UCAS Hub is where you do everything after you register with UCAS. You build your application here, submit it, track university decisions, accept offers, and manage Clearing. If something is happening with your university application, Hub is where you find out.
What is UCAS Hub?
UCAS Hub is the online platform from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. It replaced the old UCAS Track system and now covers the full application process.
You use it to:
- Register and set up your UCAS account
- Build and submit your application
- Track the progress of each university decision
- Accept or decline offers
- Access Clearing if needed on results day
- Use tools including the personal statement builder and course search
The Hub is free. Access it at ucas.com; log in with your personal UCAS ID and password.
How to log in to UCAS Hub
Go to ucas.com and click "Sign in" in the top right corner. Select Students. Enter your UCAS personal ID (a nine-digit number sent when you registered) and your password.
If you forget your login details, click "Forgot login details?" on the login page. Enter the email address you registered with. UCAS will email you your username and a reset link.
UCAS Hub logs you out automatically after five minutes of inactivity. If you enter wrong login details five times, your account is suspended; contact UCAS Customer Service to unlock it.
Understanding UCAS Hub statuses
| Status | What it Means |
| Awaiting decision | The university has not yet responded |
| C: Conditional offer | You have a place if you meet stated grades |
| U: Unconditional offer | You have a place with no conditions |
| R: Rejected | The university has not offered you a place |
| W: Withdrawn | You withdrew this choice |
| CF: Conditional Firm | You accepted a conditional offer as your first choice |
| CI: Conditional Insurance | You accepted a conditional offer as your backup |
| UF: Unconditional Firm | You accepted an unconditional offer as first choice |
| UD: Unconditional Decline | You declined an unconditional offer |
Full code reference: UCAS status code
Do not panic if your choices appear in a different order from how you entered them. UCAS randomizes the display order; all five go to universities at the same time.
How to accept offers in UCAS Hub
- Log in to Hub and go to Your Choices
- Review each offer and its conditions
- Select your firm choice, the place you most want
- Select your insurance choice, a backup with lower grade requirements
- Decline all remaining offers
After you confirm, Hub freezes your choices. You cannot change them until results day without contacting UCAS directly.
UCAS Hub on results day
A-level results day for 2026 is 13 August 2026. UCAS Hub updates from approximately 8:15am.
What you may see
- Congratulations, you have been placed. Your firm choice confirmed it for you. The place is secured.
- No update yet: Hub is under high load. Wait an hour or two before contacting universities directly.
- Your firm has not confirmed you. Check whether your insurance choice has confirmed you.
- Better results than expected: You can voluntarily release yourself into Clearing to apply for a course with higher requirements, but this releases your existing offers.
Using UCAS Hub for Clearing
Clearing runs from 5 July to 19 October 2026. In Hub, go to Your Choices and find your clearing number (visible once you are eligible and results are confirmed).
- Phone a university Clearing line with your Clearing number and UCAS ID
- If they offer you a place verbally, note the course details
- In Hub, click Add Clearing choice and enter the details
- The university confirms the place in Hub
You can only add one clearing choice at a time. Do not add a clearing choice without first receiving verbal permission from the university.
UCAS Hub features beyond tracking
Course search
Browse over 35,000 undergraduate courses. During clearing, this shows which courses still have vacancies.
Personal statement builder
Guides you through the three structured questions introduced for the 2026 entry cycle.
Document storage
Offer letters and interview invitations from universities appear here.
Unibuddy
A tool to chat with current students at universities you are considering.
FAQs
What is UCAS Hub?
UCAS Hub is the online platform you use to register, build and submit your UCAS application, track university decisions, accept or decline offers, and manage Clearing.
How do I log in to UCAS Hub?
Go to ucas.com, click Sign in, and select Students. Enter your nine-digit UCAS personal ID and password.
Why are my UCAS choices in a different order?
UCAS randomizes the display order of your choices when it processes your application. This has no effect on how or when your application is sent.
When does UCAS Hub update on results day?
UCAS Hub updates from approximately 8:15am on A-level results day, 13 August 2026. The site is under heavy load in the morning and may be slow.
Can I change my firm and insurance choices after I reply?
Once you confirm your firm and insurance choices, they are frozen until results day.
What is a clearing number in the UCAS Hub?
A unique code that appears in Hub once you are eligible for clearing and your results are confirmed. You give this to universities when phoning about clearing places.
Does UCAS Hub show my A-level results?
No. Your school or college gives you your results. Hub shows whether universities have confirmed or withdrawn offers based on those results.