Clearing provides an opportunity for you to explore your university options, and offers alternatives if your exam results are not what you expected. It is open to UK, EU and international students.
From 5 July - 25 September, you can apply for a course using Clearing if you are not already holding an offer from a university or college, and the course still has places available.
You can use Clearing if:
You’re applying after 30 June
You applied through UCAS but aren't holding any offers
You've changed your mind about your choice of university or course
You didn’t meet the conditions of your offers
You've paid the multiple choice application fee of £27.50
You’ve declined your firm place using the ‘decline my place’ button in UCAS Track
We would love to see you at our Clearing Open afternoon on Saturday 17 August from 1pm until 4pm.
Why choose the RAU?
Space to think: Our beautiful, spacious campus with on-site accommodation is a real draw for students; surrounded by abundant countryside, but just a walk away from the large Cotswold town of Cirencester
Part of a community: We know the sense of community at the RAU is a highlight for many. We are large enough to have key facilities on-site, yet small enough to create a close-knit community between staff and students, where you are known by name
Industry links: Working alongside business leaders and employers, we deliver courses that provide students with the tools, mind-set and networks they need to embrace the opportunities ahead and play essential, leading roles in shaping the future of industry. This has led to us being the leading supplier in the country of rural chartered surveyors with 165 alumni holding Director level posts at major national and international firms
Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2024: We were ranked Second Place in the South West England Small or Specialist University category, and in the Top 10 for the Small or Specialist University category.
Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024: We have been ranked 8th for Student Experience in the UK.
Graduate Outcomes Survey Results:
89% of Graduates were in employment and/or further study 15 months after graduation
93% of Graduates with a known disability were in employment and/or further study 15 months after graduation
72% of Postgraduates were in highly skilled employment
95% of Postgraduates were in employment and/or further study 15 months after graduation
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023: We were awarded Silver in the latest TEF.
Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024: We have been ranked in the Top 200 for Zero Hunger and the Top 300 for Life on Land. The 2024 THE Impact Rankings assesses universities' roles in research, management, academic services, and teaching related to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Big investment in new facilities: We secured £5.8m from the Office for Students to develop a new Land Laboratory Teaching Centre for September 2025. We are upgrading our labs to underpin the curriculum by repurposing and improving existing teaching facilities. The project will provide an integrated, state-of-art facility to train students in climate-smart, resilient agriculture and land management.
Entrepreneurial spirit: Whatever course you choose you can benefit from our award-winning Enterprise Programme, which supports students to grow and launch their business ideas with expert help. More than 65 businesses have been set up so far and in 2019 we were made a Centre of Excellence by the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE), one of only six universities in the UK to gain this status and the only specialist provider
World-leading research: Over half the research we carry out has been assessed as "world-leading and international in quality" in the latest round of the national Research Excellence Framework exercise (REF, 2021)
Influencing government strategy: Our Professoriate are authors of the National Food Strategy and Nutrients Management Strategy - the two key initiatives in agriculture to support the Government's objective in achieving net-zero carbon emissions
If you are applying through Clearing, you can find all the information you need and how to apply on the UCAS website. You can find details of all our courses on the UCAS website.
Choose from over 20 undergraduate courses across a range of subjects.
Why choose the Royal Agricultural University
Read what makes the RAU special and a great place to study.
Tour of the accommodation
Take a look at the different types of accommodation we have
Students talk about joining through Clearing
Read about the experiences of three of our students who joined through Clearing.
Agriculture, Food and the Environment
Whether you aspire to become an agricultural entrepreneur, a farm manager, advisor, consultant, or scientist, you will benefit from both hands-on practical experience and in-depth technical knowledge.
Business and Entrepreneurship
If you are an aspiring entrepreneur or keen on developing a successful career in business or agribusiness, we will support you to achieve just that.
Equine Management & Science
Become an employable and dynamic graduate with a degree that delivers a blend of equine science and business, along with agriculture-based subject matter.
Land and Property
Join a powerful network of graduates who have gone on to work around the world and at major organisations.
The Environment
Gain practical and leadership skills as well as necessary knowledge and understanding to manage countryside, wildlife, and rural heritage sites.
Why Cirencester?
At the Royal Agricultural University, you are perfectly situated to explore everything the South West has to offer
Accommodation
Find your home from home, either on campus or as part of the wider community of Cirencester. Whatever your budget and your preferences, we’ll help you fit in.
