Durham University (D86)

Durham University
University Office
Durham
DH1 3HP

contact: The Undergraduate Admissions Office
t: 0191 334 2000
f: 0191 334 6055
e: admissions@durham.ac.uk
w: www.durham.ac.uk
for prospectus requests: t: 0191 334 6128, w: www.durham.ac.uk/studying/prospectus/

Campuses locations

Durham: Colleges and departments are in city centre. Stockton: Colleges and departments are located at the purpose-built modern campus.

Open days (calendar year 2011)

University-wide open days are held for applicants with offers. To arrange other visits please contact departments directly.

Notes

Admission to Durham is to one of the colleges. It is necessary to satisfy the entrance requirements of the University and to be accepted by a college or society.
If you are applying to a programme based in Durham City or Queen's Campus, Stockton, you may name one college as your preference. If that college is unable to consider you, your application will then be passed to any other college which has vacancies to be filled.
Enter the campus code of your preferred college, as shown in the table below, under 'Campus Code'. You cannot name one of the colleges based at the Queen's Campus, Stockton, as your preference if you are applying for a programme based in Durham City. Likewise you cannot name one of the colleges based in Durham City as your preference if you are applying for a programme based in Queen's Campus, Stockton. If you have no preference for a particular college, write O for Durham City programmes or S for Queen's Campus, Stockton.

Interviews

Policy varies, please see departmental websites for further details.

Compacts and networks

Extensive informal links.

Record of achievement / Progress file

Policy varies; further information is available from: www.durham.ac.uk.

Accommodation

Percentage of first years requiring accommodation who can be accommodated in institution managed accommodation: 98

Estimated weekly cost of institution managed accommodation for 29-38 weeks:
  • including 0-3 meals a day, 0 days per week: £0.00 - £123.40
  • without meals: £0.00 - £109.80
  • en suite (without meals): £0.00 - £109.80

Total number of all students : 14952

Student numbersDegreeHND/HNC/ Fd degreeOther
Total full-time undergraduate numbers1115900
Percentage of these who are - on sandwich programmes000
- mature students600
- international students500
Percentage ratio of male/female48/520/00/0

Full-time student numbers by subject areaDegreeHND/HNC/ Fd degreeOther
Art & design, perfoming arts000
Built environment000
Business and management95000
Combined53100
Education32000
Engineering and technology48700
Humanities322300
Mathematical sciences, IT and computing52400
Medicine, dentistry and veterinary science18800
Science308200
Social sciences185400
Subjects allied to medicine000

Overseas opportunities (excludes those on compulsory language course placements)

Number of students on a placement or study period abroad: 351

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