Clearing

Clearing 2025 will open on 5 July

Check back then to find out which of our courses have places available this year.

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Sign up for Clearing updates and receive handy tips that will help you make the most of Clearing. We’ll also share details of how to contact our Clearing team and our Student Ambassadors so that you can ask any questions you may have.

What is Clearing?

Clearing is another opportunity to find the course that’s right for you. You can apply for a course through Clearing, regardless of whether you currently hold an offer or not. We'll support you every step of the way, so there’s nothing to worry about.

You can apply for a place with us through Clearing if you have:

  • changed your mind about what or where you want to study
  • missed your grades
  • not received the offer you want
  • already got your qualifications and have decided to apply directly to university
  • just decided to give university a go.

We will release our list of Clearing courses that have spaces available in July 2025. Vacancy lists will also be available from 5 July on the UCAS website.

If you would like to apply to Oxford Brookes before Clearing, you can now search and apply for courses for September 2025 entry as part of the late application cycle.

“My advice for anyone going through Clearing is not to be worried. If you're passionate, you will get where you want to be.”

Samuel Musset, Mechanical Engineering

Top tips for Clearing

We asked our schools liaison team for their Clearing top tips. Here’s what they said:

Ask for advice

Talk to someone - they can be from your school, college, centre, careers office - and ask them for advice. Parents or carers can also help you think of important things you may not have considered.

Keep your options open

If you can’t find the exact course you want - don’t be disheartened. See if there’s a similar course that has spaces in Clearing. Remember to check the course structure and module choices to make sure the course is right for you. Some courses may have similar names, but the course content could be very different!

Look at the bigger picture

It is important to know whether the university is for you. Look at the university’s student support services, see which societies there are, what the city is like. You could also chat to students to find out about their experience. You’ll be making this place your home, so you need to be confident that it’s a match.