Statistical services

From the number of applicants to the most popular course, 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 (in the About us section of this site)
This section contains data that is available to view online, taking the form of static data tables, our online Statisitcal Enquiry Tool and downloadable datasets which you can use to create your own PivotTables.

Operational data
This area is password-protected and includes the latest situation reports, DIUS data summary (formerly DfES) and the MS12 analysis of applications.

Dictionary of terms (in the About us section of this site)
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? (in the About us section of this site)
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) (in the About us section of this site)

Data Calendar (in the About us section of this site)
A guide to the data that UCAS regularly publishes.