You should apply by the relevant deadline to make sure your application is considered. UCAS application timetables 2026 entry 1 September 2025Applications open for 2026 entry.15 October 2025Deadline for all applications to medicine and veterinary medicine.14 January 2026UCAS equal consideration deadline. Most of our degree programmes will close on these dates for all applicants. Some degree programmes may stay open after this date. All programmes that stay open will be listed on the UCAS website. UCAS 2025 entry1 September 2024Applications open for 2025 entry. 15 October 2024Deadline for all applications to medicine and veterinary medicine. 29 January 2025UCAS equal consideration deadline. Most of our degree programmes will close on these dates for all applicants. Some degree programmes may stay open after this date. All programmes that stay open will be listed on the UCAS website. UCAS Decisions We will consider all applications received by the relevant UCAS deadlines. We aim to let you know our decision as quickly as possible. If you applied by the relevant UCAS deadline you will receive a decision no later than the UCAS reject by default date in May. You can follow the progress of your application through the UCAS Hub. UCAS Hub Applying after deadlines We will consider applications received after the relevant deadlines on an individual basis at our discretion. As demand for many of our degrees is high, we cannot guarantee that late applications will be considered. Following UCAS deadlines, we will close most degrees to further applications. If you are considering applying after the relevant deadline and UCAS indicates that we are still accepting applications, contact us to check the availability of places before submitting your application. Contact us Degree deadlines Medicine If you are applying to study Medicine for 2026 entry, you must sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) in 2025 before you submit your UCAS application, or apply for an exemption code from the UCAT consortium. UCAT Veterinary Medicine If you are applying to Veterinary Medicine at Edinburgh, you must submit a Work Experience Summary (WES) form. You will be sent a link to the WES when you apply, including the deadline date. Art and design programmesIf you are applying to an art or design degree programme at Edinburgh, you must submit a portfolio. 2026 entry Portfolio submission guidance will be released later in the year. It will be included in the information about relevant degrees in the degree finder. 2026 undergraduate degree finder2025 entry Portfolio submission guidance is on the undergraduate degree finder. 2025 undergraduate degree finder Education - BA Childhood Practice If you are applying to BA Childhood Practice you must apply by 31 March for entry in September of the same year. If you apply after 31 March, we may consider your application, but this is not guaranteed. You should follow the guidance for your year of entry. This will be available in the degree finder. 2026 undergraduate degree finder - Education 2025 undergraduate degree finder - Education This article was published on 2025-03-03
