When does UK Clearing 2026 open?

UCAS Clearing opens fully from Thursday 14 August 2026, the day A-level results are released. Clearing places are actually published from early July for students without an offer, but the bulk of activity is on and immediately after results day.

How does this Clearing tool decide what courses I'd realistically get into?

You enter the A-level grades you have (or expect). The tool reads each course's published typical-offer tariff in UCAS points and groups results into three tiers — Within reach (within a grade either way), Worth calling (one to three grades above, because clearing usually drops the offer), and Comfortably below (you should clear with room to spare).

Is this an official UCAS service?

No. UniversityDB is independent — no university pays to be listed or ranked. We aggregate UCAS course data, OfS outcomes, HESA salary data, NSS scores and league tables in one place so you can compare clearing options side by side.

Can I see live clearing places?

Not yet — this tool matches every UK undergraduate course whose published typical offer fits your grades, and shows you the highest-rated by student satisfaction in each tier. On results day, ring the universities you're interested in to confirm a place. Their own clearing pages and the UCAS clearing search are the authoritative live sources.

UK Clearing 2026

Enter your A-level grades and we'll match every UK undergraduate course whose typical offer fits, then show you the highest-rated by student satisfaction and graduate salary — not by who paid for the slot. Results day is Thursday 14 August 2026.

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717 undergraduate courses match — showing the top 24 by student satisfaction in each tier.

Decision-tree guides › See the 2026 clearing data ›

Within reach

402 match — top 24 shown

Courses whose typical offer is within one grade of yours.

Childhood & Youth and Psychology

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: BCC
Satisfaction: 92%
Grad salary: £28,000

Psychology

St Mary's University, Twickenham

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Twickenham

Typical offer: BCC - BBB
Satisfaction: 91%
Grad salary: £23,000

Psychology and Sociology

University of Suffolk

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Ipswich

Typical offer: BBC
Satisfaction: 91%
Grad salary: £23,000

English Literature and Psychology

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: BCC
Satisfaction: 91%
Grad salary: £24,500

International Relations and Psychology

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: BCC
Satisfaction: 91%
Grad salary: £21,500

Education and Psychology

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: BCC
Satisfaction: 90%
Grad salary: £22,000

Early Childhood and Psychology

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: BCC
Satisfaction: 90%

Psychology

Liverpool Hope University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: BBC
Satisfaction: 89%
Grad salary: £22,000

Dance and Psychology

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: BCC
Satisfaction: 89%
Grad salary: £19,000

Psychology and Sport & Exercise Science

Liverpool Hope University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: BCC
Satisfaction: 89%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology and Sociology

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: BCC
Satisfaction: 89%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology and Special Educational Needs

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: BCC
Satisfaction: 89%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology and Education Practice

University of Roehampton

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Wandsworth

Typical offer: 112 pts
Satisfaction: 89%
Grad salary: £32,000

Psychology and Childhood Studies

Birmingham Newman University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Birmingham

Typical offer: 112 pts
Satisfaction: 89%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology

University of Winchester

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Hampshire

Typical offer: 112 pts
Satisfaction: 87%
Grad salary: £23,500

Psychology (Clinical & Forensic)

Canterbury Christ Church University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Canterbury

Typical offer: BBC
Satisfaction: 87%
Grad salary: £23,000

Psychology and Sociology

London Metropolitan University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·City of London

Typical offer: BCC
Satisfaction: 87%

Creative Writing and Psychology

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: BCC
Satisfaction: 87%
Grad salary: £24,500

Health & Wellbeing and Psychology

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: BCC
Satisfaction: 87%
Grad salary: £28,000

Sports Therapy

University of Winchester

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Hampshire

Typical offer: See entry requirements
Satisfaction: 87%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology

University of Roehampton

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Wandsworth

Typical offer: 112 pts
Satisfaction: 86%
Grad salary: £25,000

Psychology

Birmingham City University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Birmingham

Typical offer: BBC
Satisfaction: 86%
Grad salary: £25,000

Criminology and Psychology

University of Chester

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Chester

Typical offer: BCC - BBC
Satisfaction: 86%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology and Sociology

University of Chester

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Chester

Typical offer: BCC - BBC
Satisfaction: 86%
Grad salary: £20,000

Worth calling

28 match — top 24 shown

Clearing usually drops the published offer by a grade or two — these are realistic if you ring on results day.

