Schools are ranked according to their performance in a set of. Our best performance occurred in the Sustainability category, where we are ranked 19th in the world. We also have a first-rate reputation among employers, ranking 65th. On their website, they also said that the Law School was “among the top five in the UK” and that its graduates are highly regarded by employees.
However, the University rose in the ranking of QS World University, where it went from 92 to 78. The SRC at Durham University was formed in 1907 with representatives from Durham Faculties, the School of Medicine and Armstrong College (also in Newcastle). Durham awards a scholarship, known as the Durham Scholarship, to undergraduate and PGCE students from low- and middle-income households, including all students who receive a maintenance loan subject to resource conditions. In 1991, thanks to a joint venture between the university and Teesside University, the Joint University College on Teesside of the Universities of Durham and Teesside (JUCOT) was established in Thornaby-on-Tees, in the Stockton-on-Tees district, and in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, 48 km south of Durham. The QS World University Rankings 2025 ranked Durham 89th in the world, while the QS European University Rankings 2025 placed Durham 27th in Europe. The university also owns and manages the Durham World Heritage site in association with Durham Cathedral.
