The easiest universities in the UK for students to nab an offer from in 2025, revealed

If you’re desperate to go to uni but worried about your odds, then you’re in the right place. Here is a ranking of the absolute easiest universities in the UK to get an offer from in 2025. Lots of these unis reject fewer than one in ten applicants. Really.

The absolute easiest UK university to get an offer from in 2025 is officially Plymouth College of Art. They only turn away 2.3 per cent of people who apply. Crikey, what did the rejects do?

Surprisingly, one Russell Group uni made it onto this list. The University of Exeter hands out offers to a huge 85.1 per cent of people who apply. It’s by far the easiest Russell Group uni to get an offer from. Erm, maybe the admissions team worry all the lacrosse girls will put people off going there?

Now, just because a uni has a very high offer rate, that doesn’t mean it’s totally rubbish. Unis have to weigh up how many offers to give out compared to how many places they have. If a uni is handing out lots of offers, it might be a sign they’re desperate to get freshers. Or, it could be because they know their uni is often a back-up option for brainy students, so they have to account for lots of offers being rejected.

This data all comes from UCAS, and refers to undergrads from the 2024 admissions cycle.

So, here are the 30 easiest UK universities to get an offer from in 2025:

30. Oxford Brookes University – 83.9 per cent

29. University of Lincoln – 84.5 per cent

28. York St John University – 85.0 per cent

27. University of Exeter – 85.1 per cent

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Exeter is easy to get an offer from, and there’s a beach nearby. Surely that’s a win-win?

26. London Metropolitan University – 85.2 per cent

=24. Liverpool Hope University – 85.5 per cent

=24. Newman University Birmingham – 85.5 per cent

23. St Mary’s University, Twickenham

22. Cardiff Metropolitan University – 86.2 per cent

21. University of Northampton – 86.3 per cent

=19. University of Reading – 86.4 per cent

=19. University of Derby – 86.4 per cent

18. Lancaster University 86.8 per cent

A very Instagramable spot in Lancs

17. Abertay University – 87.0 per cent

16. Royal Holloway University of London – 87.5 per cent

15. Coventry University – 88.1 per cent

14. University of Gloucestershire – 88.9 per cent

13. De Montfort University – 89.3 per cent

12. University of Kent – 90.7 per cent

=10. Nottingham Trent University – 90.8 per cent

=10. University of Winchester – 90.8 per cent

9. University of South Wales – 90.9 per cent

8. Northumbria University – 91.2 per cent

The very cool-looking City Campus East at Northumbria University (Credit: dun_deagh)

7. SOAS University of London – 92.6 per cent

6. University of Sussex – 92.7 per cent

5. Bishop Grosseteste University – 93.4 per cent

4. Aberystwyth University – 94.4 per cent

3. Southampton Solent University – 95.0 per cent

2. University of the Creative Arts – 96.7 per cent

1. Plymouth College of Art – 97.7 per cent

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