Psychology with Counselling and Psychotherapy

Manchester Metropolitan University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Manchester

Typical offer: ABB
Satisfaction: 90%
Grad salary: £21,000

Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice

Liverpool John Moores University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: ABB - AAB
Satisfaction: 88%
Grad salary: £22,500

Forensic Psychology

Manchester Metropolitan University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Manchester

Typical offer: ABB
Satisfaction: 86%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology

City (City St George's, University of London)

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·City of London

Typical offer: AAB
Satisfaction: 86%

Criminology and Psychology

Swansea University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Swansea

Typical offer: ABB - BBC
Satisfaction: 84%
Grad salary: £24,000

Psychology with Criminology

City (City St George's, University of London)

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·City of London

Typical offer: AAB
Satisfaction: 78%

Artificial Intelligence in Psychology

University of Derby

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Derby

Typical offer: ABB
Grad salary: £26,000

Psychology with Business Psychology

University of Kent

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Canterbury

Typical offer: ABB - BBC
Grad salary: £25,000

Psychology with Business Psychology with a Year in Professional Practice

University of Kent

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·4 Years ·Canterbury

Typical offer: ABB - BBC
Grad salary: £25,000

Criminology and Psychology with a Year Abroad

Swansea University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time with time abroad ·4 Years ·Swansea

Typical offer: ABB - BBC
Grad salary: £24,000

Neuroscience with Psychology BSc

Keele University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Keele

Typical offer: ABB
Grad salary: £24,000

Psychology

Swansea University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Swansea

Typical offer: AAB - BBC
Grad salary: £24,000

Psychology with a Year Abroad

Swansea University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time with time abroad ·4 Years ·Swansea

Typical offer: AAB - BBC
Grad salary: £24,000

Psychology

University of Derby

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Derby

Typical offer: ABB
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology (Cognition and Neuroscience)

Nottingham Trent University

BSc (Hons) ·Sandwich ·4 Years ·Nottingham

Typical offer: See entry requirements
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology (Educational and Developmental Psychology)

Nottingham Trent University

BSc (Hons) ·Sandwich ·4 Years ·Nottingham

Typical offer: See entry requirements
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology (Forensic Psychology)

Nottingham Trent University

BSc (Hons) ·Sandwich ·4 Years ·Nottingham

Typical offer: See entry requirements
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology (Mental Health)

Nottingham Trent University

BSc (Hons) ·Sandwich ·4 Years ·Nottingham

Typical offer: See entry requirements
Grad salary: £22,000

Sociology and Psychology

Swansea University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Swansea

Typical offer: ABB - BBC
Grad salary: £22,000

Sociology and Psychology with a Year Abroad

Swansea University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·4 Years ·Swansea

Typical offer: ABB - BBC
Grad salary: £22,000

Education and Psychology

Swansea University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Swansea

Typical offer: ABB - BBC

Education and Psychology with a Year Abroad

Swansea University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time with time abroad ·4 Years ·Swansea

Typical offer: ABB - BBC

Psychology

Bristol, UWE

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Bristol

Typical offer: See entry requirements

Psychology and Education Studies

University of Derby

BA (Hons) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Derby

Typical offer: ABB

Comfortably below

287 match — top 24 shown

You should clear the typical offer with room to spare.

