Clearing 2016: top UK universities with courses available
See a full list of all the best UK universities offering places through Ucas clearing before and after A-level results day
Carly Minsky
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Course availability is accurate as of the start of the Clearing process. You can browse the best universities in the UK here.
A-level results are released in the UK on Thursday 18 August and Scottish exam results are out on 9 August, but Ucas Clearing – the direct application route to university courses that still have available places – is already open.
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Any students who already have their exam results and do not have any Ucas offers for university courses can apply through clearing from July 2016, while students who do not make the grades for conditional offers can use clearing after A-level results are released.
There are more than 300 different universities and colleges offering places through clearing 2016. Most of the UK’s best universities – featured in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-16 – are advertising hundreds of available courses.
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The University of Edinburgh is the top university to offer places through clearing, but only for the graduate entry LLB law course.
King’s College London, ranked 27th in the world and within the top 10 universities in the UK, is currently listing 89 courses in clearing, ranging from biomedical engineering to film studies.
Many UK universities are offering courses across science, engineering, arts, humanities and social sciences.
The University of Leeds has most courses on offer at a single institution: 1,091 in total. Many courses at Leeds, and other universities, are joint honours degrees that combine more than one subject.
Availability changes quickly as places get snapped up, and students must communicate directly with the universities they are interested in to determine whether the university will accept them. Only once the student has an informal offer directly from the university can they add the clearing choice officially in the Ucas system.
The top five universities in the UK, including Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London, do not offer any places through clearing this year. Another six universities featured in THE’s World University Rankings are not open to clearing applicants.
All the ranked universities open for clearing applications are listed below, accurate as of 27 July 2016.
Top UK universities in Ucas clearing 2016
Course availability is shown for students living in England. There may be some variation for students living in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the world as some universities advertise clearing places only under certain conditions.
To see full results for your current living situation, use the Ucas search tool.
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UK Rank |
World University Rank |
University |
Clearing availability 2016 |
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6 |
24 |
Law LLB (Graduate entry) |
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7 |
27 |
89 courses including biomedicial ingineering, classical & modern greek studies, computer science, film studies, french etc. |
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8 |
=56 |
278 courses, including accounting, history, Russian, economics and philosophy |
|
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9 |
69 |
96 courses, including chemistry, music, psychology and veterinary nursing |
|
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10 |
70 |
Pharmacy and Social Work postgrad |
|
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11 |
=76 |
620 courses, including archaeology, classics, digital media and Statistics and business management |
|
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14 |
93 |
224 courses, including anthropology, art history and German and Arabic |
|
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15 |
97 |
379 courses including artificial intelligence and computer science, speech anf language sciences, zoology and Russian with Japanese |
|
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16 |
98 |
203 courses including biology, economics and politics, english and film studies and german with business management |
|
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17 |
=110 |
329 courses including biochemistry, acoustical engineering, philosophy, ship science and Spanisha and history |
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18 |
119 |
8 courses: civil engineering with industrial experience, pharmacy, social work, education, education and history, education and sociology, liberal arts and sciences |
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19 |
129 |
242 courses including business and management, comparative literature and culture, human geography, and mathematics |
|
|
20 |
130 |
288 courses including advertising and marketing, biomedicine, linguistics, natural sciences and theatre and creative writing |
|
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21 |
=131 |
186 courses including computer science, politics, social policy and physics |
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22 |
=133 |
1091 courses including architectural engineering, biology, fine art, geography and philosophy and physics |
|
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23 |
140 |
213 courses including american studies, criminology, economics, neuroscience and social work |
|
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25 |
=149 |
184 courses includng american history, business economics, environmental sciences, international developments and translation, media and modern language |
|
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26 |
157 |
946 courses including architecture, communication and media, genetics and sociology and law |
|
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27 |
=164 |
201 courses including agriculture, chemistry, law and nutrition and food science |
|
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28 |
=167 |
196 courses including aerospace engineering, economics, psychology, and management studies |
|
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29 |
=172 |
79 courses including anthropology, computing, divinity and sports and exercise science |
|
|
30 |
=182 |
345 courses including ancient history, dental hygiene, electrical and electronic engineering, radiotherapy and oncology, religious and theological studies and Welsh |
|
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31 |
=185 |
226 courses including anatomical sciences, civil engineering, secondary education and textile design |
|
|
=32 |
=196 |
4 courses including healthcare science, biomedical science and paramedic science |
|
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=32 |
=196 |
230 courses including biochemistry, computer science, international business management, history and classical studies |
|
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34 |
200 |
208 courses including architecture, biological sciences, law and english and film studies |
