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Ucas deadlines and key application dates
There are a number of dates and deadlines you’ll need to put into your diary throughout the university application process. Check out our calendar for all the key dates for 2025 entry.
By Ryan Lunn (Content executive, The Uni Guide) | 14 March 2025 | 2 minutes read
Key dates for 2025 university entry: Ucas application deadlines
2024
- 3 September 2024: Applicants can be submitted to Ucas from this date onwards. Universities and colleges can technically begin making decisions as they receive applications, but this will depend on how universities handle their approach. Read our guide on when you will hear back from universities for more details.
- 15 October 2024: Oxbridge, medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine/science application deadline.
2025
January-March
- 29 January 2025: general Ucas application deadline (for most undergraduate courses) is 6pm UK time. Here are your options if you miss the January Ucas application deadline.
- 26 February 2025: Ucas Extra begins.
April-June
- 14 May 2025: decisions usually back from universities for 29 January applications.
- 4 June 2025: you need to reply to offers by this date, if you received all decisions by 14 May.
- 30 June 2025: applications received after this date are entered into Clearing, while those received before will be sent on to universities.
July-August
- 4 July 2025: application deadline for Ucas Extra.
- 5 July 2025: Ucas Clearing opens with vacancies beginning to be published.
- 17 July 2025: university decisions due for applications submitted by 30 June.
- 23 July 2025: you need to reply to offers by this date, if you received all decisions by 17 July.
September-December
- 24 September 2025: last date for applications for 2025 entry.
- 20 October 2025: the deadline for adding Clearing choices.
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