UCAS Undergraduate admissions calendar
2024 entry calendar
2023
2 May
Search opens for 2024 courses
16 May, 09:00
Application opens for 2024 entry
- Students can begin their applications
5 September
Applications sent to providers
- Providers who can now make decisions
16 October, 18:00
Equal consideration date for most courses to Oxford or Cambridge, and in medicine, dentistry and veterinary sciences
- Applications received by this date must be given equal academic consideration
1 November
Record of Prior Acceptance (RPA) goes live
2024
31 January, 18:00
Equal consideration date for all courses, except those with a 16 October date
- Applications received by this date must be given equal academic consideration
Week beginning 5 February
Providers can close courses with 31 January application deadline
- Providers will be notified when they can close courses
28 February
Extra opens
31 March
Providers should aim to have sent all decisions on applications received at UCAS by 31 January (this is an advisory date)
16 May
Provider decisions due on applications submitted by 31 January
- Otherwise applicants will be rejected by default (RBD)
6 June
If an applicant has received all decisions by 16 May, they must reply by 6 June
| Pending applicant reply | Last decision received by 16 May 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Main scheme | Extra | |
| DBD | Yes | No |
30 June, 18:00
Main scheme closes
- Applications received after 30 June are in Clearing
4 July
Last day for applicants to add an Extra choice
5 July
Clearing opens
- Clearing vacancies will be displayed
- Providers to have set contacts and vacancies in the collection tool
- Providers can make Clearing decisions
- Applicants can release themselves into Clearing
17 July, 18:00
Reject by default (RBD) deadline
| Pending decision | Applied by 30 June 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Main scheme | Extra | |
| RBD | Yes | Yes |
24 July
Decline by default (DBD) deadline
| Pending applicant reply | Last decision received by 17 July 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Main scheme | Extra | |
| DBD | Yes | Yes |
25 July
Last day to make amended decisions and reply swaps
1 August
Delayed Confirmation (DCF) decisions can be added
- Stops can be added to prevent applications being rejected by default on 18 September 2024
4 September
Deadlines for meeting academic conditions and entering Clearing
- Nominal deadline for applicants to meet academic offer conditions
- Last day for applicants to release themselves into Clearing
18 September, 18:00
Reject by default (RBD) deadline
| Applicant status | CF & CI | CF & CI with Stops |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmation RBD | Yes | No |
25 September, 18:00
Last day for applications to be sent to UCAS
9 October, 18:00
Advisory deadline for bulk RPA submissions
17 October, 18:00
Last day to submit acceptances using Record of Prior Acceptance (RPA)
21 October
Last day for applicants to add a Clearing choice
22 October
Amendments, Delayed Confirmation, and Reject by default (RBD)
- Last day to contact Customer Success Team for amendments
- Delayed Confirmation (DCF) decision facility ends
- All referred Clearing applicants are rejected by default
- All outstanding Confirmation decisions are rejected by default
- Applications with Stops are rejected by default
| Pending applicant reply | Referred Clearing applications | Outstanding Confirmation decisions | Applications with Stops |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBD | Yes | Yes | Yes |
25 October
2024 cycle closes
In the collection tool, archive any courses which are no longer running, except for those with January – July start dates.
27 November, 18:00
Delayed Confirmation reject by default (RBD) deadline
| Pending decision | Outstanding Delayed Confirmation decision |
|---|---|
| RBD | Yes |
Key dates in the 2025 cycle
2025 entry calendar
2024
30 April
Search opens for 2025 courses
14 May, 09:00
Application opens for 2025 entry
- Students can begin their applications
3 September
Applications sent to providers
- Providers who can now make decisions
15 October, 18:00
Equal consideration date for most courses to Oxford or Cambridge, and in medicine, dentistry and veterinary sciences
- Applications received by this date must be given equal academic consideration
5 November
Record of Prior Acceptance (RPA) goes live
2025
29 January, 18:00
Equal consideration date for all courses, except those with a 15 October date
- Applications received by this date must be given equal academic consideration
31 January
Providers can close courses with 29 January application deadline
- Providers will be notified when they can close courses
26 February
Extra opens
31 March
Providers should aim to have sent all decisions on applications received at UCAS by 29 January
14 May, 18:00
Uni/college decisions due on applications submitted by 29 January
- Otherwise applicants will be rejected by default (RBD)
4 June
Decline by default (DBD) deadline
| Pending applicant reply | Last decision received by 14 May 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Main scheme | Extra | |
| DBD | Yes | No |
30 June, 18:00
Main scheme closes
- Applications received after 30 June are in Clearing
4 July
Last day for applicants to add an Extra choice
5 July
Clearing opens
- Clearing vacancies will be displayed
- Providers can make Clearing decisions
- Applicants can release themselves into Clearing
17 July, 18:00
Reject by default (RBD) deadline
| Pending decision | Applied by 30 June 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Main scheme | Extra | |
| RBD | Yes | Yes |
24 July
Decline by default (DBD) deadline
| Pending applicant reply | Last decision received by 17 July 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Main scheme | Extra | |
| DBD | Yes | Yes |
24 July
Last day to make amended decisions and reply swaps
1 August
Delayed Confirmation (DCF) decisions can be added
STOPS can be added to prevent applications being rejected by default on 17 September 2025
3 September
Deadlines for meeting academic conditions and entering Clearing
- Nominal deadline for applicants to meet academic offer conditions.
- Last day for applicants to release themselves into Clearing.
17 September, 18:00
Reject by default (RBD) deadlines
| Applicant status | CF & CI | CF & CI with Stops |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmation RBD | Yes | No |
24 September, 18:00
Last day for applications to be sent to UCAS
20 October
Last day for applicants to add a Clearing choice
Last day to submit acceptances using Record of Prior Acceptance (RPA)
21 October
Amendments, Delayed Confirmation and Reject by default (RBD)
- Last day to contact Customer Success Team for amendments
- Delayed Confirmation (DCF) decision facility ends
- All referred Clearing applicants are rejected by default
- All outstanding Confirmation decisions are rejected by default
- Applications with Stops are rejected by default
| Pending applicant reply | Referred Clearing applications | Outstanding Confirmation decisions | Applications with Stops |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBD | Yes | Yes | Yes |
24 October
2025 cycle closes
26 November, 18:00
Final Reject by default (RBD) deadline
| Pending decision | Outstanding Delayed Confirmation decision |
|---|---|
| RBD | Yes |