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The UCAS Tariff is a means of allocating points to post-16 qualifications, based on a simple mathematical model which uses a qualification size and grading scale to generate a total number of points.

Once you’ve submitted your application, your chosen training providers will decide whether to make you an offer. Find out what happens next.

We use quite a few terms in the application process. We’ve explained them all here, if you need to check what any mean.

We publish a wide range of undergraduate, conservatoire, and teacher training statistics and analysis reports throughout the year, for use across the education sector and beyond.

Your source of unrounded, in-cycle data that's updated daily.

Discover frequently asked questions about the UCAS Tracker

Each course, and most universities and colleges, have different requirements – usually a mix of qualifications, subjects, or exam grades. Learn more about them here.

If you are in care, or have experience of being in care in the past, there's lots of support available in higher education to help you with finance, accommodation, and settling in.

In this section are a number of UCAS responses and comments in relation to relevant consultations and other key publications. Click on each consultation to view and download the details.

If you have ever served as a Regular or Reservist in the UK Armed Forces, or remain a Reservist, you may find there are unique challenges involved in applying to university or college.

How much are tuition fees and how are you going to pay for them? Find out how to fund your studies and how to apply here.

Discover how your apprenticeship can earn UCAS Tariff points, helping you access higher education and take the next big step in your career.

If you're getting bogged down in all the university lingo, this guide should help you get to grips with what all the terms mean.

From open days and taster courses to exhibitions and lectures, university events can offer significant support for your higher education guidance work – and to the academic experience of your students.