- Student-faculty ratios: 14.8
- Male to female ratio: 55 : 45
- School nature: Public
- Website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/
- Address: Stockton Road,Durham, Durham DH1 3LE,United Kingdom
- Phone: +44 191 334 6128
Durham’s University College was founded in 1832 before it was granted a Royal Charter in 1837 by King William IV, making it Durham University. It is a Russell Group institution with a staff count of over 3,000, more than 30 per cent of whom are of non-UK origin. Symbolic of its international approach, the university welcomes over 4,500 international students from 156 countries worldwide. Durham University attracts around 17,500 students of all levels. Roughly 21 per cent of its student body are of non-UK origin, and with staff and students combined, around 150 countries and nationalities are represented. The university is made up of three faculties: arts and humanities, science and social science, and health. It comprises 16 colleges with 25 departments and schools that come together to offer over 200 undergraduate and 130 postgraduate courses, as well as research programmes. The Durham University estate is spread across two campuses and spans around 227 hectares of land. The estate is home to part of a UNESCO world heritage site (in recognition of Durham’s historical and architectural importance) and comprises several listed buildings, The main campus is in the city of Durham, where 14 of the 16 colleges and most of the academic schools are located. The Queen’s campus is in the town of Stockton-on-Tees, around 30 miles from Durham, which was established in 1992 and is located on the river Tees. Sport is a key aspect of student life at Durham where the majority of students regularly participate in one or more sports. The Durham University alumni community is known as Dunelm and include the England cricketer Andrew Strauss, founder of the Eden Project, Tim Smit, and the journalist Sir Harold Evans. Pathway programmes for international studentsPrepare for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree alongside students from all over the world at our International Study Centre located at Durham University’s Queen’s Campus in Stockton-on-Tees. Our high-level of support helps you adjust to live in the UK and our study programmes prepare you for the challenges of degree-level study. When you successfully complete the programme and achieve the required grades you will be able to progress to degree study at Durham University in Durham City.International Foundation YearA one-year course with academic, study skills and English language preparation for undergraduate study.Choose from three pathways, with module routes tailored to your chosen degree:• Business, Economics, Accounting and Finance• Science and Engineering• Humanities, Law and Social Science Pre-MastersAn intensive 2 or 3 term programme of academic subjects, study skills and English language preparation prepares you for the rigours of a taught master’s degree at Sheffield.Choose from two pathways:• Business, Economics, Accounting and Finance• Science and EngineeringFind out more
- Total number of students 16,645
- Number of international students 4,660
- Total number of academic staff 1,060
- Number of international staff 345
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 3,650
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,975
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 330
- Number of research only staff 405
- Number of new undergraduate students 4,205
- Number of new master's students 1,515
- Number of new doctoral students 250
- Global score 60.8
- Global research reputation #138
- Regional research reputation #121
- Publications #302
- Books #25
- Conferences #593
- Normalized citation impact #240
- Total citations #261
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #245
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #146
- International collaboration #453
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #249
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #255
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #302
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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14.8
No. of students per staff
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30%
Percentage of International Students
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55 : 45
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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16,963
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2011
85
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2012
83
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2013
80
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2014
80
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2015
83
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2016
70
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2017
=96
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2018
97
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2019
=114
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2020
133
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World Reputation Rankings
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2015
81-90
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2017
91–100
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2019
91–100
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Arts & humanities
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2011
50
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2013
48
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2014
30
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2015
34
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2016
28
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2017
29
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2018
29
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2019
=30
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Engineering & technology
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2019
201–250
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Life sciences
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2018
151–175
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2019
201–250
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Physical sciences
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2012
48
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2013
45
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2014
66
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2015
57
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2016
83
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2017
60
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2018
=73
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2019
=90
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Social sciences
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2011
49
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2012
45
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2014
53
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2015
56
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2016
36
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2017
60
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2018
=51
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2019
45
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Business & Economics
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2018
101–125
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2019
126–150
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Computer Science
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2018
126–150
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2019
126–150
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Law
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2018
51
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2019
42
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Education
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2018
51
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2019
=51
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Psychology
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2019
126–150
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European Teaching
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2018
29
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2019
32
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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2019
88
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
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2019
=58
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
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2019
80
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
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2019
201–300
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University Impact Ranking
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2019
101–200
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#42 Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score 66.4
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation #50
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation #40
- Arts and Humanities publications #25
- Arts and Humanities books #13
- Arts and Humanities conferences #97
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact #131
- Arts and Humanities total citations #46
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #32
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #120
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration #243
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration #227
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#189 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 58.7
- Chemistry global research reputation #165
- Chemistry regional research reputation #103
- Chemistry publications #343
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #204
- Chemistry total citations #267
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #254
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #211
- Chemistry international collaboration #319
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #101
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #191
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #161
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#159 Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score 30.3
- Economics and Business global research reputation #187
- Economics and Business regional research reputation #77
- Economics and Business publications #146
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact #150
- Economics and Business total citations #152
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #158
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #162
- Economics and Business international collaboration #176
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration #105
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #121
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #116
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#432 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 42.8
- Engineering global research reputation #364
- Engineering regional research reputation #198
- Engineering publications #512
- Engineering normalized citation impact #337
- Engineering total citations #488
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #463
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #336
- Engineering international collaboration #385
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #114
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #338
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #173
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#41 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 73.2
- Geosciences global research reputation #30
- Geosciences regional research reputation #18
- Geosciences publications #76
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #69
- Geosciences total citations #58
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #52
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #72
- Geosciences international collaboration #106
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #68
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #48
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #65
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#189 Physics
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- Physics overall score 64.1
- Physics global research reputation #77
- Physics regional research reputation #130
- Physics publications #247
- Physics normalized citation impact #252
- Physics total citations #218
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #229
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #306
- Physics international collaboration #553
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #387
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #258
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #325
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#179 Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score 39.4
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation #142
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation #57
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications #229
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact #175
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations #220
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #191
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #137
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration #221
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #131
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #214
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #213
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#105 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 54.2
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #137
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #75
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #127
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #111
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #106
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #88
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #38
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #350
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #265
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #112
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #163
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#28 Space Science
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- Space Science overall score 72.4
- Space Science global research reputation #31
- Space Science regional research reputation #13
- Space Science publications #27
- Space Science normalized citation impact #97
- Space Science total citations #37
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #15
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #35
- Space Science international collaboration #96
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #77
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #49
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #112