Universities ‘keen’ to offer places to students even if they miss grades
Why more students are set to get their preferred university places
- A record number of 18-year-olds are predicted to secure their first-choice university place on A-level results day this year.
- Universities are expected to be more flexible with applicants who narrowly miss their grades, driven by financial pressures and competition to fill places.
- This situation creates a "buyer's market" for UK students, as institutions seek stability from domestic three-year undergraduate enrolments amid uncertainty over international student recruitment and frozen tuition fees.
- Despite a high number of offers already made, over 22,600 courses, including some at elite Russell Group universities, are available through the Ucas clearing system.
- Clearing has evolved from a last-chance option to a more widely used tool for students to secure places or change their study plans.