Students, studying the equivalent of three A level qualifications, who apply for Lancaster University for 2026 undergraduate entry before the UCAS Equal Consideration deadline will be guaranteed to receive a conditional offer for their selected course, or a suitable alternative.

This offer is subject to students meeting any existing GCSE requirements, submission of any required portfolio or aptitude test and studying any required subjects as detailed on the Lancaster University study webpages.

For courses at Lancaster which require an interview the student will be guaranteed an invite to interview in lieu of the offer detailed above.

The guaranteed offer or interview does not apply to the following courses:

• A100 Medicine and Surgery MBChB
• A104 Medicine and Surgery with a Gateway Year MBChB

Students who apply to Lancaster will be guaranteed a room on campus should they apply for accommodation. This requires the student to apply by the published deadline as detailed in their emails. As an incoming full-time undergraduate, you are guaranteed a place on campus if Lancaster is your firm choice university, you have firmly accepted an offer via UCAS, and you submit your application before 10 August. We do not offer a formal guarantee to students joining us as their insurance choice or through clearing, though we can usually accommodate many students in those categories and can advise on alternative options if the need arises.

Students who are high achieved will be eligible to access the Lancaster University scholarship package to reward academic performance. These scholarships are subject to review each academic year and full details are published on the Scholarships and Bursaries webpages.

As the scholarships and requirements are confirmed each year the details will be communicated with Lancaster Link schools and colleges and shared with students.

We offer Lancaster Link Schools and Colleges a wide variety of events, activities and talks to help students consider their future education choices.

Please see for our programme of activities: Schools and Colleges

Schools and colleges will receive exclusive access to our networks of schools liaison leads and admissions tutors across our 28 academic departments. Our Lancaster Link representative will liaise on your behalf and provide introduce for your subject staff with their counterparts in our departments.

Senior leaders at Lancaster Link schools and colleges are invited to join the Vice-Chancellor’s Heads and Principals Forum, providing an opportunity to engage with Vice-Chancellor and senior stakeholders across Lancaster. The forum will also provide a valuable biannual opportunity to network with colleagues from other schools/colleges across the North West.

Lancaster Link schools and colleges are provided with a dedicated engagement toolkit of digital and marketing assets to support their promotion of the partnership both internally and externally.

Schools and colleges will also be invited to arrange promotional sessions to present the opportunity to students.

The school or college will be able to access funded travel to attend events held on Lancaster University’s campus. This will be provided via the direct payment of coach/bus costs or the reimbursement of these costs to the school/college.

This funding will be provided via the UK Student Recruitment team and will be available for visits of Year 12/13 students for up to 3 visits per academic year.