Statistical services

From the number of applicants to the most popular subject, our statistical services pages can help you to access and interpret UCAS statistics with ease and accuracy. The information available includes standard and interactive data, supporting definitions and details of how to access our bespoke data products and services.

Statistics online
This section contains data that is available to view online, taking the form of static data tables, our online Statistical Enquiry Tool and downloadable datasets which you can use to create your own PivotTables.

Operational data
The Operational Data section provides a range of reports that can also be accessed online (this area is password protected). These reports provide the latest information on applications received to date in the current entry cycle and include MS12 Analysis of Applications (access instructions only), UCAS Operational Statistics, Applications Digest, Situation reports, and the DIUS Data summary report.

Supporting Admissions: Use of Statistics Project
To help member institutions using UCAS data in relation to professionalism and good practice in admissions, a project was undertaken to review the UCAS data and statistics available to institutions that could be used to support their marketing, recruitment and admissions processes, and also to investigate their use of that data. To find out more about this project visit the Use of Statistics Project page for further details.

CUKAS
The Conservatoires UK Admissions website, which is also administered by UCAS, provides some data in the form of the published Annual Report (this is restricted access).

GTTR
The GTTR web site provides access to statistics on postgraduate Teacher Training applications. Applicant Statistics makes available the most recent statistics for applications for Post Graduate Certificate in Education courses - these are provided on a monthly basis. The data covers subjects applied for broken down by gender and country and compared to the previous year's figures. In September, the Accepted Applicants figures are produced on the same basis. The Annual Statistical Report is also available for the years 2000 to 2007.

web-link
If you are a UCAS member institution, you can also use web-link to view your own applicant data and to update course and institution data. This facility, which is reached directly through an internet connection, enables you to view and, in some cases, download statistical data and reports relevant to your institution and to a particular application Scheme (UCAS, GTTR, CUKAS, and UKPASS).

Statistical Reports Calendar
A guide to the reports that UCAS statistics team regularly publishes.

Dictionary of terms
Here you can find a brief definition of the terms used within the data tables and supporting information. If you don't know your applicants from your applications, this is the place to look.

Can't find what you need?
If you can't find the data that you need in one of our published tables or datasets then our Statistics team may be able to help. In this section you can find out about requesting bespoke data and the range of products and services that UCAS offer.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Terms and Conditions for the Licence of UCAS Data
By using UCAS data you agree to adhere to these Terms and Conditions.