How Clearing Works

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

Clearing 2026 has not opened yet. We'll update this page with more information soon, but you can still use this page to find useful information about the Clearing process.

What is Clearing at university?

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

are applying for university after 30 June
have changed your mind about what or where you want to study, and are rethinking your choices
are not already holding an offer from a UK university
have results which are different to what you expected – either because didn't meet the conditions of your offer, or you did better than you expected

You can learn more about the Clearing process on the .

Who can apply

You can typically apply for an undergraduate course in 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 for 2026 opens on 2 July 2026.

How to apply through Clearing

When Clearing for 2026 entry begins, we'll update this page with a step-by-step guide to our application process.

How to contact us

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

If you want to talk to us directly, you can contact our enquiries team by email: enquiries@southampton.ac.uk

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