UCAS 2027 dates and deadlines
Track the 2027 application cycle, including deadlines after submission. Dates checked on 21 October 2026; confirm your course and personal UCAS reply deadline before acting.
Official sources: UCAS dates, offer replies, Cambridge forms and Oxford written work.
2027 UCAS applications can be submitted
Completed 2027-entry applications can be submitted from this date.
Check your course deadlines, application sections and reference process.
Early UCAS deadline
The usual deadline for Oxford, Cambridge and most medicine, dentistry and veterinary courses.
This deadline has passed. Check receipt and outstanding university tasks; ask providers before a late application.
My Cambridge Application
Additional Cambridge form for the usual October application round; check route-specific exceptions.
Complete the additional form and any required transcript using your college instructions.
Oxford written work, where required
General written-work deadline. Fine Art portfolios and other requirements can differ.
Check the course and college email for submission instructions and any earlier requirement.
Most courses: equal-consideration deadline
Applies to most undergraduate courses without the October deadline; verify your course.
Complete your application and ensure the reference is arranged before your school or course deadline.
UCAS Extra opens
Extra offers a further route for eligible applicants who used all five choices and hold no offers.
Read UCAS eligibility rules and contact providers about vacancies before adding a choice.
Offer replies: early decision group
Published reply date if your last decision arrived by 31 March 2027; Extra exceptions apply.
Use the personal reply deadline shown in your own UCAS application.
Offer replies: May decision group
Published reply date if your last decision arrived by 12 May 2027; Extra exceptions apply.
Compare all offer conditions and reply by your own UCAS deadline.
Last date for applications with choices
Applications received after this point are entered into Clearing.
Confirm vacancies and course requirements with providers before applying.
Last day to add an Extra choice
Last day to add an Extra choice for the 2027 cycle.
Check provider availability and UCAS instructions.
Clearing opens
Clearing opens for eligible applicants; this is not the same as A-level results day.
Use UCAS vacancies and provider guidance; confirm your qualification’s results date separately.
Final 2027 application deadline
Final date for submitting a 2027-entry application.
Check available courses and the official final application instructions.
Student finance: check your home-nation service
Eligibility and application dates differ across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Use the official student finance service for your home nation; no unconfirmed opening date is assumed.
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