Clearing 2018: UK universities with courses available

See which of the top UK universities (according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings) are offering clearing places before and after A-level results day

July 26 2018

By Seeta Bhardwa

Email: seeta.bhardwa@timeshighereducation.com

For Clearing courses available at UK universities in 2019, please click here

With A-level results day fast approaching in the UK (results are out on 16 August), students will be eager to find out whether they have achieved their first (or second) choice of university. Results day in Scotland is slightly earlier, on 7 August.

Clearing – the process that allows students who didn’t get in (or perhaps those who did better than they anticipated and wish to change their choice) to select a different course – is already open on the Ucas website, where you can search for courses that are still available at UK universities. If you are thinking of making a switch, now is a good time to check it out.

Students who have their exam results (including those who did their A levels last year) and do not have any Ucas offers can apply for university places through clearing from July 2018, while students who miss their grades for conditional offers can use clearing after A-level results are released.

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Some of the top universities in the UK are notably missing from the clearing catalogue including the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, Durham University and the University of St Andrews.

However, many of the top universities in the UK have plenty of clearing places available for a range of courses. Students must contact universities directly in order to secure a place through clearing.

Below are the top universities in the UK (according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings) with clearing places available. This table was correct at the time of publication on 26 July 2018, but things may change so it is always worth checking the Ucas clearing selection tool on a regular basis.

The table is based on courses for students living in England. Availability may vary for students from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, or if students are international.

