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The Clearing connection

Real choices. Real signals. Real outcomes.

Together we make it real – supporting confident choices, fair access, and student success. 

Why choose UCAS for your multichannel campaigns?

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Connect during Clearing

Run a Clearing campaign that delivers real results.

Access a verified audience of thousands, reach students at key decision-making moments, and showcase your institution across the trusted platforms they turn to when it matters most. 

With proven CTR uplifts and real-time performance insight, UCAS gives you more than reach – it gives you impact.

2026 Clearing solutions coming soon…
 

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Clearing plus – enhanced profile

Make sure you’re ready to stand out during key moments across the Clearing period. 

Clearing Plus presents unplaced students with a personalised list of course options, matched to their circumstances and interests. Showcase your messaging alongside all your listings and get ahead of the competition with an enhanced profile.

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Unmatched reach

1.9M+ active users on the UCAS Hub during Clearing 2025

2.3M+ visitors to undergraduate Clearing pages in 2025

4 minutes average engagement, with 11 pages viewed per user on L3 results day in 2025

Proven results in 2025

Multi-channel campaigns delivered 21% higher CTRs than single-channel activity

Results day emails nearly doubled engagement

Paid media + display activity drove up to 70% higher CTRs

Booking your 2026 Clearing solutions

Bookings for Clearing solutions open on 5 February at 12:00.

We’ll share a booking link closer to the time with everything you need to know, including package details and how to secure your place.

If you have any questions, please contact your customer manager or email educationservices@ucas.ac.uk.

HE Provider

We use UCAS to run our campaigns because the team helps us choose the right marketing options to fit our campaign goals. We reach the right audience through UCAS so it takes the guesswork out of targeting, and can track performance easily through the reports.

Clearing media specifications

Our technical guidelines include comprehensive guidelines for our marketing channels. These guidelines have been carefully designed to ensure you have the best experience working with us. Everything you need is available in the guidelines however, your account manager is available in case of enquiries.

Access our Clearing media specification guides now:

HE Provider

Last year we used a combination of email, display, and paid media in our Clearing campaign. Every year, our paid campaigns improve, as we strive to understand the audience, channels and ad formats better.