Statistical services

From the number of applicants to the most popular subject, our statistical services pages can help you to access and interpret UCAS statistics with ease and accuracy. The information available includes standard and interactive data, supporting definitions and details of how to access our bespoke data products and services.

Statistics online
This section contains data that is available to view online, taking the form of static data tables, our online Statistical Enquiry Tool and downloadable datasets which you can use to create your own PivotTables.

Operational data
The operational data section provides a range of reports that can also be accessed online (this area is password protected). These reports provide the latest information on applications received to date in the current entry cycle and include MS12 Analysis of Applications (access instructions only), UCAS Operational Statistics, Applications Digest, Situation reports, and the DIUS Data summary report.

Supporting Admissions: Use of Statistics Project
To help member institutions using UCAS data in relation to professionalism and good practice in admissions, a project was undertaken to review the UCAS data and statistics available to institutions that could be used to support their marketing, recruitment and admissions processes, and also to investigate their use of that data. To find out more about this project visit the Use of Statistics Project page for further details.

CUKAS
The Conservatoires UK Admissions website, which is also administered by UCAS, provides some data in the form of the published Annual Report.

GTTR
The GTTR website provides access to monthly statistics for postgraduate teacher training applications, starting from February in each application cycle. There are separate tables for the numbers of applicants to training providers in England, Wales and Scotland as well as a summary table that combines the figures for all three countries. Each table provides a breakdown of the number of male and female applicants for different primary teaching age ranges, middle years teaching and for each secondary teaching subject and gives a comparison with the same stage of the previous application cycle. In April, July, September and October the figures for accepted applicants are published on the same basis. The Annual Statistical Reports for the years 2000 to 2008 are also available.

web-link
If you are a UCAS member institution, you can also use web-link to view your own applicant data and to update course and institution data. This facility, which is reached directly through an internet connection, enables you to view and, in some cases, download statistical data and reports relevant to your institution and to a particular application Scheme (UCAS, GTTR, CUKAS, and UKPASS).

Statistical Reports Calendar
A guide to the reports that UCAS statistics team regularly publishes.

Dictionary of terms
Here you can find a brief definition of the terms used within the data tables and supporting information. If you don't know your applicants from your applications, this is the place to look.

Can't find what you need?
If you can't find the data that you need in one of our published tables or datasets then our Statistics team may be able to help. In this section you can find out about requesting bespoke data and the range of products and services that UCAS offer.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Terms and Conditions for the Licence of UCAS Data
By using UCAS data you agree to adhere to these Terms and Conditions.