Clearing 2016: top UK universities with courses available

By Anonymous (not verified), 27 July, 2016

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.

UK Rank	World University Rank	University	Clearing availability 2016
6	24	University of Edinburgh	Law LLB (Graduate entry)
7	27	King’s College London	89 courses including biomedicial ingineering, classical & modern greek studies, computer science, film studies, french etc.
8	=56	University of Manchester	278 courses, including accounting, history, Russian, economics and philosophy
9	69	University of Bristol	96 courses, including chemistry, music, psychology and veterinary nursing
10	70	Durham University	Pharmacy and Social Work postgrad
11	=76	University of Glasgow	620 courses, including archaeology, classics, digital media and Statistics and business management
14	93	University of Exeter	224 courses, including anthropology, art history and German and Arabic
15	97	University of Sheffield	379 courses including artificial intelligence and computer science, speech anf language sciences, zoology and Russian with Japanese
16	98	Queen Mary University of London	203 courses including biology, economics and politics, english and film studies and german with business management
17	=110	University of Southampton	329 courses including biochemistry, acoustical engineering, philosophy, ship science and Spanisha and history
18	119	University of Birmingham	8 courses: civil engineering with industrial experience, pharmacy, social work, education, education and history, education and sociology, liberal arts and sciences
19	129	Royal Holloway, University of London	242 courses including business and management, comparative literature and culture, human geography, and mathematics
20	130	Lancaster University	288 courses including advertising and marketing, biomedicine, linguistics, natural sciences and theatre and creative writing
21	=131	University of York	186 courses including computer science, politics, social policy and physics
22	=133	University of Leeds	1091 courses including architectural engineering, biology, fine art, geography and philosophy and physics
23	140	University of Sussex	213 courses including american studies, criminology, economics, neuroscience and social work
25	=149	University of East Anglia	184 courses includng american history, business economics, environmental sciences, international developments and translation, media and modern language
26	157	University of Liverpool	946 courses including architecture, communication and media, genetics and sociology and law
27	=164	University of Reading	201 courses including agriculture, chemistry, law and nutrition and food science
28	=167	University of Leicester	196 courses including aerospace engineering, economics, psychology, and management studies
29	=172	University of Aberdeen	79 courses including anthropology, computing, divinity and sports and exercise science
30	=182	Cardiff University	345 courses including ancient history, dental hygiene, electrical and electronic engineering, radiotherapy and oncology, religious and theological studies and Welsh
31	=185	University of Dundee	226 courses including anatomical sciences, civil engineering, secondary education and textile design
=32	=196	St George’s, University of London	4 courses including healthcare science, biomedical science and paramedic science
=32	=196	Newcastle University	230 courses including biochemistry, computer science, international business management, history and classical studies
34	200	Queen’s University Belfast	208 courses including architecture, biological sciences, law and english and film studies
=35	201–250	Birkbeck, University of London	70 courses including business psychology, computing/web technologies, french studies and geographyt
=35	201–250	Royal Veterinary College	10 courses including applied biological research, wild animal biology and bioveterinary sciences
=37	251–300	University of Surrey	246 courses including actor musician, chemical and petroleum engineering, international tourism management and mathematics with statistics
=39	301–350	Aberystwyth University	310 courses including adventure tourism management, international politics, creative writing and fine art and space science and robotics
=39	301–350	Bangor University	457 courses including applied terretrial and marine ecology, product design, sociology and chinese and french
=39	301–350	University of Essex	430 courses including banking and finance, english literature, modern languages and computers with electronics.
=39	301–350	University of Kent	409 courses including anthropology, digital arts, event and experience design and social anthropology
=39	301–350	Plymouth University	272 courses including 3D design, acting, environmental science and financial economics
=44	351–400	Loughborough University	268 courses including automotive engineering, business psychology, physics and textiles: innovation and design
=44	351–400	University of Stirling	183 courses including animal biology, english studies, french, economics and finance and global cinema
=44	351–400	Swansea University	333 courses including ancient and medieval history, biology, german and war and society
=47	401–500	Aston University	147 courses including communications engineering, logistics with transport management, business and management and international relations and social policy
=47	401–500	Bournemouth University	90 courses including archaeology, business information technology, environmental science and media production
=47	401–500	Brunel University London	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	Heriot-Watt University	154 courses including brewing and distilling, computer systems, construction project management and accountancy and business law
=47	401–500	University of Hull	447 courses including american studies, biomedical engineering, computer science, english and mathematics
=47	401–500	Keele University	255 courses including computer science, education, english, forensic science and business management
=47	401–500	Oxford Brookes University	268 courses including animal conservation, international relations, japanese studies, mathematics and law
=47	401–500	University of Portsmouth	351 courses including animation, civil engineering, creative and media writing, german studies and hospitality management
=47	401–500	University of Strathclyde	292 courses including art and design, music, physics and speech and language pathology
=47	401–500	Ulster University	11 courses including biology, business studies and pharmacy
=59	501–600	De Montfort University	183 courses including advertising and marketing communications, education studies, forensic science and graphic design
=59	501–600	University of Hertfordshire	917 courses including architecture, commercial law, electrical and electronic engineering and illustration
=59	501–600	Liverpool John Moores University	233 courses including animal behaviour, computer studies, events management and history of art
=59	501–600	Manchester Metropolitan University	660 courses including abuse studies, creative writing, economics, fashion design and technology and human resource management
=63	601–800	University of Bradford	126 courses including accounting and finance, chemical engineering, development and peace studies, economics and healthcare science
=63	601–800	University of Brighton	266 courses including computer science, designer maker, fine art scultpure, health studies and mechanical engineering
=63	601–800	University of Central Lancashire	590 courses including advertising, business studies, civil engineering and economics
=63	601–800	Coventry University	307 courses including biomedical science, construction management, early childhood development and learning, electrical and electronic engineering and geography
=63	601–800	Glasgow Caledonian University	111 courses including 3D animation and visualisation, computer games, digital security, food biosience and international business
=63	601–800	University of Greenwich	389 courses including business, civil engineering, drama, economics and forensic science
=63	601–800	University of Huddersfield	302 courses found including broadcast journalism, computing, energy engineering and music
=63	601–800	Kingston University	387 courses including aviation studies, biochemistry, creative technology, environmental science and international law
=63	601–800	University of Lincoln	134 courses including architecture, chemistry, events management, history and mathematics
=63	601–800	Middlesex University	260 courses including business management, computer networks, dance studies, financial services and healthcare science
=63	601–800	Northumbria University	324 courses including physical geography, real estate, mathematics, drama and electrical and electronic engineering
=63	601–800	Trent University	318 courses including coaching and sport science, german and philosophy, international business and biomedical sciences
=63	601–800	University of Salford	187 courses including building surveying, criminology and sociology, mechanical engineering, construction project management and fashion
=63	601–800	Sheffield Hallam University	249 courses including english literature, games design, international business and aerospace engineering
=63	601–800	University of the West of England	288 courses including accounting and finance, geography, interior architecture, creative product design and commercial law
=63	601–800	University of Westminster	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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