These are officially the highest-ranking unis with Clearing spaces in 2024

No, UCAS’s 2024 Clearing system isn’t just for unis you’ve never heard of. If the gods are merciful and your late night study sessions in June paid off, you might get higher A-Level grades than your teachers predicted you would. If so, you could try to snatch up a spot at a higher-ranked uni than you’d planned. Remember, Clearing is open through UCAS from 5th July to 21st October to 2024. If you took a gap year, you can apply for places now. If you have yet to get your grades, then you can plan ahead for what courses you could apply for. Be warned that places at the most competitive unis are likely to fill up quickly!

These are the highest-ranked unis on the Complete University Guide’s 2025 league tables which have places available through Clearing in 2024, and how many different courses are on offer.

You can read UCAS’s guide to clearing here and the Complete University Guide’s league table here.

30. Royal Holloway, University of London – 263
29. Swansea University – 476
28. University of Leicester – 161
27. University of Reading – 282
26. Northumbria University, Newcastle – 148
25. Harper Adams University – 55
24. University of Strathclyde – 222
23. University of Essex – 594
22. University of Nottingham – 237
21. University of the Arts London – 49
20. University of Glasgow – 641
19. Cardiff University – 245
18. Newcastle University – 156
17. Queen’s University Belfast – 204
16. King’s College London, University of London – 61
15. University of Leeds – 190
14. University of Manchester – 351
13. University of East Anglia UEA – 275
12. University of Southampton – 338

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The University of Southampton has a wide variety of courses available through Clearing this year. Credit: Emily Baldock

11. University of Liverpool – 218
10. University of Sheffield – 215
9. University of York – 220
8. The University of Edinburgh – 254
7. University of Exeter – 432
6. University of Birmingham – 265
5. University of Surrey – 313
4. Lancaster University – 406
3. University of Warwick – 61
2. Durham University – 94
1. Loughborough University – 257.

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Feature image credit: Jocelyn Ramm