UK universities with clearing courses

UK ranking 2018	World University Ranking 2018	University	Clearing availability 2018
6	=27	University of Edinburgh	6 courses available including agricultural science and divinity
7	36	King's College London	100 courses available including digital culture, liberal arts, nursing and music
8	=54	University of Manchester	291 courses available including aerospace engineering, drama, fashion marketing and pharmacy
9	76	University of Bristol	108 courses available including ancient history, economics, geophysics and veterinary nursing
10	=80	University of Glasgow	410 courses available including Celtic studies, genetics, sociology and zoology
11	91	University of Warwick	154 courses available including Hispanic studies, liberal arts, systems engineering and theatre studies
13	104	University of Sheffield	367 courses available including bioengineering, Korean studies and microbiology
14	121	Queen Mary University of London	334 courses available including economics, film studies, international relations and robotics engineering
15	=126	University of Southampton	345 courses available including archaeology, games design, and art and occupational therapy
16	=130	University of Exeter	207 courses available including anthropology, marine biology and physics
17	=137	University of York	199 courses available including computer science, ecology and linguistics
18	139	University of Leeds	524 courses available including Islamic studies, mathematics and textile design
19	=141	University of Birmingham	3 courses available including nursing and social work
=21	=147	University of Nottingham	264 courses available including data science, food science and history of art
=21	=147	University of Sussex	201 courses available including astrophysics, English, law and music technology
23	=150	Lancaster University	315 courses available including chemistry, fine art and religious studies
24	=159	University of Leicester	180 courses available including American studies and history
25	=162	Cardiff University	374 courses available including criminology, Italian and medical engineering
26	=175	Newcastle University	241 courses available including classics, modern languages and rural studies
27	=177	University of Liverpool	557 courses available including communication and media, Egyptology, geology and orthoptics
28	185	University of Aberdeen	384 courses available including immunology, natural philosophy and sports and exercise science
29	187	University of Dundee	220 courses available including civil engineering and European politics
30	=188	University of East Anglia	219 courses available including chemical physics, climate change, and speech and language therapy
31	197	Royal Holloway, University of London	231 courses available including Greek, philosophy and translation studies
=32	201-250	Queen's University Belfast	211 courses available including agricultural technology, broadcast production and Irish
=32	201-250	University of Reading	233 courses available including architecture, consumer behaviour and marketing and food science
=32	201-250	St George's, University of London	9 courses available including paramedic science and therapeutic radiotherapy
=35	251-300	University of Bath	108 courses available health and exercise science, pharmacology and social policy
=35	251-300	University of Essex	686 courses available including banking and finance, computer games, global studies and social work
=35	251-300	University of Surrey	252 courses available including dance and microbiology
=35	251-300	Swansea University	346 courses available including actuarial science, French and war and society
=39	301-350	Aberystwyth University	305 courses available including childhood studies, ecology and equine studies
=39	301-350	Anglia Ruskin University	156 courses available including construction management and events management
=39	301-350	Bangor University	433 courses available including product design and Welsh history
=39	301-350	Birkbeck, University of London	105 courses available including culinary industry management and planetary science with astronomy
=39	301-350	Goldsmiths, University of London	68 courses available including curating, journalism and religion
=39	301-350	University of Kent	342 courses available including autism studies, digital arts and forensic science
=39	301-350	Loughborough University	300 courses available including drama, psychology and sports technology
=39	301-350	University of Stirling	183 courses available including aquaculture and Scottish history
=48	351-400	Aston University	133 courses available including English language, human biology and optometry
=48	351-400	Brunel University London	225 courses available including aviation engineering, physiotherapy and theatre
=48	351-400	City, University of London	87 courses available including radiography and speech and language therapy
=48	351-400	Heriot-Watt University	150 courses available including brewing and distilling, fashion and information systems
=48	351-400	Royal Veterinary College	10 courses available including bioveterinary sciences and wild animal biology
=53	401-500	University of Hull	324 courses available including chemical engineering and midwifery
=53	401-500	Middlesex University	259 courses available including commercial law, environmental health and human resource management
=53	401-500	Oxford Brookes University	200 courses available including electronic engineering and Japanese studies
=53	401-500	University of Plymouth	188 courses available including 3D design, cruise management and internet design
=53	401-500	Soas, University of London	363 courses available including African studies, Middle Eastern studies and study of religions
=53	401-500	University of Strathyclyde	326 courses available including prosthetics and orthotics and software engineering
=60	501-600	University of Herfordshire	290 courses available including criminal justice, government and politics and motorsport technology
=60	501-600	Keele University	310 courses available including film studies, health and well-being and mental health nursing
=60	501-600	Liverpool John Moores University	222 courses available including building surveying, computer security and nautical science
=60	501-600	Northumbria University	157 courses available including business management, English literature and interior design
=60	501-600	University of Portsmouth	148 courses available including dental hygiene, photography and quantity surveying
=60	501-600	Ulster University	155 courses available including animation and interactive media
=60	501-600	University of the West of Scotland	72 courses available including commercial music and tourism management
=67	601-800	University of Bedfordshire	380 courses available including advertising and marketing communications and illustration
=67	601-800	Bournemouth University	102 courses available including cyber security management and international hospitality management
=67	601-800	University of Bradford	108 courses available including psychology and virtual and augmented reality
=67	601-800	University of Brighton	188 courses available including critical history, fine art printmaking and interior architecture
=67	601-800	University of Central Lancashire	512 courses available including economics, fashion promotion, and fire engineering
=67	601-800	Coventry University	228 courses available including dietetics and human nutrition, global business management and sports therapy
=67	601-800	De Montfort University	167 courses available including footwear design, mechatronics and policing
=67	601-800	University of East London	161 courses available including child psychology and graphic design
=67	601-800	Edinburgh Napier University	104 courses available including cyber security and forensics and law
=67	601-800	Glasgow Caledonian University	59 courses available including cell and molecular biology, food bioscience and risk management
=67	601-800	University of Greenwich	233 courses available including agriculture, creative writing and public health
=67	601-800	University of Huddersfield	215 courses available including broadcast journalism and podiatry
=67	601-800	Kingston University	224 courses available including historic building conservation and popular music
=67	601-800	Leeds Beckett University	143 courses available including human geography and performing arts
=67	601-800	University of Lincoln	167 courses available including business economics, conservation of cultural heritage and media production
=67	601-800	Manchester Metropolitan University	377 courses available including American history, multimedia journalism and public relations and marketing
=67	601-800	Nottingham Trent University	336 courses available including chemistry, costume design and making and horticulture
=67	601-800	University of Roehampton	102 courses available including classical civilisation, early childhood studies and sport coaching
=67	601-800	University of Salford	287 courses available including construction and medicinal chemistry
=67	601-800	University of South Wales	317 courses available including counselling and therapeutic practice and dance
=67	601-800	Teesside University	260 courses available including 2D animation and crime and investigation
=67	601-800	University of the West of England	211 courses available including geology, healthcare science and philosophy
=67	601-800	University of Westminster	151 courses available including finance, international relations and politics
=90	800-1000	University of Derby	667 courses available including international spa management, textile design and writing and publishing
=90	800-1000	London South Bank University	261 courses available including baking science and technology and education studies
=90	800-1000	Robert Gordon University	52 courses available including public relations and surveying
=90	800-1000	Sheffield Hallam University	207 courses available including international business and social work.