Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
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admissions service
centralized application organization
charitable organization
non-departmental public body
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) is the centralized organization in the United Kingdom responsible for managing applications to undergraduate courses at universities and colleges.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UCAS | 0 |
| Universities and Colleges Admissions Service | 0 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
admissions service
ⓘ
centralized application organization ⓘ charitable organization ⓘ non-departmental public body ⓘ |
| applicationCycle | annual ⓘ |
| applicationSystem | online application portal ⓘ |
| collectsDataOn |
acceptances
ⓘ
enrolments ⓘ university and college applications ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundedAs | centralized admissions system for UK higher education ⓘ |
| fullName | Universities and Colleges Admissions Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsProcess | centralized undergraduate admissions in the UK ⓘ |
| handlesApplicationsFor |
full-time undergraduate courses
ⓘ
some postgraduate courses (via specific schemes) ⓘ teacher training routes (via UCAS Teacher Training / legacy) ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Cheltenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersRegion | Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
education services
ⓘ
higher education admissions ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
managing applications to undergraduate courses
ⓘ
providing centralized admissions processing ⓘ providing information and advice about higher education ⓘ |
| offersService |
UCAS Adjustment (legacy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UCAS Clearing NERFINISHED ⓘ UCAS Conservatoires NERFINISHED ⓘ UCAS Extra NERFINISHED ⓘ UCAS Hub NERFINISHED ⓘ UCAS International services NERFINISHED ⓘ UCAS Tariff NERFINISHED ⓘ UCAS Undergraduate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operates |
centralized application deadlines
ⓘ
centralized offer and reply system ⓘ course search database ⓘ personal statement submission system ⓘ reference submission system ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Polytechnics Central Admissions System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Universities Central Council on Admissions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publishes |
guides for advisers and schools
ⓘ
guides for applicants ⓘ statistics on higher education applications ⓘ |
| scope |
colleges in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
universities in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | UCAS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
prospective undergraduate students
ⓘ
schools and colleges ⓘ universities and colleges ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
GCE Advanced Level