Service
Comprehensive course listings for undergraduate and postgraduate course providers, to complement your student offering.
Historical entry grades: Adviser guide
Our course pages now display both the advertised and actual grades of accepted students to help students understand more about the grades universities and colleges have accepted previously. The entry grades data uses up to five years of historical data (2019– 2023 application cycles).
How to become a social worker
Social workers offer support to those most in need, whether it’s a family under pressure or a person with a physical or learning disability trying to live independently.
Increase your undergraduate applications
We can help you increase your applications across the full 18-month conversion funnel, from initial research, right up until acceptance. From discovery brand awareness activities to pre- and post-application campaigns, as well as Clearing, we help universities and colleges drive their student recruitment to the students who would love to choose them.
List of job profiles and career ideas
Have a dream job in mind? See what it takes to get there with our comprehensive guides…
Modes of study
Full-time or part-time postgraduate courses, and which other study modes are available? Find out the pros and cons of each study mode.
32 Blog posts
Driving aspiration, empowering confidence, and informing decisions
A whistlestop tour of our Project Next Generation Themes Report
7 Nov 2023, 08:17
What do we know about progression for the second cohort of students with T Levels?
The 2023 cycle marked the second year that students in England with T Levels used the skills and knowledge
Philippa Alway, Senior Policy Adviser (Apprenticeships and Skills), UCAS8 Feb 2024, 08:56
Finding balance: Understanding the shifting priorities of Gen Z in higher education and career aspirations
Edward McClaran & Vicky Downie, Principal Insight Consultants, UCAS5 Dec 2023, 11:24
The shifting sands of student tech: What they’re buying, how they’re using it – and what this means for brands
One of the most interesting student tech tales lies, surprisingly, in the tablet. What started out life
UCAS19 Oct 2023, 08:11
A new status quo for students, streaming, and social – and how brands can adapt
There are few things more universal in the student downtime toolkit than streaming and using social media
UCAS12 Oct 2023, 09:31
Building lasting brand awareness: The key to successful student accommodation marketing
Unlock successful student accommodation marketing by building lasting brand awareness. Focus on values,
31 Aug 2023, 09:30
Disabled students make diversity and inclusion a priority when making their choices
UCAS29 Jun 2022, 14:10
No longer in contact with your parents? Tick the UCAS ‘estranged student’ box!
Susan Mueller, Higher Education Director at Stand Alone19 May 2022, 08:57
336 News articles
Part-time course search
The UCAS part-time course search will be available on ucas.com from 1 July until 30 September, supporting
Top tips for supporting last-minute applications
With not long to go now until the January ECD, no doubt all us teachers and advisers up and down the
Removal of TEF awards from Search
As communicated by the Office for Students (OfS) in June, proposals for a new Teaching Excellence and
UCAS Postgraduate application management service (AMS)
We’ve recently written to our UCAS Postgraduate application management service (AMS) customers to confirm
Reminder: Development of our postgraduate service
UCAS offers students and providers a suite of products to support postgraduate recruitment and admissions.
Development of our postgraduate service
UCAS offers students and providers a suite of products to support postgraduate recruitment and admissions.
Keeping up-to-date with our developments
Our next webinar is from 11:00 – 12:00 on Wednesday 21 February.
Record numbers applying for apprenticeships through UCAS’ post-GCSE service
National Apprenticeship Week is 14-18 March 2016. Students submitted 9,330 apprenticeship applications
Changes to search
In bulletin 321 we announced the go-live dates for Undergraduate Apply for 2016. Following on from this,
Biology, business and bricklaying just some of the courses South West teenagers can discover with UCAS' new service
Teenagers in the South West are the first to benefit from the new UCAS Progress service, which helps
Deadline looming for university applications
It’s not too late to apply to university this year – but the deadline is looming.