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University of Nottingham admissions statistics by subject group and domicile, 2016–2025 (UCAS data)

In the 2025 UCAS cycle, Nottingham received 55,485 applications and made 41,250 offers in total (all domiciles): 74.3% per application. Applicants in the group "Domicile: outside the UK and EU" made 8,745 applications and received 5,835 offers, 66.7% per application, 7.6 percentage points lower than all applicants in that cycle.

Cycles
2019–2025, 7 cycles (latest: 2025 UCAS cycle)
Breakdown
21 subject groups
Groups
All domiciles; Domicile: UK; Domicile: EU (excluding UK); Domicile: outside the UK and EU
Source
UCAS — Undergraduate end of cycle data resources 2025, provider-level (main scheme applicants, applications, offers and acceptances by provider, domicile and HECoS subject group) · accessed 2026-11-03
Suppression
UCAS rounds every count to the nearest 5, so a 0 may be 1 or 2; no cells are suppressed.

Compare rows

One row per HECoS subject group (UCAS provider-level data, not individual courses): blue is the offer rate for all domiciles, gold the chosen area of domicile, outside the UK and EU by default. By default only subject groups with at least 20 applications from the chosen area are drawn; UCAS rounds counts to the nearest 5, so rates for small rows jump. Click a row for its 2019–2025 trend.

Compare with
2025 UCAS cycle · Offer rate · 21 subject groups
All domicilesDomicile: outside the UK and EU
0%20%40%60%80%100%Compiled by Wisesprout · wisesprout.co.uk · Source: UCAS end of cycle 2025Design, and creative and perf…73.1%80.0%Business and management71.6%74.3%Education and teaching83.8%85.7%Law82.5%82.9%Subjects allied to medicine44.9%46.5%Biological and sport sciences63.0%67.2%Media, journalism and communi…84.0%89.0%Architecture, building and pl…60.9%66.9%Computing68.5%78.6%Engineering and technology72.8%83.0%Psychology75.0%86.4%Social sciences73.9%88.6%Agriculture, food and related…61.3%76.9%Veterinary sciences19.5%35.4%Historical, philosophical and…76.2%94.0%Language and area studies73.3%91.8%Physical sciences67.9%87.9%Geography, earth and environm…71.4%93.7%Medicine and dentistry19.3%43.3%Mathematical sciences57.9%89.2%Combined and general studies50.0%87.3%

Offer rate, per application

All figures (2025 UCAS cycle)

Every row of the chart is here, including rows whose rate cannot be computed. <5 = suppressed by the university (5 or fewer), * = rate not computable because a figure is suppressed, — = not published.

Sorted by applications from All, largest first; click a header to re-sort. Rates for rows with fewer than 20 applications from the comparison group are shown in a lighter colour.

21 of 21 rows
All figures (2025 UCAS cycle)
Alloutside the UK and EUAll outside the UK and EU2019–2025 trendEU (excluding UK)UK
Offer rateOffer rateOffer rateOffer rate
Social sciences7,8706,97588.6%1,27076556573.9%451059590.5%107,0056,31590.1%1,225
Subjects allied to medicine7,0903,30046.5%78083537544.9%601003535.0%56,1602,88546.8%710
Engineering and technology7,0455,85083.0%1,1151,7851,30072.8%13516513581.8%255,1004,42086.7%960
Business and management5,2503,76071.6%9101,30597074.3%105907077.8%103,8552,72070.6%795
Law3,7503,09582.5%60599582582.9%11012010587.5%202,6352,16582.2%475
Medicine and dentistry3,0151,30543.3%4904408519.3%40902527.8%102,4801,20048.4%440
Biological and sport sciences2,9401,97567.2%35023014563.0%10554072.7%52,6601,79067.3%335
Historical, philosophical and religious studies2,6652,50594.0%4001058076.2%5252080.0%02,5452,40594.5%390
Physical sciences2,2401,97087.9%4351409567.9%15353085.7%02,0701,85089.4%425
Computing2,1951,72578.6%42555538068.5%55302583.3%51,6151,32081.7%365
Psychology2,1751,88086.4%36030022575.0%15353085.7%01,8351,62588.6%340
Veterinary sciences1,76562535.4%3152054019.5%10951010.5%51,46557038.9%295
Architecture, building and planning1,48099066.9%21532019560.9%30553563.6%51,10575568.3%180
Language and area studies1,4551,33591.8%205755573.3%5302583.3%51,3501,25593.0%195
Geography, earth and environmental studies1,2751,19593.7%230705071.4%510550.0%01,1951,14095.4%220
Mathematical sciences92582589.2%240955557.9%10151066.7%081576093.3%235
Agriculture, food and related studies78060076.9%601559561.3%5201575.0%061549079.7%50
Media, journalism and communications73065089.0%9025021084.0%201010100.0%047043091.5%70
Combined and general studies39534587.3%85301550.0%510550.0%036032088.9%80
Design, and creative and performing arts26019073.1%25252080.0%5500.0%023017576.1%20
Education and teaching18515583.8%15706085.7%555100.0%01109081.8%10

Comparable across universities: UCAS main-scheme data

Each year UCAS publishes every university's main-scheme applicants, applications, offers and accepted applicants, split by area of domicile, on one definition for all universities. These are Nottingham's figures for 2016–2025; click a row in the chart for its trend.

