Share viaShare this PageFacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppCopy LinkDurham University The University Office, The Palatine Centre, Durham, GB, Durham United Kingdom QS World University Rankings 86StatusPublicResearch OutputVery HighStudent/Faculty Ratio11ScholarshipsYesInternational Students5,625SizeLTotal Faculty1,629 Know more CompareShortlist Know more CompareShortlist + 96 others shortlisted this university + 97 others shortlisted this university OVERVIEW Bachelors Masters MORE University highlights RANKINGS STUDENTS & STAFF FEES Durham University is one of the top Public universities in Durham, United Kingdom. It is ranked #86 in QS Global World Rankings 2021. QS World University Rankings#86QS WUR Ranking By Subject#5Graduate Employability Ranking#88 QS World University Rankings Chart Data 2012 #922013 #902014 #=922015 #612016 #742018 #=782019 #742020 #782021 #86 Ranking criteria 62.2 Overall 58 Academic Reputation 90.2 Employer Reputation 33.1 Faculty Student Ratio 68.3 Citations per Faculty 97.9 International Faculty Ratio 88.7 International Students Ratio View all Ranking Data Student & Staff Chart Data Total students 18,021PG students 22%UG students 78%International students 5,625PG students 43%UG students 57%Total faculty staff 1,629Int'l staff 702Domestic staff 927 Total students 18,021PG students 22%UG students 78%International students 5,625PG students 43%UG students 57%Total faculty staff 1,629Domestic staff 927Int'l staff 702 ScholarshipsOfferedYesThe Scholarships above offer some form of financial aid to prospective students. Please always check the specific requirements and restrictions on scholarship availability. Available programs Bachelors Masters MBA Others (1) Sociology with Foundation Sociology Psychology Politics with Year Abroad Primary Education Politics Psychology with Foundation Philosophy with Foundation Philosophy and Psychology Primary Education with Foundation Physics with Foundation Politics with Foundation Philosophy and Theology Physics Philosophy, Politics and Economics Philosophy and Politics Natural Sciences Modern Languages and Cultures (with Year Abroad) Modern European Languages and History (with Year Abroad) Music and Philosophy Marketing and Management with Foundation Mathematics with Foundation Marketing and Management with Study Abroad Mathematics (3 years) Marketing and Management Marketing and Management with Business Placement Computer Science Classics with Foundation Computer Science with Foundation Chinese Studies (with Year Abroad) Combined Honours in Social Sciences Chemistry with Foundation Combined Honours in Social Sciences with Foundation Chemistry Business and Management with Business Placement Business and Management with Foundation Business and Management with Study Abroad Anthropology and Archaeology Biological Sciences Anthropology Business and Management Biological Sciences with Foundation Accounting and Finance with Business Placement Anthropology and Sociology Accounting and Finance with Study Abroad Anthropology with Foundation Accounting and Management with Study Abroad Accounting and Finance with Foundation Ancient History and Archaeology Accounting and Management with Foundation Accounting and Finance Ancient, Medieval and Modern History Accounting and Management with Business Placement Accounting and Management Ancient History Archaeology Archaeology with Foundation Archaeology and Ancient Civilisations Economics with Business Placement Economics with Management Economics and Politics Economics with French Economics Education Studies - History Economics with Foundation Education Studies - Geography Education Studies with Foundation Economics with Management with Study Abroad Education Studies - Philosophy Education Studies - English Studies Education Studies - Theology and Religion Economics with Management with Business Placement English Literature Education Studies - Music Education Studies - Sociology Education Studies - Psychology English Literature and Philosophy English Literature and History Finance with Business Placement English with Foundation Finance with Study Abroad Finance Environmental Geoscience General Engineering with Foundation Finance with Foundation General Engineering History Geography with Foundation Geography Health and Human Sciences with Foundation Health and Human Sciences History with Foundation History with Foundation Law with Foundation Japanese Studies (with Year Abroad) Liberal Arts with Foundation International Relations International Relations Law Law Liberal Arts Economics with Study Abroad Economics with Study Abroad Others (1) Translation Studies (Taught) Translation Studies (Taught) Teaching English as a Second or Other Language (TESOL) (Taught) Visual Arts and Culture (Taught) Theoretical Physics Sustainability, Culture and Development (Taught) Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literary Studies (Taught) Socio-Cultural Anthropology (Research) Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literary Studies (Taught) Translation Studies (Taught) Translation Studies (Taught) Studies in Poetry (Taught) Sustainability, Culture and Development (Taught) Visual Arts and Culture (Taught) Social Research Methods (Social Work) (Taught) Social Research Methods (Social Policy) (Taught) Social Research Methods (Criminology) (Taught) Social Research Methods (Sociology) (Taught) Studies