Data solutions
Explore how UCAS’ data-driven insights can help solve the higher education challenges your organisation is facing.
Information and advice pages
Data solutions
Explore how UCAS’ data-driven insights can help solve the higher education challenges your organisation is facing.
Degree courses where work experience is essential
Work experience is an important feature of any strong university application. For certain degree courses, though, it's an essential entry requirement.
Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA)
The Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) scheme aims to ensure everyone has the support and adjustments they need to succeed during their studies.
Disabled Students' Allowance: Northern Ireland
The Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) aims to ensure everyone has the support and adjustments they need to succeed during their studies. This information is relevant to students who normally live in Northern Ireland.
Disabled Students’ Allowance: Scotland
This guide was created by Lead Scotland, a charity providing support for disabled people to learn.
Disabled Students' Allowance: Wales
The Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) aims to ensure everyone has the support and adjustments they need to succeed during their studies. This information is relevant to students who normally live in Wales.
Disabled students: Further information and support
These useful resources have lots of expert advice for disabled students, to help you get the support you need to succeed in your higher education journey.
Disabled students: Preparing for open days and visits
Open days are a valuable way of finding out about a university or college first-hand – you can tour the facilities, speak to staff and current students, and really get a feel for whether you would like to study there.
Disabled students: Researching your choices
Our best advice: start your research early. Alongside your research into courses and universities, you may also need to take your individual support needs into account when making your choices.
Disabled students: Support with transition to university
A new start can make you feel excited and nervous – there’s a lot to think about.
Discover
Unsure of what to do with your life or what your next steps are? Use our information on careers, apprenticeships and university to explore what routes are available and which one is right for you.
Discover Subjects
Connect with students as they find out more about their subject of interest and translate ideas into more concrete plans, at our Discover Subjects events.
Do you need an internship to get a job after university?
If you’ve just graduated or you're in your final year at university, internships can be an excellent way to get your foot in the door and kick-start your career.
DSA eligibility FAQs
Our FAQs will help you find out if you're eligible for the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA).
DSA: Acronyms and abbreviations
Throughout the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) process, you may encounter some new abbreviations and acronyms.
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.
Entry requirements and alternatives to A levels
A levels aren't the only option out there to take your students to higher education.
Entry requirements for UK courses
Entry requirements are formal criteria which you must meet to be considered for a university course. Universities and colleges set their own entry requirements for their courses, to ensure you have the right skills and knowledge to successfully complete the course.