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Clearing

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.

During Clearing, applicants contact institutions directly about admission. If an institution makes a formal offer and the applicant accepts that offer, then UCAS is informed and the applicant is placed. Only the number of applicants accepted in Clearing is available; the number of applicants is not known as not all of those eligible to apply do so.

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

Commonwealth

Applicant region is based on the home postcode (UK) or the area of permanent residence (overseas). Commonwealth indicates whether applicants are domiciled in the UK, Commonwealth or Other.

Course type

An applicant may make applications to degree courses, HND courses, or a combination of both. DipHE courses and Foundation Degrees are coded to Degree for statistical purposes. HNC courses are coded to HND.