Undergraduate
Applying
Everything you need to know about applying for undergraduate study at Manchester, including what happens before and after you submit your application.
Applying to Manchester
There’s a lot to consider when you decide to apply for university – we want to help you through the process and make it as straightforward as possible.
On the following pages, you’ll find everything you need to apply for undergraduate study at Manchester.
Below you will find the key application dates for applying for 2025 entry.
Application timeline for 2025 entry
UCAS deadline for applications for Medicine and Dentistry courses for equal consideration.
Applications for all 2025 entry undergraduate courses, except those with a 15 October deadline, should arrive at UCAS by 18:00 (UK time) on 29 January 2025.
This is UCAS's 'equal consideration' deadline - this means course providers must consider all applications received by this time equally.
Applications received after this deadline will be considered where vacancies exist, once the on-time applications have been considered.
If you're not holding any offers and have used all five choices, you can submit another choice through Extra.
If you applied by 29 January 2025, this is the deadline for universities to decide whether they will make you an offer.
You’ll be given a deadline by UCAS to accept or reject the offer.
If you received your university decision by 14 May 2025, you must reply to the offer by today.
Any applications received after 18:00 (UK time) today will be automatically entered into clearing.
Clearing opens today.
It will close on 20 October 2025.
If you applied by 30 June 2025 and you’re still awaiting a decision, the University has until 17 July 2025 to decide if we’ll make you an offer.
If you received your offer by 17 July 2025, you must reply by today.