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Durham University

Location

The University Office, The Palatine Centre, Durham, GB, Durham United Kingdom

Ranking

# 78QS World University Rankings

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99Undergraduate programs

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204Postgraduate programs

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About Durham University

The UK-based Durham University, founded in 1832, is a public research university situated in the North-East of England, UK. Durham is the 92nd best university in the world according to the QS World University Rankings® 2023 and ranks among the Top 10 universities in the world for:
  • Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies
  • Archaeology
  • Classics and Ancient History
See Durham University’s performance in all QS World University Rankings® by Subject here.

About Durham University

The UK-based Durham University, founded in 1832, is a public research university situated in the North-East of England, UK. Durham is the 92nd best university in the world according to the QS World University Rankings® 2023 and ranks among the Top 10 universities in the world for:
  • Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies
  • Archaeology
  • Classics and Ancient History
See Durham University’s performance in all QS World University Rankings® by Subject here.

Available programs

Durham University offer a variety of Undergraduate courses within four faculty areas, Arts & Humanities, Science, Business School and Social Sciences & Health. Programmes can also be combined in the following joint honours offers:

  • Liberal Arts
  • Natural Sciences
  • Combined Honours in Social Sciences

Please visit the Durham University website for the full available suite of Undergraduate programmes.

Ancient History

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Durham University offer a variety of Masters/Postgraduate Taught degrees across our faculties:

  • Faculty of Arts & Humanities
  • Faculty of Science
  • Durham University Business School 
  • Faculty of Social Sciences & Health

Please visit the Durham University website for the full available suite of Masters/Postgraduate Taught programmes.

Classics (Taught)

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University information

General

92+
6.5+
3+
600+

Bachelor

6.5+
89+
3+
1300+
92+
21,492
80%
20%
6,841
60%
40%
1,958
58%
42%

Tuition fee and scholarships

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Rankings & ratings

Durham University is one of the top public universities in Durham, United Kingdom. It is ranked #78 in QS World University Rankings 2024.

QS World University Rankings

  • 2012
    #92
  • 2014
    #90
  • 2015
    #=92
  • 2016
    #61
  • 2017
    #74
  • 2018
    #=78
  • 2019
    #74
  • 2020
    #78
  • 2021
    #86
  • 2022
    #=82
  • 2023
    #92
  • 2024
    #78

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