This section is ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë College, Cambridge information for current applicants. It is published each year on 20 September to guide you through the admissions process once you have made your UCAS application.
UCAS Applications have not yet opened for October 2025 entry (and deferred 2026 entry) but if you are applying for a course that requires an Admissions Test, you should register for the test now.
Applications will open for Cambridge University 2025 entry (and deferred 2026 entry) in September 2024, and the application deadline is 18:00 UK time on 15 October 2024.
- If you are applying for Law you must also register for the LNAT.
- If you are applying for Economics or Computer Science you must also register for the .
- If you are applying for Medicine you must also register for the UCAT.
- If you are applying for Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Engineering or Natural Sciences you must also register for the .
Please see How to apply for the application timeline and details of the process. Further information about the application process is available on the , and applicants from outside the UK are encouraged to also read the ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë International Students section.
It will be important to read the relevant course information carefully on both the ÍõÖÐÍõÁùºÏ²ÊÌØÂë subject page and the (updated in March each year) before applying. Please check whether your course requires you to register for an , and ensure that you are registered by the deadline for your subject (if your course requires a College-registered assessment, you do not need to register as we will organise this for you if you are selected for interview).
Please also see if any of our specific application pages apply to you:
| Applying from a background with low participation in Higher Education | If you're the first in your family to apply to university, or if you go to a school / live in an area where not that many people apply to universities like Cambridge & Oxford. |
| Applying from Scotland | If you're applying from Scotland |
| Applying from Northern Ireland | If you're applying from Northern Ireland |
| International applicants (EU and overseas) | If you are applying from outside the UK (this is a whole section and includes additional application support for non-UK students) |
| Home educated applicants | If you are a home educated applicant |
| Post-qualification applications | If you have already taken your A Levels, International Baccalaureate or equivalent qualifications. |
| Taking a gap year | If you will take a gap year between school and Cambridge. |
| If you have spent time in local authority care in the UK. | |
| Mature applicants | If you will be 21 or over when you start the Cambridge course. |
| Applying from a university | If you will be a current student at a university when you apply. |
| If you already have already completed a university degree when you apply. | |
| If you have circumstances that have caused educational or home life disruption or disadvantage (this covers quite a wide range of things). | |
| If you have a disability, Specific Learning Difficulty, or long-term illness. | |
| Organ Award applicants | If you are applying for an organ scholarship (music award). |
| If you are a teacher or a parent / guardian supporting an applicant. |
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