Clearing 2026

Clearing becomes available in July for students who have their results. We are still open for applications for most of our undergraduate courses including through UCAS Extra.

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When is Clearing?

If you are interested in applying to us for 2026 entry, you can submit your application via UCAS from Thursday 2 July 2026 when Clearing officially begins.

What is Clearing?

Clearing is a service that matches applicants to vacant university places. It runs from July and helps you to secure your university place for the current year.  

Clearing is open to you if: 

You submitted your UCAS application after 30 June 
You applied through UCAS this year but didn’t receive an offer you wanted to accept 
Your place is not confirmed after your exam results are published.

When you apply through Clearing, you can choose one course at one institution, so you will want to be sure that you are making the best choice for you. You can contact multiple universities to see if they would welcome a Clearing application from you, and then decide which one to apply to. You should have your results to hand, as we cannot make conditional offers during Clearing. 

We can talk you through your options, even if your grades are different from the standard course requirements. 

"I was so happy when Surrey accepted me through Clearing. It was the same course I had originally wanted, just with a foundation year. This turned out to be such a blessing in disguise as it really helped me settle into university life. I am now about to go into my final year, and I have thrived at this university." Phoebe, Sport and Exercise Science BSc