Durham University
Durham University is ranked in 20 of the subjects we cover. Its strongest subjects are geography (#1 of 71), sports science (#1 of 98), biology (#2 of 87).
Durham, England20 subjects rankedUniversity website ↗
Which courses here could I get into?
Enter your predicted grades to see, subject by subject, whether you’d meet the typical offer.
We use the offer for each subject’s main course, taken from the university’s own pages. Where we don’t have it, we compare your points with students who actually started. Your grades stay on this device.
Every subject we rank at Durham University
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| GeographyTop 10% | #1 of 71 | A*AB–AAA | 100 | 93% | £31.5k | |
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| Sports ScienceTop 10% | #1 of 98 | AAB | 100 | 92% | £30k | |
| BiologyTop 10% | #2 of 87 | AAA | 79 | 92% | £30k | |
| Accounting and FinanceTop 10% | #3 of 121 | AAB | 93 | 92% | £35k | |
| PhysicsTop 10% | #2 of 52 | A*A*A | 89 | 91% | £35k | |
| English LiteratureTop 10% | #3 of 94 | A*AA | 96 | 85% | £30k | |
| FilmTop 10% | #4 of 119 | AAB | 86 | 91% | £29k | |
| HistoryTop 10% | #4 of 93 | A*AA | 69 | 85% | £30.5k | |
| PoliticsTop 10% | #4 of 92 | AAA | 98 | 91% | £32k | |
| ChemistryTop 10% | #3 of 59 | A*AA | 73 | 86% | £33k | |
| LawTop 10% | #6 of 116 | A*AA | 73 | 87% | £27k | |
| Computer ScienceTop 10% | #7 of 134 | A*AA | 78 | 83% | £50k | |
| BusinessTop 10% | #9 of 154 | AAB | 60 | 83% | £35.2k | |
| MusicTop 10% | #9 of 109 | AAB | 74 | 91% | £25k | |
| EconomicsTop 10% | #9 of 90 | A*AA | 71 | 88% | £38.5k | |
| MathsTop 10% | #7 of 64 | A*A*A | 76 | 90% | £35k | |
| EngineeringTop 10% | #12 of 112 | A*AA | 66 | 84% | £33k | |
| CriminologyTop quarter | #12 of 110 | AAB | 78 | 84% | £30k | |
| PsychologyTop quarter | #14 of 127 | AAA | 64 | 84% | £26.5k | |
| Primary TeachingTop half | #22 of 56 | 128 UCAS points | 64 | 81% | £31.5k |
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