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What is UCAS' role?

We are the official online admissions service for UK universities and colleges – we are a non-profit organisation and have registered charity status. We work on behalf of the universities connecting people to higher education.

What we do:

  • Process applications
  • Provide information, advice and training
  • Conduct education sector engagement
  • Provide fraud and verification services
  • Signpost to other resources

What we don't do:

  • Suggest courses/universities
  • Make decisions/offers
  • Advise on finance/immigration/visas

Supporting international students

We support international guidance counsellors, tutors, agents and advisers, on top of processing applications to hundreds of universities and colleges in the UK.

Qualifications advice for international students

This guidance is for staff at schools, colleges, and other registered centres based outside the UK, who advise potential undergraduate applicants to higher education (HE) courses in the UK.

Advisers guide to Clearing for international students

Find key information on how Clearing works if you are helping a student come to study in the UK.

Becoming a registered centre

Schools, colleges, advisers or agents can become registered UCAS centres and get unique access to their students' higher education applications.

UCAS registered centres

Get resources and advice

To really help your students, you will need to know and advise on the following:

  • UCAS' application process and online application form – UCAS Apply. See our International toolkit for further details.
  • How to complete the personal statement
  • General information on the tuition fees and finances associated with studying in the UK

The International guide for is a great starting point for those advising students applying to UK HE.

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You may also be interested in the benefits of becoming a UCAS registered centre. There are currently over 10,500 registered centres worldwide, including 4,200 schools, education consultancies and other organisations outside the UK.

UCAS International App

With the UCAS International App, students have access to all UK courses and scholarship data on one easy-to-search mobile application. You can use the app to see the scholarships your students will be eligible for, based on the personalised profile you can help them create.

UCAS International App 

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