Childhood & Youth and Psychology (with Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time including foundation year ·4 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: 72 pts
Satisfaction: 92%
Grad salary: £28,000

Psychology with Foundation Year

St Mary's University, Twickenham

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time including foundation year ·4 Years ·Twickenham

Typical offer: DD
Satisfaction: 91%
Grad salary: £23,000

Psychology (with Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time including foundation year ·4 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: 72 pts
Satisfaction: 89%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology and Sport & Exercise Science (with Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time including foundation year ·4 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: 72 pts
Satisfaction: 89%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology and Sociology (with Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time including foundation year ·4 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: 72 pts
Satisfaction: 89%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology and Counselling Studies (with Foundation Year)

Birmingham Newman University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time ·4 Years ·Birmingham

Typical offer: 48 pts
Satisfaction: 89%

Psychology and Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year)

Birmingham Newman University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·4 Years ·Birmingham

Typical offer: 48 pts
Satisfaction: 89%

Creative Writing and Psychology (with Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time including foundation year ·4 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: 72 pts
Satisfaction: 87%
Grad salary: £24,500

Psychology with Counselling with Integrated Foundation Year

University of Sunderland

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time including foundation year ·4 Years ·Sunderland

Typical offer: 40 pts
Satisfaction: 87%
Grad salary: £20,000

Psychology with Integrated Foundation Year

University of Sunderland

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time including foundation year ·4 Years ·Sunderland

Typical offer: 40 pts
Satisfaction: 87%
Grad salary: £20,000

Psychology (with Foundation Year)

Birmingham Newman University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·4 Years ·Birmingham

Typical offer: 48 pts
Satisfaction: 85%

Sociology and Psychology with a Foundation year

Swansea University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·4 Years ·Swansea

Typical offer: CCC
Satisfaction: 85%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology (with Foundation Year)

University of Winchester

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time including foundation year ·4 Years ·Hampshire

Typical offer: 48 pts
Satisfaction: 85%
Grad salary: £23,500

Education Studies and Psychology

University of Worcester

BA/BSc (H) ·Full-time ·3 Years ·Worcester

Typical offer: 96 pts
Satisfaction: 84%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology with foundation year

University of Greater Manchester

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·4 Years ·Bolton

Typical offer: 48 pts
Satisfaction: 84%

Music and Psychology (with Foundation Year)

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) ·Full-time including foundation year ·4 Years ·Liverpool

Typical offer: 72 pts
Satisfaction: 84%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology with Foundation Year

York St John University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·4 Years ·York

Typical offer: 48 pts
Satisfaction: 83%

Psychology with Criminology (with Foundation Year)

Birmingham Newman University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time including foundation year ·4 Years ·Birmingham

Typical offer: 48 pts
Satisfaction: 83%

Psychology with Counselling with Foundation Year

York St John University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·4 Years ·York

Typical offer: 48 pts
Satisfaction: 83%
Grad salary: £21,000

Neuroscience with Psychology with Foundation Year

Keele University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time including foundation year ·4 Years ·Keele

Typical offer: See entry requirements
Satisfaction: 83%
Grad salary: £24,000

Psychology (with Foundation Year)

University of Central Lancashire

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time including foundation year ·4 Years ·Preston

Typical offer: See entry requirements
Satisfaction: 83%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology with Foundation Year

Keele University

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time including foundation year ·4 Years ·Keele

Typical offer: See entry requirements
Satisfaction: 82%
Grad salary: £22,000

Psychology with International Foundation Year

University of Reading

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·4 Years ·Reading

Typical offer: N/A
Satisfaction: 82%
Grad salary: £25,500

Psychology (with integrated foundation year)

University of Cumbria

BSc (Hons) ·Full-time ·4 Years ·Carlisle

Typical offer: A
Satisfaction: 81%

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How clearing actually works

What is clearing?

Clearing is how UK universities fill their remaining undergraduate places after results day. Around 70,000+ students use it every year — many because they didn't get the grades for their firm choice, but also because they did better than expected and want to trade up, or they decided late they wanted to go to university at all.

The "Within reach" tier

Courses whose typical published offer is within one grade of yours. These are the ones most likely to confirm if you call on results day. Most clearing offers are made within an hour of you ringing — have your UCAS personal ID, Track number and a written reason for choosing the course ready.

The "Worth calling" tier

Courses whose published offer is one to three grades above your grades. In clearing, universities frequently drop their published tariff because they have unfilled places to fill in 36 hours. Ring these — the published offer isn't necessarily what they'll take.

What this tool doesn't do (yet)

We don't show live clearing availability — only the published typical offer. On results day, ring the universities you're interested in or check their clearing pages and the UCAS clearing search to confirm a place is open.