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Durham University

A collegiate university in a small historic city in north-east England; about 170 undergraduate courses, and each student joins a college.

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In English
All 174 degrees
City
Durham
Apply via
UCAS
Next deadline
21 Dec 2026

Deadlines

  1. 26 October to 21 December 2026, 18:00 GMT

    UAT-UK admissions tests (ESAT, TMUA, TARA) - test booking for the January sitting
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Published as test booking from 26 October 2026 3pm GMT to 21 December 2026 6pm GMT (registration reopens 5 October 2026). The time is the closing time. Not available for Oxford or Cambridge applicants. Other universities let you pick a sitting. Used for 2027 entry by Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford and UCL (ESAT); those four and LSE, Warwick and Durham (TMUA); and Oxford and UCL (TARA), per the test pages on esat-tmua.ac.uk.

    Source

  2. 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time

    UCAS equal consideration deadline, 18:00 UK time
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Published as "Bristol and Durham: register, book and sit by 13 January 2027". LNAT universities listed are Cambridge, Oxford, King's College London, LSE, UCL, Bristol, Durham and SUSS (Singapore).

    The 13th for 2027 entry, where 2026 entry used the 14th. The date moves between cycles, so a figure remembered from a sibling’s year is worth re-checking.

    Every application that arrives by this time must be given equal consideration. Applications after it are only looked at if places remain.

    Source

  3. 23 September 2027, 18:00 UK time

    Final date for 2027 entry applications
    Hard deadline
    Details

    After this the cycle is closed.

    Last date to apply at all for autumn 2027.

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All dates for this school (7 more)

  1. 12 October to 16 October 2026

    UAT-UK admissions tests (ESAT, TMUA, TARA) - October sitting
    Details

    Published as "tests 12-16 October 2026". Oxford and Cambridge applicants must use this October sitting apart from a few exceptions. Used for 2027 entry by Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford and UCL (ESAT); those four and LSE, Warwick and Durham (TMUA); and Oxford and UCL (TARA), per the test pages on esat-tmua.ac.uk.

    Source

  2. 21 December 2026

    TMUA (strongly encouraged, Maths): booking for January sitting closes, 18:00 UK time
    DetailsSource

  3. 4 January to 8 January 2027

    UAT-UK admissions tests (ESAT, TMUA, TARA) - January sitting
    Details

    Published as "tests 4-8 January 2027". Not available for Oxford or Cambridge applicants. Used for 2027 entry by Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford and UCL (ESAT); those four and LSE, Warwick and Durham (TMUA); and Oxford and UCL (TARA), per the test pages on esat-tmua.ac.uk.

    Source

  4. 13 January 2027

    LNAT (Law): register, book and sit the test for Durham
    DetailsSource

  5. 25 February 2027

    Extra opens
    Details

    For anyone who used all five choices and holds no offer: one further choice at a time.

    For applicants holding no offers.

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  6. 2 July 2027

    Clearing opens
    Rolling
    Details

    For applicants holding no offer, or whose results missed their conditions. Runs on vacancies, so it rewards moving quickly.

    IB results come out 6 July, so Clearing is already open when you get them.

    Source

  7. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    The point of the conditional offer. Universities confirm or release places against results that have only just arrived, which is what the whole UK calendar is built around.

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* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the United Kingdom

What you could study here

All 174 of its undergraduate degrees are taught in English. What it is known for:

Archaeology

BA (Hons) · 3 yrs

35 points with 665 at HL. No HL subject is required.

Humanities

Law

LLB (Hons) · 3 yrs

37 points with 766 at HL. No HL subject is required.

Law

Natural Sciences

BSc (Hons) · 3 yrs

37 points with 766 at HL, one of them in a science.

Sciences

Search all its degrees

4 faculties: what each looks for
  • Faculty of Arts and Humanities: English, History, Classics, Music, Philosophy, Theology and languages, alone or combined; an AAA degree asks 36 points with 666 at HL.
  • Faculty of Science: Natural Sciences asks 37 with 766 at HL, one in a science, with named grades by subject; Mathematics asks HL Maths 7.
  • Faculty of Social Sciences and Health: Entry varies by department: Law asks 37 with 766 and the LNAT; Archaeology 35 with 665 and no set subject.
  • Durham University Business School: Economics: 37 points with 766 at HL, including Maths; SL Maths at 7 is accepted if you do not take it at HL.

What it asks of IB students

Offers are a total including three HL grades, from 31 (555) to 38 (776); an AAA course asks 36 with 666 at HL. Some courses name HL subjects and grades.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

Every student is a member of a college, and Durham guarantees an offer of accommodation to first-years who apply for it.

All 2 notes
  • Every student is a member of a college, and Durham guarantees an offer of accommodation to first-years who apply for it.
  • Most courses need no admissions test, but Law and Mathematics applicants are strongly encouraged to sit the LNAT or a maths test (TMUA or STEP).

Sources
  1. Durham — Course search (undergraduate) — checked 2026-09-25
  2. Durham — Grade requirements for UK qualifications (International Baccalaureate) — checked 2026-09-25
  3. Durham — Entry requirements (additional selection criteria) — checked 2026-09-25
  4. Durham — Mathematics tests — checked 2026-09-25
  5. Durham — Colleges and your application — checked 2026-09-25
  6. Durham — Tuition fees (EU applicants) — checked 2026-09-25
  7. LNAT — Dates and deadlines — checked 2026-09-25
  8. UAT-UK — Deadlines (ESAT, TMUA, TARA) — checked 2026-09-25
  9. UCAS — When to apply (2027 entry) — checked 2026-09-25
  10. Durham — Natural Sciences CFG0, September 2027 — checked 2026-09-30
  11. Durham — Natural Sciences CFG0, September 2026 (fees) — checked 2026-09-30
  12. Durham — Archaeology F400, September 2027 — checked 2026-09-30
  13. Durham — Archaeology F400, September 2026 (fees) — checked 2026-09-30
  14. Durham — Law M101, September 2027 — checked 2026-09-30
  15. Durham — Law M101, September 2026 (fees) — checked 2026-09-30
  16. Durham — Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT) — checked 2026-09-30
  17. Durham Faculty of Arts and Humanities — Undergraduate study — checked 2026-09-30
  18. Durham Faculty of Science — checked 2026-09-30
  19. Durham Faculty of Social Sciences and Health — checked 2026-09-30
  20. Durham Business School — Economics L100 — checked 2026-09-30