Recent changes

A dated record of what we have added or updated. Visa, fee and student finance guides are checked every month; rankings are updated once a year.

Checked against official sources on 25 September 2026.

25 September 2026

New Clearing 2027 section: a complete guide plus pages on how to apply, who can use Clearing, dates and results days, what to say when you call, Clearing Plus, missed offers, reviews and appeals, applying for the first time, international students, Scotland, finance and accommodation, tips, myths, statistics, a glossary and 61 FAQs.
Free Clearing tools: an Am I in Clearing? checker, a call planner, a call tracker and a results day countdown, also in the app.
A free one-page printable Clearing 2027 guide for schools, colleges and careers advisers (PDF).
Decline my place guide rewritten with a checklist and 2026 figures. UCAS dates guide updated with 2027 results days and Clearing closing dates.

Profile pages added for each university and college with at least 50 National Student Survey responses: ranking positions, survey themes, subject tables, entry points, course facts and living costs.
A page of frequently asked questions added, with over 120 answers.
Tuition fees guide updated with the Office for Students fee limits for England for 2027 to 2028, and the TEF condition for the higher fee. Admissions tests guide updated with UAT-UK booking and bursary deadlines.
Discover Uni dataset (HESA, 8 September 2026 edition) added: continuation, graduate prospects and past entrants' UCAS Tariff points. The full Be Wise ranking is now live, with Aspirational, Realistic and Safer labels.
Be University Wise launched, with National Student Survey 2026 results, LEO earnings for tax year 2023-24 and ONS rents for August 2026.
Guides published on UCAS dates for 2027 entry, the three-question personal statement, admissions tests, Clearing, tuition fees for 2026 to 2027, student finance, and the Student visa rules as at September 2026, including the change to the Graduate visa from 1 January 2027.

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