A World Class University

Shaped by the past and creating the future, Durham University is a distinctive feature of Durham City life.

The third oldest university in England, it is one of the best in the world, ranked 83rd in the THE world rankings (2014) and 92nd in the QS World University Ranking (2014).

It’s also a top UK university, ranked fifth in The Complete University Guide 2015, and sixth in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2015.

Durham University is truly international, with over 30% of academic staff and 21% of students from outside the UK. 150 countries are represented, creating a diverse social and academic community with a total student population of 17,505 (2014/15).

It is a residential Collegiate University with long traditions and modern values and its research and scholarship affects every continent. In partnership with policy-makers, industry, the public sector, and communities around the world, Durham’s cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural research shapes local, national and international agendas, particularly with its Institutes:

The University continues to invest in its facilities in the City: between 2005 and 2010, it invested £115M in its property, including two brand new projects: the architecturally striking Calman and Palatine Centres.

For more information visit www.dur.ac.uk