in Poetry (Taught) Romantic and Victorian Literary Studies (Taught) Social Research Methods (Social Work) (Taught) Social Research Methods (Criminology) (Taught) Social Research Methods (Social Policy) (Taught) Socio-Cultural Anthropology (Research) Research Methods (Education) (Taught) Social Work (Taught) Research Methods (Anthropology) (Taught) Public Economics (Taught) Research Methods (International Relations) (Taught) Social Research Methods (Sociology) (Taught) Social and Economic History (Research Methods) (Research) Romantic and Victorian Literary Studies (Taught) Research Methods (Anthropology) (Taught) Research Methods (Developmental Psychology) (Taught) Research Methods (Education) (Taught) Physics and Astronomy Politics and International Relations (Political Theory) (Taught) Philosophy (Research) Philosophy (Taught) Philosophy (Research) Physics Philosophy (Taught) Museum and Artefact Studies (Taught) Natural Sciences Museum and Artefact Studies (Taught) Medical Anthropology (Taught) Mathematics (4 years) Mathematical Sciences (Taught) Medieval and Early Modern Studies (Taught) Marketing (Taught) Medieval and Early Modern Studies (Taught) Mathematical Sciences (Research) Medieval and Renaissance Literary Studies (Taught) Economics (Taught) Management (Human Resource Management) (Taught) Medical Anthropology (Taught) Management (Supply Chain Logistics) (Taught) Corporate Law (Taught) Management (Entrepreneurship) (Taught) Management (International Business) (Taught) Earth Sciences (Research) Earth Sciences (Research) Management (Finance) (Taught) Communications Engineering (Taught) Classics and Ancient History (Research) Defence, Development and Diplomacy (Taught) Earth Sciences (Research) Earth Sciences Classics and Ancient History (Research) Earth Sciences (Research) Chemistry (International) Computer Science Classics (Taught) Classics (Taught) Classics and Ancient History (Research) Classics and Ancient History (Research) Classics (Taught) Chemistry (4 years) Chemistry (Industrial) Ancient Philosophy (Taught) Anthropology (Research) Ancient Philosophy (Taught) Anthropology (Research) Accounting (Taught) Applied Social Science (Research) Applied Social Science (Research) Applied Social Science (Research) Applied Linguistics for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (Taught) Archaeology (Taught) Arab World Studies (Taught) Applied Social Science (Research) Archaeology (Taught) Applied Social Science (Research) Archaeological Science (Taught) Archaeological Science (Taught) Education (Taught) Biblical Studies (Taught) Biblical Studies (Taught) Education (Taught) English Literary Studies (Taught) Education (International Summer Postgraduate Institute) (Taught) Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (Taught) European Trade and Commercial Law (Taught) Finance (Taught) English Literary Studies (Taught) Finance (Accounting and Finance) (Taught) Finance (Economics and Finance) (Taught) Finance (International Money, Finance and Investment) (Taught) Finance (International Banking and Finance) (Taught) Experimental Economics (Taught) Finance (Corporate and International Finance) (Taught) Geography (Research Methods) (Taught) Global Politics (Taught) Geography (Research) History (Taught) Finance (Finance and Investment) (Taught) General Engineering Geography (Research Methods) (Taught) Intercultural Communication and Education (Taught) History (Taught) International Social Work and Community Development (Taught) International Cultural Heritage Management (Taught) International Relations (Taught) Islamic Finance (Taught) International Relations (Middle East) (Taught) International Law and Governance (Taught) International Law and Governance (Taught) International Social Work and Community Development (Taught) Intercultural Communication and Education (Taught) International Cultural Heritage Management (Taught) Internet Systems and E-Business (Taught) International Relations (European) (Taught) Management (Taught) International Relations (East Asia) (Taught) International Trade and Commercial Law (Taught) Islamic Finance and Management (Taught) Law (Research) Management (Taught) Psychology (Research) Modern Languages and Cultures (Research) Physics (Research) Chemistry (Research) Middle Eastern Studies (Research) Modern Languages and Cultures (Research) Physics (Research) Archaeology (Research) Chemistry (Research) Politics (Research) Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Research) Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Research) Chemistry (Research) Politics (Research) Middle Eastern Studies (Research) Chemistry (Research) Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Research) Engineering and Computing Sciences (Research) English Studies (Research) Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Research) History (Research) Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Research) English Studies (Research) History (Research) History (Research) English Studies (Research) History (Research) English Studies (Research) Psychology (Research) Others (1) Business Administration (Taught) Business Administration (Taught) Business Administration (Taught) Campus locations The University Office, The Palatine Centre, Durham, GB, United Kingdom The University Office, The Palatine Centre, 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