Clearing is not just about missing your grades on results day. Far from it! You can apply through UCAS Clearing today if you:

• Are worried about your results and need a back-up plan
• Have changed your mind about what or where you’d like to study
• Have not accepted or received any other offers
• Are applying late (past the June 30 UCAS deadline)
• Have missed out on the entry requirements for conditional offers

If any of the answers above sound like you, UCAS Clearing is your extra opportunity to secure a place for September 2025.

UCAS Clearing is open from Saturday 5 July 2025 and closes on Friday 17 October 2025.

You can apply for university Clearing courses if:

• You are applying for university late (after 30 June)
• You have not met the entry requirements for another course
• You are not holding any offers (or chose not to accept any that you did)
• You have changed your mind about where or what you want to study (and have chosen to decline your firm offer using the ‘Decline my place’ button on UCAS Hub (formerly UCAS Track).

Clearing is not just for A-level students. BTEC, IB, access, mature, international students and others can apply through Clearing too. The application fee for 2025 entry is £28.50

We suggest that you begin your search as early as possible. To find out more about our university Clearing courses, start your search today.

Read further FAQs about if you have accepted a place at another university, but want to come to University College Birmingham instead, further down this page. This includes whether you want to apply for an adjustment to University College Birmingham if you have met and exceeded your original conditional firm offer conditions.

You can check which University College Birmingham undergraduate courses have places left by clicking 'Find a course’ buttons on this page, from which you can search and view each undergraduate course page. You can also find vacancies on our courses using the UCAS search tool from July.

If your place is confirmed with another university, we can only offer you a place if you are released from your original course choice into Clearing or you are eligible for adjustment.

To be released, you will need to contact your firm choice university and ask them to release you into Clearing. This will be at their discretion.

Adjustment is for students who have met and exceeded their original conditional firm offer conditions and want to look for a place at a different university based on these higher results. Adjustment is available from A-level results day until 31 August. To apply for adjustment to University College Birmingham, call our Clearing hotline on 0121 604 1040.

Clearing is about matching you up with a course that is available and suited to your aspirations, as much as it is your grades. So do not panic if you do not get the grades you had hoped for.

We will take other things into consideration such as your reasons for wanting to join the course, your passion for doing so, the UCAS points you have accumulated, your personal statement, and the way that you approach speaking with our Admissions team.

Make a plan. Just in case you do not get the grades you need for your firm or insurance choices. And prepare yourself for that possibility of things not going the way you’d like them to.

Start researching Clearing courses early so that you can create a shortlist and approach universities early too. They will no doubt have teams in place to answer any of your questions and help you along your Clearing journey.

If you are feeling stressed at any point, talk to your family members, teachers and tutors. They are there to help and support you through your Clearing journey too.

Being prepared and getting everything in order ahead of results day will make the day much less stressful – and mean that you are already sure of what you want to do should you not get the grades you were hoping for.

On the day you make the call, it's a good idea to have your UCAS Clearing number ready and know your tariff points for the course you're asking about. We might ask you a few questions about why you're applying and what appeals to you about studying with us, and you're welcome to ask us questions too, so have some ready. 

There are also lots of mental health resources that you can access for free from organisations such as Student Minds – the UK’s student mental health charity. They specialise in student wellbeing and have created Student Space to help young people manage stress and anxiety, and find support.