How Clearing works

Whether you're a UK or International student, you'll find all the information you need to understand how Clearing works and complete the key steps of the process on this page.

You can now register your details to receive Clearing updates, before Clearing opens on 5 July 2025.

What is Clearing at university?

Clearing is an opportunity for you to secure a university place, particularly if you:

  • are applying for the first time for this year of entry
  • didn't meet the conditions of your offer
  • have changed your mind about your course or university

If you are interested in Clearing at the University of BOB体育登录网址_欧宝体育官网平台-APP|下载, you can now register your details below to receive Clearing updates. You can also learn more about the Clearing process on the UCAS website.

Register your interest

Who can apply

You can apply for a place with us through Clearing if:

  • you have your results and, if applicable, your English language test results
  • you've not yet applied to any universities in this cycle
  • you've achieved higher grades than expected
  • your results are not as good as predicted for your original firm and insurance choice universities, and you've been rejected by both choices
  • you may have changed your mind about your subject or university

We can't make any conditional offers in Clearing so if you don’t have all your results, you’ll need to wait until they're available.

When Clearing opens

Clearing opens on 5 July 2025. You can keep up to date with all of our Clearing updates by completing our short form.

How to apply through Clearing

Once Clearing opens, you'll be able to apply for courses by:

  1. exploring our course vacancies
  2. selecting the course you're interested in
  3. completing a short application form

We'll confirm which courses have availability in Clearing shortly before Clearing opens. We do not operate waiting lists for any of our courses.

Entry requirements

We will update our course vacancies page shortly before Clearing opens to include entry requirements for each of our courses in Clearing.

You can discuss your qualifications with our admissions team by email: admissions@southampton.ac.uk

Course availability and entry requirements are subject to change.

Contextual offers

We sometimes use additional information to consider applications to study with us. This information provides us with context for individuals' university applications and achievements. It also supports our admissions team in identifying an applicants' potential to succeed at university, regardless of their background.

You may be eligible for a contextual offer and additional support if you:

  • have been in care or looked after for 3 months or more
  • live within a postcode in a low participation neighbourhood, also known as POLAR4 quintile 1
  • have participated in one of our recognised outreach or widening participation programmes
  • were eligible for free school meals after the age of 14
  • live within a postcode assigned to quintile 1, equivalent to decile 1 and 2, according to the English Index of Deprivation

You can use our?postcode checker to check the status of your home postcode. BOB体育登录网址_欧宝体育官网平台-APP|下载 postcode checker categorises postcodes by quintile, and your postcode should be listed as 1 for you to be eligible.

Please see our contextual admissions page for more information.

How to contact us

If you have any questions for us, get in touch by email: enquiries@southampton.ac.uk

We'll publish more details about our Clearing hotline, including telephone number and opening times, shortly before Clearing opens.

Alternatively, if you want to learn more about the Clearing process, you can read UCAS' guide to making the most out of Clearing.

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