Clearing 2025
What is Clearing?
Clearing is your opportunity to join us in September 2025. It is a process designed to help you find an undergraduate or foundation course availability for the upcoming academic year with UCAS. You can use Clearing if you didn't receive the results you wanted, or simply changed your mind about your chosen university course. We understand that every journey is different. That’s why we aim to be as flexible as possible with qualifications and help you every step of the way during Clearing.
Reasons to choose Heriot-Watt University
1st in Scotland and 2nd in the UK for graduate employability
According to Graduate Outcomes, 2024. You’ll also have lifelong access to our award winning Careers Service.
3 Year honours degree option
Begin your degree in year two and complete the typical Scottish four-year Bachelor Honours degree in three years whilst still getting the full Heriot-Watt student experience.
Guaranteed Accommodation
Stay in safe and secure housing on our beautiful parkland campus in Edinburgh within walking distance of facilities – all bills included.
Study at our Dubai or Malaysia campuses
Through our Go Global programme – for a semester, a year or longer – where will you go?
3 Year honours degree
We offer flexible options for your studies, including completing an undergraduate honours degree in three years instead of four. Joining us in year two means you can enter the job market at the same time as if you studied in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, all while enjoying the same perks as those joining us in first year.
Find out moreClearing application form
If you have your results and are applying through UCAS, you can apply to study at Heriot-Watt through Clearing now.
Apply nowHeriot-Watt Clearing Priority Pass
Are you interested in coming to study at Heriot-Watt in September 2025 and are awaiting your exam results in August? Sign up for Heriot-Watt Clearing Priority Pass below to allow us to contact you by email.
Register now
Find out more about some of our current students Clearing experiences
Virtual tour
Get the best of both worlds – study and live on our beautiful parkland campus and get easy access to Edinburgh city life.
Start your tourClearing information for Scottish Widening Access students
Find out about Heriot-Watt University Clearing vacancies for students from Scotland.
Clearing information for students from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Find out about Heriot-Watt University Clearing vacancies for students from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Clearing information for International Students
Information about Heriot-Watt University Clearing vacancies for international students including students from EU countries.
Important information for Scottish students
We are unable to consider applications from Scottish students for Clearing 2025, except for those eligible through our widening access programme.
However, if you are still interested in joining Heriot-Watt in future years, you can either:
- Apply through UCAS for September 2026 entry. Applications can be submitted from 2 September 2025 onwards.
- Consider one of our college pathway routes, which upon successful completion could allow you to enter directly into year two or year three of your chosen degree.
Our phone helpline will still open at 8am 5 August to support widening access students and anyone seeking advice on their next steps.
For more information, please head to our FAQs page or get in touch with us directly.
Record of Prior Acceptance
Already have your results and ready to apply but haven’t applied through UCAS?
If you have not submitted an application through UCAS for the current application cycle for September 2025 intake, we may be able to accept you onto your chosen programme through a different route, which UCAS refer to as a ‘Record of Prior Acceptance’ or ‘RPA’ route. Please complete this form if you wish to apply through this route.
Get Clearing Ready
Join our Student Recruitment team for two informative webinars covering everything you need to know about Clearing 2025 taking place on Monday 4 August (SQA Higher Results) and Monday 11 August (A-Level Results).
Our foundation programme option
Are you worried about not getting the grades to get into university this year? Our foundation programme option is an alternative route to accessing your chosen degree and offers direct entry to second-year study across many of our undergraduate degrees.
Graduate Apprenticeships
Graduate Apprenticeships allow employees to earn a degree while working within an organisation, combining academic study with practical, hands-on experience.
Accommodation
We have 2000 rooms of student accommodation in self-catering halls of residences on campus at Heriot-Watt University's Edinburgh Campus.