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Researching university options

If your child decides university is the right path for them, there’s still a lot of research to do, with approximately 35,000 undergraduate courses to choose from.

Scholarships, grants, and bursaries: Arts

Studying fine art, design, photography, dance, or another arts subject? Discover what arts scholarships, grants, and bursaries are available to help with the cost of course materials, plus general living expenses and tuition fees.

Study options

Discover what different degrees and courses are available and where to help you make the right decision about your future.

Studying at a higher education college

Higher education (HE) courses don’t have to be studied at a university – there are more than 240 colleges in the UK that offer a range of higher education courses.

Subject guides

Our subject guides give you a flavour of the courses you could study at university, what they involve, and how to get onto them.

The pros and cons of studying outside of the UK

Here are some pros and cons of studying outside of the UK to get you started. It’s a good idea to create your own tables of pros and cons for each course, country, and study options you’re considering.

The UCAS Careers Quiz – personalised career matches

Using the power of real-world data, personality profiling and labour market information our new Careers Quiz matches your students to their best suited career options. And most importantly, we tell them which higher education courses others have studied to get them there.

Thinking about performing arts?

Thinking of studying a performance-based course? Find out more about the different options and how to make your application.

Thinking about university?

Check out uni course entry requirements now, to see how the subjects and qualifications you choose now will affect the courses open to you later.

Thinking about university?

Check out uni course entry requirements, to see how the subjects and qualifications you choose now will affect the courses open to you later.

Try our Career Quiz!

Get matched to jobs and see what courses previous students studied to get there.

Tuition Fee Loans for full-time students

If you're studying an undergraduate course, you could get a Tuition Fee Loan. A Tuition Fee Loan covers the cost of the fees charged by your university or college. Content provided by Student Finance England.

UCAS Conservatoires

UK conservatoires are excellent places for international students to get high quality training in music, dance, drama, or musical theatre. You can do all your research and apply for courses online.

UCAS Conservatoires entry requirements

Entry requirements for conservatoire courses could be qualifications, auditions, other skills and interests, and more. Find out about requirements and how to understand them here.