What is Clearing?
Find out about how the university Clearing process works
Clearing for international students
Sussex is a truly global community with over 3,000 international students. Every year we welcome students from across the world through Clearing. Here's some essential information that will help you through the process.
We are now open for Clearing
Clearing 2022 is now open for anyone with all of their results. Explore University of Sussex Clearing vacancies for international students and check entry requirements. Please note that Clearing for A-level students opens on 18 August 2022.
Skype
If you have a Clearing enquiry, for the fastest response, chat to one our International team over Skype (open Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm BST):
Add International Officer, James Minhas, at jamesminhassussex, to your contacts and start a chat with him via instant message or call.
Clearing call centre
Achieved our entry requirements? Call us on +44 (0)1273 007820.
In-country Offices
If you are based in South East Asia please email seasia@sussex.ac.uk or call on: +6010 2342261 (open Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm MYT).
If you are based in China you are welcome to contact our China Team who will be able to help you on WeChat (open Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm CST). You can also email the team at china@sussex.ac.uk.
Our international Clearing students
Sara Sohail
Sara is studying BSc Psychology with Clinical Approaches. She studied A-Levels at Karachi Grammar School in Pakistan.
Hear more from Sara on our Sussex South Asia Instagram page @sussex_south_asia and watch her talk about Clearing on our Facebook page.
Dana Amawi
Dana is studying BSc Psychology. She studied the International Baccalaureate Diploma at Amman National School in Jordan.
Find out more about Dana and her Clearing experience by watching a short self-made video on our Facebook page.
Wing Sham
Wing has just completed the BA Media Practice (with a professional year) course. She studied the HKDSE at Hong Chinese Women's Club College in Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong.
Find out more about Wing and her experience by watching her short video message on our Facebook page.
Jimeet Romen Shah
Jimeet is studying the Business and Management Studies (Professional placement year) BSc course. He studied the Indian Standard XII (CBSE) in Our Own English High School in U.A.E.
Students' guide to Clearing
See our tips for applying for a place at university through Clearing
Why study at Sussex?
- Join over 3,000 other international students.
- Our beautiful campus is on the edge of the South Downs National Park but still just minutes from the buzzing city of Brighton on the South Coast of England. Take our Virtual Tour.
- Our selection of on and off-campus accommodation meets different housing requirements and budgets.
Accommodation for Clearing students
We will have 200 guaranteed University-managed housing vacancies for Clearing in 2022, that will be allocated on a first-come first- served basis. The vast majority of University-managed accommodation is on campus, with a small amount off campus in the city of Brighton.
Students applying for University-managed accommodation will be informed asap whether their application falls within the guaranteed number of places.
From early July, we aim to inform all International Clearing students of their guarantee of an offer within five working days of them receiving a course offer and joining the housing waiting list. We will then send out room details to these students in late July and early August.
We will endeavour to allocate the remaining guaranteed Clearing students after A-level results (August 18) within seven working days of their course offer.
In the event that we are unable to allocate University-managed accommodation, our Housing Team are able to provide advice and support to help secure accommodation in Brighton’s extensive private rental accommodation sector.
Explore our accommodation options
Essential information
Virtual tour
Could there be a better place to be a student than our beautiful campus? Nestled in the South Downs National Park, we're just nine minutes from one of the UK's most iconic cities.
To get a picture of life on our campus and the excitement of being in the city of Brighton, take our virtual tour.
Hear from our students
“Sussex was very helpful. I received the confirmation email right after I called. To future Clearing applicants, believe that the Clearing process is like a rainbow after the rain. Be prepared and never give up on applying.” Aziah Abd shakur