Durham University: Rankings, Courses & Admissions

The Durham University admissions for students with a lowest acceptance rate of 41%.

The Durham University popular courses are arts and science along with Engineering and Business Studies. In the arts they include Archaeology, Philosophy & Theology, Art, Performing Arts & Design, Languages,Literature & Linguistics, Architecture, History. In the Sciences they include Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Computer Science, Physical Sciences. In Engineering they incluses Electrical & Electronic Engineering, General Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Business Studies like Accounting & Finance, Management & Economics.

Durham University is known for the Sport which is a key aspect of every student life,where the majority of students regularly participate in one or more sports.The Durham University alumni community is known as Dunelm on which the England cricketer Andrew Strauss, founder of the Eden Project, journalist Sir Harold Evans and Tim Smit are the well known personality. 

Durham University located in Durham and Stockton-on-Tees, England.The Durham University estate is spread across two campuses and spans around 227 hectares of land.The main campus is in the city of Durham, where 14 of the 16 colleges and most of the academic schools are located. The Queen’s campus is in the town of Stockton-on-Tees, around 30 miles from Durham, which was established in 1992 and is located on the river Tees.

The admission to Durham University requires academic good high school graduation grades in relevant subjects like Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA (Hons), students will need to have studied Maths in their most recent year of study. Students must have English Language requirements and have an age of 17+.

Durham has been at the forefront of European scholarship for hundreds of years. Long before the University was founded in 1832 and granted the university a Royal Charter on 1 June 1837.

According to the U.S. Durham University is 277 in Best Global Universities. According to Times Higher Education, the ranking of  Durham University is 198th in World University Rankings 2023. According to Top Universities the ranking of  Durham University is 92 In QS World University Rankings.

Durham University is a public research university situated in the North East of England, UK, founded in 1832.