SQA results | Undergraduate study | The University of Edinburgh

Advice for applicants receiving their Scottish qualification results.

Your application status

When we receive Higher results, we make decisions for candidates holding conditional offers.

You can check the status of your application through the UCAS Hub.

Don't worry if your application status has not yet been updated. Occasionally it takes slightly longer for us to receive some results.

If we have not received your results, or we require additional information, we will email you to explain if there is anything you need to do.

Met your conditions?

If you have met the conditions of your offer your place will be confirmed automatically and you do not need to contact us to confirm your grades.

What to do next

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Didn’t meet your conditions?

If you have not met the conditions of your offer, and we have been unable to confirm your place, you will find information on the UCAS Hub about your options. This may be information about an Insurance place (if applicable) or about Clearing options.

UCAS Hub

Appealing your grades

How to appeal

If you are unhappy with your assessed grades, you should use your exam board’s appeal process to request a review. We cannot appeal on your behalf. Your school or college should be able to help.

Tell us you are appealing

If you plan to appeal your grades, it is important that you let us know as soon as possible.

 If your appeal is successful, and you receive grades that meet your conditions by 31 August 2025, we will confirm your place for entry in September 2025 (SQA applicants – 3 September 2025), wherever possible.

If your appeal is successful, and you receive grades that meet your conditions between 1 September and 31 December 2025, we will offer a deferred place for entry in September 2026, wherever possible.

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept grades awarded through a successful appeal after 31 December 2025.

Declining or deferring your place

Decline your place

Want to go to your insurance choice?

Do not release yourself into Clearing as this will make you lose your insurance choice.

If your offer at Edinburgh has been confirmed

First speak to your insurance choice to see if they still have a place for you. Once this has been confirmed, follow their instructions for next steps.

If you are still waiting for our decision

If you meet the conditions of your offer from your insurance choice and would like to go there instead, tell us through our enquiry form. We will reject your place at Edinburgh, which automatically gives you your place at your insurance choice.

Want to release yourself into Clearing?

If you want to look for a new place in Clearing at another university which is not your firm or insurance choice, we recommend you have your offer in writing from the other university before declining your offer with us.

You can release yourself from your offer by clicking on the 'Decline my place' button on your application in the UCAS Hub and following the instructions.

UCAS Hub

Defer your place

We may be able to consider some deferrals to start your studies in 2026-2027. Contact us through our form to let us know your degree programme details.

Clearing

You may still be able to apply to a programme or course in your area of interest through UCAS Clearing.

If you are looking to take up a place through Clearing at another university, we recommend finding a vacancy first and then releasing yourself into Clearing.

Clearing

Have a question?

If you have a query or need further information on any aspect of our admissions process, please fill out our contact form to help us route your enquiry to the correct department.

Submit your enquiry

Phone our helpline

We’ll be running a helpline you can call on 5 August with questions about your application and next steps.

We will share more information about this helpline on 4 August.

This article was published on 2025-07-30