Drop in UK students eligible to find university places through clearing
Some 42% of UK applicants accepted on courses identify as male, 56% as female and 1% say they use another term.
The number of UK-based students in clearing who are trying to find higher education courses a day after exam results were released has fallen to its lowest level for three years – though plenty of places are still available, figures show.
By Friday morning, 46,880 UK-domiciled 18-year-old applicants were recorded as being “free to be placed in clearing”, according to the admissions service Ucas.
This means they missed the conditions of their higher education offer and are now eligible to find places through clearing.
The number is down 13% from 53,700 at the same point last year, and is also 12% lower than the 53,510 at this stage in 2022.
