Summary

UCAS applicants are those who apply to full-time higher education courses at UCAS member universities or colleges. Each applicant may make up to six applications to different courses and/or institutions. From 2000 entry onwards applicants to Medicine were limited to four applications. From 2001 entry this restriction also applied to Dentistry and Veterinary science applicants.

The numbers of accepted applicants are close, but not necessarily identical, to the numbers who actually enrol.

The UCAS Main scheme runs from 1 September to 15 January, the advisory closing date for UK and EU applications (excluding art and design Route B).

UCAS Extra enables applicants who have used all six choices but are without an offer to have an additional choice (or choices) through UCAS without having to wait until Clearing. Extra operates from mid-March to the end of June.

Clearing is a UCAS service that helps applicants who have applied after 30 June (or after 12 June for Art and Design Route B), and applicants who applied before 30 June without a university or college place, to find suitable vacancies on higher education courses. Direct Entrants are applicants accepted using Overseas Partnership Forms and Records of Prior Acceptance (2001 onwards) or the Late Registration process (prior to 2001 entry).

For statistical purposes, Clearing accepts include those accepted through Extra and direct entrants, unless otherwise stated.

Summary statistics
The numbers of applications, applicants and accepted applicants.

Data to match your precise requirements
If you want more detailed data you can use our simple statistical enquiry service to devise your own tables showing Summary data by any of the following:

Age
Sex
Ethnicity
Socio-economics
Qualification
Region
Educational background
HE subject
HE institution
HE region

You can also filter by UK country and course type (Degree/HND) and, for some combinations, Clearing.

More flexibility
You can create your own multi-dimensional tables (ie Accepted applicants by Socio-economics, Age AND Ethnicity) using our annual datasets. These are free downloadable spreadsheet files that enable you to undertake more sophisticated analysis of the data we provide using pivot tables. Using these, you can still plot Summary data for any of the above, and you can also include one or more additional variables from the list.

Additional data
If you require more specialised data, our statistical enquiries team may be able to help. While we do make a cost-recovery charge for custom-built data, we are always happy to discuss your requirements with no-obligation. You can complete the enquiry request form and post, fax or email it to us, or contact stats@ucas.ac.uk tel: 01242 544896 quoting EW1.

Analysis
Many of our customers have told us that they haven't the time, or maybe the expertise, to exploit the data available from UCAS to its full potential. Did you know that we could do that for you? Many universities and colleges are now using our new range of statistical and analytical services, which support our data provision with consultation, analysis, reports, presentations and training. More information is available here or contact stats@ucas.ac.uk tel: 01242 544896. Please quote AW1.