2025 UCAS cycle · Offer rate · 5 domicile groups
All applicants
0%20%40%60%80%Compiled by Wisesprout · wisesprout.co.uk · Source: UCAS end of cycle 2025UK76.0%All domiciles74.3%Outside the UK and EU66.7%All international66.7%EU (excluding UK)66.4%

Offer rate, per application

Nottingham · UCAS by area of domicile
CyclesAll domicilesUKEU (excluding UK)Outside the UK and EU
Main scheme applicantsApplicationsOffersOffer rateAccepted applicantsMain scheme applicantsApplicationsOffersOffer rateAccepted applicantsMain scheme applicantsApplicationsOffersOffer rateAccepted applicantsMain scheme applicantsApplicationsOffersOffer rateAccepted applicants
2025 UCAS cycle54,20555,48541,25074.3%8,61044,42545,64034,68576.0%7,8051,0701,10073066.4%1008,7158,7455,83566.7%700
2024 UCAS cycle50,87552,16535,94568.9%8,92541,12042,34529,76070.3%8,0651,0701,09068062.4%1058,6908,7305,50563.1%755
2023 UCAS cycle55,12556,89039,78069.9%7,65545,50047,25033,64071.2%6,8201,0851,09567561.6%1158,5408,5505,46563.9%720
2022 UCAS cycle55,68557,57038,82567.4%8,42546,64048,50532,89067.8%7,4751,1851,21072059.5%1007,8607,8505,21066.4%845
2021 UCAS cycle53,67555,37539,79071.9%8,71044,75046,39033,34071.9%7,8101,2801,32090568.6%1057,6457,6655,54572.3%790
2020 UCAS cycle52,61554,17040,70075.1%8,59543,85545,38034,22075.4%7,6952,1402,1801,67076.6%2606,6206,6054,81072.8%640
2019 UCAS cycle52,36053,80039,84574.1%8,31044,00545,39533,75074.3%7,3251,9952,0401,56076.5%2506,3656,3654,53071.2%730
2018 UCAS cycle51,26552,41538,25573.0%7,80042,34543,42031,88573.4%6,8052,3152,3551,73573.7%2556,6056,6354,63569.9%745
2017 UCAS cycle46,58547,48534,56072.8%7,57538,48039,33528,84073.3%6,5602,1052,1451,58573.9%2856,0056,0054,13068.8%730
2016 UCAS cycle49,93551,18534,83568.1%7,54041,29042,49029,15068.6%6,4552,2952,3451,53565.5%2806,3506,3504,15065.4%805
  • UCAS rounds every count to the nearest 5 (a 0 may be 1 or 2), so offer rates computed from the rounded counts can differ slightly from UCAS's own, most for small numbers.
  • Applications count choices (up to five per person), while applicants and accepted applicants count people; accepted applicants include people placed through Clearing, so they cannot be divided by applications. Applications and offers are main scheme only (by the 30 June deadline).
  • Domicile is where the applicant normally lives, not nationality or fee status. Source: UCAS end of cycle data 2025.

Sources

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Beyond the numbers: the requirements

An offer rate only tells you how competitive a course is. Check first that your subjects and grades meet the entry requirements.

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FAQ
What is the offer rate for international applicants at Nottingham?

In the 2025 UCAS cycle, applicants in the group "Domicile: outside the UK and EU" made 8,745 applications and received 5,835 offers, 66.7% per application, against 74.3% for all applicants: 7.6 percentage points lower than all applicants. The gap differs by course and by year; see the comparison above.

Are there figures for Nottingham by course or for Chinese applicants?

UCAS's provider-level data goes down to subject groups (HECoS level 1; 21 at Nottingham) and areas of domicile (UK, EU, outside the UK and EU), not to individual courses, and it is not split by country or nationality. UK-wide (UCAS, all universities together): in the 2025 UCAS cycle, applicants domiciled in mainland China made 155,130 main-scheme applications with an offer rate of 69.3%; Hong Kong SAR 24,430 applications, 66.1%.

What is the main scheme?

In UCAS data the main scheme means applications made by the 30 June deadline; Clearing and other routes are not in the applications or offers. Applications count choices (up to five per person), while applicants and accepted applicants count people, and accepted applicants include people placed through Clearing, so accepted applicants cannot be divided by applications.