|
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=35 |
201–250 |
70 courses including business psychology, computing/web technologies, french studies and geographyt |
|
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=35 |
201–250 |
10 courses including applied biological research, wild animal biology and bioveterinary sciences |
|
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=37 |
251–300 |
246 courses including actor musician, chemical and petroleum engineering, international tourism management and mathematics with statistics |
|
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=39 |
301–350 |
310 courses including adventure tourism management, international politics, creative writing and fine art and space science and robotics |
|
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=39 |
301–350 |
457 courses including applied terretrial and marine ecology, product design, sociology and chinese and french |
|
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=39 |
301–350 |
430 courses including banking and finance, english literature, modern languages and computers with electronics. |
|
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=39 |
301–350 |
409 courses including anthropology, digital arts, event and experience design and social anthropology |
|
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=39 |
301–350 |
Plymouth University |
272 courses including 3D design, acting, environmental science and financial economics |
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=44 |
351–400 |
268 courses including automotive engineering, business psychology, physics and textiles: innovation and design |
|
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=44 |
351–400 |
183 courses including animal biology, english studies, french, economics and finance and global cinema |
|
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=44 |
351–400 |
333 courses including ancient and medieval history, biology, german and war and society |
|
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=47 |
401–500 |
147 courses including communications engineering, logistics with transport management, business and management and international relations and social policy |
|
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=47 |
401–500 |
90 courses including archaeology, business information technology, environmental science and media production |
|
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=47 |
401–500 |
205 courses including anthropology, english, games design and law |
|
|
=47 |
401–500 |
City University London |
83 courses including civil engineering, financial economics, law and journalism |
|
=47 |
401–500 |
154 courses including brewing and distilling, computer systems, construction project management and accountancy and business law |
|
|
=47 |
401–500 |
447 courses including american studies, biomedical engineering, computer science, english and mathematics |
|
|
=47 |
401–500 |
255 courses including computer science, education, english, forensic science and business management |
|
|
=47 |
401–500 |
268 courses including animal conservation, international relations, japanese studies, mathematics and law |
|
|
=47 |
401–500 |
351 courses including animation, civil engineering, creative and media writing, german studies and hospitality management |
|
|
=47 |
401–500 |
292 courses including art and design, music, physics and speech and language pathology |
|
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=47 |
401–500 |
11 courses including biology, business studies and pharmacy |
|
|
=59 |
501–600 |
183 courses including advertising and marketing communications, education studies, forensic science and graphic design |
|
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=59 |
501–600 |
917 courses including architecture, commercial law, electrical and electronic engineering and illustration |
|
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=59 |
501–600 |
233 courses including animal behaviour, computer studies, events management and history of art |
|
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=59 |
501–600 |
660 courses including abuse studies, creative writing, economics, fashion design and technology and human resource management |
|
|
=63 |
601–800 |
126 courses including accounting and finance, chemical engineering, development and peace studies, economics and healthcare science |
|
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=63 |
601–800 |
266 courses including computer science, designer maker, fine art scultpure, health studies and mechanical engineering |
|
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=63 |
601–800 |
590 courses including advertising, business studies, civil engineering and economics |
|
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=63 |
601–800 |
307 courses including biomedical science, construction management, early childhood development and learning, electrical and electronic engineering and geography |
|
|
=63 |
601–800 |
111 courses including 3D animation and visualisation, computer games, digital security, food biosience and international business |
|
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=63 |
601–800 |
389 courses including business, civil engineering, drama, economics and forensic science |
|
|
=63 |
601–800 |
302 courses found including broadcast journalism, computing, energy engineering and music |
|
|
=63 |
601–800 |
387 courses including aviation studies, biochemistry, creative technology, environmental science and international law |
|
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=63 |
601–800 |
134 courses including architecture, chemistry, events management, history and mathematics |
|
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=63 |
601–800 |
260 courses including business management, computer networks, dance studies, financial services and healthcare science |
|
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=63 |
601–800 |
324 courses including physical geography, real estate, mathematics, drama and electrical and electronic engineering |
|
|
=63 |
601–800 |
318 courses including coaching and sport science, german and philosophy, international business and biomedical sciences |
|
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=63 |
601–800 |
187 courses including building surveying, criminology and sociology, mechanical engineering, construction project management and fashion |
|
|
=63 |
601–800 |
249 courses including english literature, games design, international business and aerospace engineering |
|
|
=63 |
601–800 |
288 courses including accounting and finance, geography, interior architecture, creative product design and commercial law |
|
|
=63 |
601–800 |
183 courses including business economics, herbal medicine, graphic communication design, international relations and arabic and linguistics |
Lines will be open from:The Ucas exam helpline is open on results day for free advice on your options:
- 9 August – for students in Scotland
- 18 August – for students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Telephone – 0808 100 8000
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