The article outlines the methodology behind the Daily Mail Clearing Guide 2026, which ranks 128 UK universities across subjects, student experience, graduate employment and future earnings. The ranking is intended to help prospective students compare institutions while making Clearing decisions.

The supplied text does not include the detailed methodology itself, such as the data sources, weighting system or individual performance measures used. It therefore establishes the guide’s scope but provides insufficient information to assess how the rankings were calculated.