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What is the UCAS Tariff?
UCAS Tariff points
Find out what UCAS Tariff points are, how they’re used, and how many points your qualifications are worth, using our points calculator.
Types of offers
Find out about the different decisions universities and colleges can make on your application.
UCAS Conservatoires: Tariff points
Find out how the UCAS Tariff works, and use our calculator to find out how many points your qualifications and grades have.
UCAS Conservatoires entry requirements
Entry requirements for conservatoire courses could be qualifications, auditions, other skills and interests, and more. Find out about them here.
UCAS terms explained
We use quite a few terms in the application process. We’ve explained them all here, if you need to check what any mean.
Filling in your UCAS application
Don’t leave applying until the last minute as there’s quite a bit to do – but you don’t need to complete the application all at once. Read our advice below to help you through the application process, step by step.
BTEC diplomas
Facts about BTEC diplomas: who they are for, the different types, how they are taught, what you need to get on one, and what you can do afterwards.
Entry requirements
Each course, and most universities and colleges, have different requirements – usually a mix of qualifications, subjects, or exam grades. Learn more about them here.
Qualifications reforms
Qualifications in the UK across the four nations are currently undergoing and anticipating reform. Here you'll find information and support materials about the key changes.
Entry requirements and alternatives to A levels
A levels aren't the only option out there to take your students to higher education.
Results day survival kit: How to handle every outcome
From missed grades to over-achieving, we cover how to navigate any situation on results day.
Provider onboarding advice and guidance
Key points for providers to take into consideration when submitting an application to join the UCAS Undergraduate
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How to capture the eight-second attention span of Gen Z
Gen Z have a famously short attention span online, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to hold their
22 Oct 2024, 10:23
Driving aspiration, empowering confidence, and informing decisions
A whistlestop tour of our Project Next Generation Themes Report
7 Nov 2023, 08:17
UCAS Tariff points allocated for T Levels
Today, UCAS has confirmed the Tariff point allocation for T Levels.
UCAS announces Tariff points rollout for apprenticeships
Apprenticeships will be allocated UCAS Tariff points from next year, UCAS has announced today (13 December).
The new UCAS Tariff – ten things university applicants, teachers, and parents need to know
The UCAS Tariff has been changed for students applying now to start higher education courses from next
Record numbers of students accepted to UK universities and colleges this year, UCAS report shows
A total of 532,300 people entered UK higher education in 2015, an underlying increase of 3.1% (16,100)
UCAS End of Cycle report 2012
Overall demand for higher education in England weakens, but percentage of disadvantaged young people
Record number of Scottish young people placed at university or college via UCAS
A record number of Scottish young people have been accepted at university or college this year, new UCAS
Schools and colleges move away from AS qualifications, UCAS survey finds
Only 29% of English schools who responded to a UCAS survey are teaching AS level qualifications in all
Acceptances to teacher training programmes down 6.9%
UCAS today publishes the 2016 UCAS Teacher Training End of Cycle figures. These include applicant and
Just days left before university application deadline, UCAS reminds students
Students applying for university or college this autumn have until 18:00 on Wednesday 15 January 2014
UCAS shares data securely with Administrative Data Research Network to increase understanding of participation in higher education
UCAS has made nine years of university and college admissions data accessible through the Administrative
Shape of the 2025 cycle ahead of results day
UCAS has released the undergraduate applicant data for the June 30 deadline, which shows that the total