Durham University Durham Russell Group Score: 88.5 (6/6 dims) TEF 2023 · Silver Six-Dimension Profile Teaching Quality NSS 2025 Teaching + Academic Support 91 / 100 Student Satisfaction NSS 2025 Overall 85.9 / 100 Graduate Employment LEO 2022/23 · 89.8% in work or study 5 yrs on 89.8 / 100 Graduate Earnings LEO 2022/23 · £43,800 median 5 yrs on (percentile) 94.4 / 100 Global Standing QS / THE / ARWU / USNews 86.5 / 100 Research Quality REF 2021 GPA 83.5 / 100 Global Rankings QS 85 World Rank THE 175 World Rank ARWU 250 World Rank USNEWS 292 World Rank Key Facts Durham City Yes Russell Group 🌐 Website Data Sources & Citation Global Rankings: QS World University Rankings 2027, THE World University Rankings 2026, ARWU 2025, U.S. News Global Universities 2026. UK Official Data: TEF 2023 (OfS), NSS 2024 (OfS), HESA Graduate Outcomes 2022/23, LEO (DfE), REF 2021 (UKRI). All data retrieved June 2027. Where data is unavailable, dimensions are left blank. See full methodology. Frequently Asked Questions What do Durham University graduates earn? LEO (Longitudinal Education Outcomes) data provides median earnings at 1, 3, and 5 years after graduation. This data will be added when the official DfE dataset is fully ingested. Check our methodology page for source details. How is the overall score calculated? The six dimensions — Teaching, Satisfaction, Employment, Earnings, Global Standing, and Research — are each normalised 0–100. The overall score is the arithmetic mean of all available dimensions. See methodology. What is the data year? Global rankings reflect 2025/2027 editions. UK official data is from the most recent published cycle (TEF 2023, NSS 2024, REF 2021, HESA 2022/23). All retrieval dates are June 2027.