Student Recruitment & Admissions
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Unsuccessful applicants

Information and advice for unsuccessful applicants.

The University receives many more applications from well-qualified students than there are places available. If your application has not been successful, you can find information below that may be helpful in explaining our decision regarding your application.

Undergraduate

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences : unsuccessful undergraduate applications 

College of Science and Engineering

Science and Engineering: unsuccessful undergraduate applications

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Medicine and Veterinary Medicine: unsuccessful undergraduate applications

Postgraduate

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 

College of Science and Engineering

Science and Engineering: unsuccessful postgraduate applications

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Medicine and Veterinary Medicine: unsuccessful postgraduate applications

Which college?

Each of our colleges provides tailored  information for unsuccessful applicants.  To check which college your degree is part of,  you can search our degree finder.

Undergraduate degree finder

Postgraduate degree finder

Our policy

We are committed to providing feedback to unsuccessful applicants on request. Further information can be found in our admissions feedback, appeals and complaints policy

 

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Related links

Admissions principles

Undergraduate: how we select