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UCAS

British  
/ ˈjuːkæs /

acronym

  1. Universities and Colleges Admissions Service

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A higher proportion of school leavers are taking a break before higher education than 10 years ago, with 6.4% deferring their university places in 2025, compared with 5.4% in 2016, according to UCAS.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

According to admissions body UCAS, most offers will expire next Wednesday.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2022

It stated they had issued around 200,000 results by results day last week, and 1,950 BTec results since Thursday had been sent to UCAS.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022

The report said there was a need, however, for a website which contained information on and allowed students to apply for all vocational courses in the same way that pupils applied for university through UCAS.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2022

She added: "UCAS is deeply committed to increasing participation from disadvantaged groups."

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2015