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Politics at Durham University
Durham University is ranked 4th of 92 universities for politics on our measures. 91% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £32k after 15 months, rising to £48k after five years.
Typical offer AAADurham Campus, England7 courses
How it compares with other politics courses
The marker shows the typical (median) politics 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–BCC2%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB5%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB20%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA18%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more54%
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 7 politics 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: Philosophy, Politics and Economics (93%).
- Least competitive entry: Philosophy and Politics. Half of the students who started had more than 147 UCAS points, against 193 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Politics (BA, 3 years, placement year, year abroad, foundation year) (100%).
- Every course here offers a placement year.
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
- Foundation year: Politics (BA, 3 years, placement year, year abroad, foundation year) and Politics (BA, 4 years, placement year, year abroad, foundation year) offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
International Relations
BA · 3 years
Estimated offer~A*AA–AAA
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
- 168
- Graduate jobs
- 80%
- Salary
- £32k*
Politics
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 152
- Graduate jobs
- 70%
- Salary
- £32k*
Politics and International Relations
BA · 3 years
Estimated offer~AAA–AAB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 98%
- Entry points
- 162
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Politics
BA · 4 years
- Satisfied
- 91%*
- Stay on
- 96%*
- Entry points
- 165*
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Economics and Politics
BA · 3 years
Estimated offer~A*AA–AAA
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
- 193
- Graduate jobs
- 65%
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), EFMD (business schools)
Philosophy and Politics
BA · 3 years
Estimated offer~AAA–ABB
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 76%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 147
- Graduate jobs
- 85%*
- Salary
- £32k*
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
BA · 3 years
Estimated offer~A*AA–AAA
Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 181
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £32k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), EFMD (business schools)
* 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
- London School of Economics and Political ScienceRanked 2
- Oxford UniversityRanked 3
- University of CambridgeRanked 5
- University of BathRanked 6
Nearby
- Newcastle University14 miles away, ranked 26
- University of Northumbria at Newcastle14 miles away, ranked 40
- Teesside University21 miles away, ranked 44
- York St John University59 miles away, ranked 79
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.
Durham University accommodation