UCAS Extra

UCAS Extra is a free service that gives you another chance to apply for places on courses that still have vacancies. It opens from Wednesday 26 February 2025 and closes on Friday 4 July 2025.

It’s the next step if you have used all five of your university choices in UCAS and you have received:

• decisions from all five universities – but haven’t had any offers
• offers – but chosen to decline them.

Take a look at our wide range of courses and find the one for you.

If you're eligible to use UCAS Extra, you’ll find an ‘Add an Extra choice’ button when you sign in to the ‘Choices’ section in UCAS Hub – use this to apply.

You can only apply to one course at a time through UCAS Extra, so it’s worth spending some time researching the right one for you.

Find a course

When can you use UCAS Extra?

Any time between Wednesday 26 February and Friday 4 July 2025. We’ll aim to get back to you with a decision within 21 days of receiving your application.

Here are the key dates to note:

• 26 February – UCAS Extra opens. If you’ve used all five choices and you’re not holding any offers, you can add another choice.
• 4 July – last date to apply in UCAS Extra
• 5 July – Clearing opens for anyone who already has exam results or holds no offers. (If you had conditional offers but your exam results didn't go to plan, you can use Clearing from your results day.)
• 14 August – A-level results day.

Accepting an offer

If we offer you a place, you will be given a date to respond by in UCAS Hub so you have some time to think it through.

If you choose to accept, you are committing to the course and you won’t be able to apply anywhere else. This also means that you won’t be eligible for Clearing unless you don’t meet the offer requirements. 

Not been made an offer or declining an offer

If we don’t offer you a place or you choose to reject it, you can still apply for another course via UCAS Extra as long as there’s still time. If you don’t secure a place, try to stay positive — Clearing opens in July and will be your next option.

Not yet heard anything?

If you haven’t received a decision within 21 days of applying through UCAS Extra, you can withdraw your application at any time and change it to apply for a different course instead.

If you didn’t use all five choices by the UCAS deadline, you can just add more choices in UCAS Hub (as long as it’s before Monday 30 June 2025 and you haven’t already accepted or declined any offers). Find out more from UCAS about applying via UCAS Extra.

If you haven't yet applied through UCAS for a September 2025 start, the great news is there’s still time.

Applying before Friday 4 July 2025

Apply through UCAS in the usual way.

Applying after Saturday 5 July 2025

Your application will be processed through Clearing.