Durham University
Employability Rate
92%
English Requirement
IELTS, TOEFL
Courses
Highlights
Durham University was founded in 1832 and is the third oldest university in England after Oxford and Cambridge. It's part of the Russell Group of universities and was Sunday Times University of the Year for 2005. Around 20,000 students attend each year with more than 30% of them international students from over 120 countries.
Durham ranks in the top 100 of the QS World University Rankings and the top 10 in The Guardian, The Times/Sunday Times and the Complete University Guide. It is a collegiate university so its functions are divided between its academic departments and its 17 colleges, which provide accommodation and social activities for students.
Durham University's estate includes 63 listed buildings, ranging from the 11th-century Durham Castle to a 1930s Art Deco chapel. Meanwhile, the dining hall in University College inspired the Great Hall of Hogwarts while a scene from the movies was filmed at Durham Cathedral.
Having colleges at the heart of student life makes Durham very different to most UK universities. There are also over 200 societies in the Student Union while 85% of students are involved in music, theatre, volunteering, sports or student enterprise.
Ranking
by QS
89
by THE
174
by GUARDIAN
7
