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Physics at Durham University
Durham University is ranked 2nd of 52 universities for physics on our measures. 91% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £35k after 15 months, rising to £43.7k after five years.
Typical offer A*A*ADurham Campus, England5 courses
How it compares with other physics courses
The marker shows the typical (median) physics course. How we measure
Who gets in
UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC2%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC0%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB0%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB0%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA7%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more90%
What graduates earn
The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.
Compare the 5 physics courses here
Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.
- Highest student satisfaction: Physics (BSc, 3 years, placement year, year abroad) (93%).
- Least competitive entry: Physics (BSc, 3 years, placement year, year abroad). Half of the students who started had more than 200 UCAS points, against 219 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Physics (MPhys, 4 years, placement year, year abroad) and Physics and Astronomy (95%).
- Placement year: Physics (BSc, 3 years, placement year, year abroad), Physics (MPhys, 4 years, placement year, year abroad) and Chemistry and Physics offer one.
- Year abroad: Physics (BSc, 3 years, placement year, year abroad), Physics (MPhys, 4 years, placement year, year abroad) and Chemistry and Physics offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BSc, MPhys.
Physics
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerA*A*A
- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 200
- Graduate jobs
- 88%*
- Salary
- £35k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics
MPhys · 4 years
Estimated offer~A*A*A–A*AA
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 91%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 216
- Graduate jobs
- 90%
- Salary
- £35k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Physics and Astronomy
MPhys · 4 years
Estimated offer~A*A*A–A*AA
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 210
- Graduate jobs
- 85%
- Salary
- £35k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Theoretical Physics
MPhys · 4 years
Estimated offer~A*A*A–A*AA
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 88%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 219
- Graduate jobs
- 80%
- Salary
- £35k*
Accredited: Institute of Physics
Chemistry and Physics
BSc · 3 years
Estimated offer~A*A*A–A*AA
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 91%*
- Stay on
- 94%*
- Entry points
- 214*
- Graduate jobs
- 88%*
- Salary
- £35k*
* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.
Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (some checked by hand) (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.
Estimated offers (marked ~) are our estimate, not the university’s published offer. They come from courses whose students had similar grades, and are right to within one grade for about 84% of courses where we can check. Always check the course page.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
Similar ranking
- University of CambridgeRanked 1
- University of St AndrewsRanked 3
- University of BirminghamRanked 4
Nearby
- Newcastle University14 miles away, ranked 27
- University of Northumbria at Newcastle14 miles away, ranked 40
- University of York65 miles away, ranked 22
- University of Leeds69 miles away, ranked 11
Living in Durham
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with Durham University’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
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