2019 End of Cycle Report

The End of Cycle Report provides independent in-depth analysis and insight about who’s applying and being accepted into full-time undergraduate higher education. As in previous years, UCAS is publishing the End of Cycle Report in several chapters, throughout November, December, and January. Detailed insight on a specific topic is published on each date, accompanied by several chapters of additional reporting.

The End of Cycle Report is accompanied by the release of accompanying data resources, presented in an interactive dashboard, allowing users to visualise and tailor the reporting to their own specifications. These data sets are also available in files which are free to access and reuse.

Definitions of terms used throughout the End of Cycle Report can be found in the glossary, within the table of contents for standard reporting.

The first release on 28 November 2019, comprised the Realising Ambition insight report, plus four chapters of standard reporting, covering a summary of applicants and acceptances, nursing applicants and acceptances, Clearing, and offer-making.

In the second release on 17 December 2019, insight into unconditional offer-making, plus standard reporting on widening participation and access, geography, and qualifications was published.

The third release on 30 January 2020 covered standard reporting on equality in England, and unconditional offer-making by groups of providers. End of cycle provider-level data was also published on the same day. Provider level equality reports by area, background, sex and ethnic group for 132 larger universities were also published. International insights was published on 20 February. 

Table of contents — insight reports

Table of contents — standard reporting

Throughout the reports, numbers are rounded to the nearest five, and percentages are generally rounded to one decimal place unless otherwise indicated.