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 not able to offer Clearing places to International students for 2023, please view our courses for September 2024 entry.
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.
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