University of Cambridge application dates and deadlines

Dates and Deadlines

Each undergraduate admissions round runs from September to September, for entry in October.

There are a number of key dates and deadlines along the way and it is essential that you meet these if you want a chance of your application succeeding.

The UCAS deadline for applying to Cambridge is earlier than for other universities. The deadline for applications this year is 6.00 pm UK time on 15 October.

Please find below the key dates and deadlines for the 2024-25 admissions round for entry in October 2025 and deferred entry in October 2026. Deadlines in italics are for the previous round.

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August 2024

  • 1 August: Registration opens for LNAT admission test if you want to study Law. Registration for the ESAT and TMUA admissions tests opens.
  • 15 August: Publication of A-level results
  • 16 August: Summer and August Reconsideration Pool
  • 29 August: Deadline to apply for access arrangements for the ESAT and TMUA admissions tests.
  • 31 August: Deadline for successful re-marks and all offer conditions to be met

September 2024

  • 1 September: Deadline for Organ Scholarships applications
  • 15 September: Deadline for Law applicants to register for the LNAT. 
  • 15 September: Deadline to apply for access arrangements for the UCAT admission test if you want to study Medicine
  • 16 September: Deadline to register for the ESAT and TMUA admissions tests. This is also the deadline to apply for a bursary voucher for these tests
  • 19 September (12 noon UK time): Deadline to register for the UCAT admission test if you want to study Medicine
  • 26 September: Take the UCAT admission test by this date if you want to study Medicine

October 2024

  • 15 October (6.00 pm UK time): Deadline for UCAS applications
  • 15 October: Take the LNAT admission test by this date if you want to study Law.
  • 15 and 16 October: Take the ESAT admissions test on 15 or 16 October if you want to study Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Engineering, Natural Sciences or Veterinary Medicine. 
  • 16 or 17 October: Take the TMUA admissions test on 16 or 17 October if you want to study Computer Science or Economics. 
  • 22 October (6.00 pm UK time): Deadline of submission for the My Cambridge Application
  • 22 October: Deadline for the submission of the Extenuating Circumstances Form
  • 22 October: Deadline to provide your transcript, if you’re an international student.

November 2024

  • 4 November: Deadline for submission of written work in relevant subjects 
  • 4 November: Deadline for submission of the Interview Adjustment Form
  • Early November: Deadline for submission of, if relevant, any UMS marks already achieved.

December 2024

  • The majority of interviews will take place in the first three weeks of December.
  • Files of unsuccessful applicants from previous round destroyed in line with Data Protection Policy.

January 2025

  • Early January: A small number of interviews may take place in the first two weeks of January.
  • Mid January: Winter Pool 
  • Mid January: Winter Pool interviews, as necessary
  • Late January: Decisions on interviews (if you have had a pool interview, your decision may not arrive until a few days later)

February 2025

  • Deadline for requests for feedback from unsuccessful applicants
  • Mid-late February: Deadline for applications for Choral Awards
  • Information on financial undertaking requirements sent to offer holders

April 2025

  • Mid April: Deadline for challenges to fee status categorisation
  • Late April: Deadline for the submission of the Financial Undertaking Form
  • Submit DBS applications to the Student Registry

May 2025

  • Mid May: UCAS application for 2024-25 admissions round open.

June 2025

  • Early June: Applications open for bursary vouchers and access arrangements for the ESAT and TMUA admissions tests. You’ll need to take the ESAT if you want to study Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Engineering, Natural Sciences or Veterinary Medicine, and the TMUA if you want to study Computer Science or Economics.
  • Early June: Deadline for the submission of financial undertaking/confirmation of loan eligibility from Student Finance 
  • Mid June: Booking for the UCAT admission test opens, if you want to study Medicine

July 2025

  • Early July: UCAT admission testing starts, if you want to study Medicine
  • Late July: Deadline for Language (IELTS/TOEFL) conditions to be met by offer holders