Clearing is a process that matches applicants with university places. Clearing is open to anyone who has made a UCAS application for an undergraduate course but doesn’t hold any offers.
It runs from the early July until mid-September.
Register your details to keep in touch and receive updates on Clearing 2021.
There are a number of reasons why you may choose to go through clearing:
Whatever the reason, Clearing can be an opportunity to secure a university place that is just right for you!
You can check UCAS Track to see if you're eligible for Clearing.
UCAS will not send anything in the post to tell you if you are eligible, so it is important that you check online.
If you are eligible for Clearing an 'Add Clearing choice' button will appear on your Track 'choices' screen, which you can use to accept a place on a course you have been offered through Clearing.
Clearing is open from July to September. Here are the key dates:
30th June – Application deadline
July - Clearing Vacancies go live
10th August – A-level results day
10th August – Clearing is Open
21st September – Deadline for 2021 entry.
You’ll be eligible for Clearing if:
Follow these steps and be prepared for Clearing 2021.
This can depend on each institution but Clearing at Swansea unusually ends in October.
If you didn't receive or accept any offers still contact your university of choice as some take late applicants.
If you are unsure contact Swansea University's Admissions Team to discuss your options.
Take a look at our Clearing Finance Guide for information on how to secure Student Finance.
UCAS Extra is a free service that allows you to keep applying for higher education courses even if you’ve already used up your original five choices, as long as you applied through UCAS and are not holding any offers or waiting for a decision on any of your initial five applications.
You can apply through UCAS Extra from 25 February until 4 July this year. If you still don’t have any offers after this point you will still be able to apply for a place at university through clearing.
Take a look at our Guide to UCAS Extra for further information.
If you want to come to Swansea University but are already holding a place at another university, you can now self-release yourself into Clearing.
Discover how it works in our Guide to Self-Release.
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Our figures speak for themselves. We’re a UK top 5 University for career prospects in the Guardian University League Tables 2020. We achieved the highest award (Gold) for teaching excellence at UK universities, in the Teaching Excellence Framework. And based on thousands of student reviews we were voted the WhatUni student Choice Awards 2019 University of the Year.
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