Durham University vs Newcastle University Comparison

Durham University vs Newcastle University

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Durham University is among the World's top 100 universities and is an elite multi-disciplinary university. It has a global reputation for both high-quality research and educational excellence and is ranked #92. Newcastle University is a world-renowned institution. It is among the top 150 universities in the world, according to several reputed ranking agencieand is  ranked #122 in the QS Global University Rankings 202

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Collegedunia Score5.9 sfHSI/5.5 sfHSI/
CtVgo0# 5 The Guardian 2026
# 94 QS World University 2026
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# 81 The Guardian 2026
# 93 Collegedunia Study Abroad 2026
# 137 QS World University 2026
Subject Strength# 144 sQv06Y Engineering Vi2Pqx Collegedunia Study Abroad 2026
# 401 sQv06Y Medicine Vi2Pqx QS World University 2025
# 4 sQv06Y Law Vi2Pqx The Guardian 2026
# 110 sQv06Y Engineering Vi2Pqx Collegedunia Study Abroad 2026
# 65 sQv06Y Medicine Vi2Pqx Collegedunia Study Abroad 2026
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ProgramsK6FNSL -79
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Acceptance Rate83.0 %87.0 %
Exam ScoreGMAT-600
GRE-299
IELTS-5.5
PTE-64
TOEFL-88
Duolingo-125
IELTS-6.5
PTE-70
TOEFL-90
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Graduate Employability Ranking: #88;
Executive MBA: up to $160,000;
Executive Masters: up to $115,000
LLM: up to $113,000


  • Graduate Employability Ranking 2022: 151 – 160;
  • Top paying degrees with average annual salary are Executive MBA : $128,000 , Masters in Management: $107,000 , MBA : $83,000 ,Doctorate : $69,000 ,Masters in Finance: $63,000 , Bachelor (Other): $62,000 
  • Top Recruiting Firms : TCS,Apple,Deloitte,Barclays,GP Strategies,Microsoft ,Samsung etc

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Bachelor’s aspirants from India must have at least 87%.
Masters aspirants from India can have a 3-5 year bachelor's degree with a 60-70% score.

Minimum 55% in previous degree; Recommendation letter; Personal Statement; Portfolio

Campuses and B-SchoolsDurham University Business School
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CollegeDunia Reviews8.2/10 FlUcco7.6/10 FlUcco
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Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1832
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Location Facts

Spread across two campuses, its estate is home to a part of UNESCO world heritage site, five grade one listed buildings and an ancient monument. The Durham city campus is located near botanical gardens.


Campus is situated close to Haymarket located between Leazes Park and Town Moor; Oldest building is the Armstron building; 2-minutes away from the main city’s centre shopping area; School of Computing and Business School is located in Newcastle Helix, 15 minutes away from main campus


Library

Special Collection at Library has around 75,000 books. Bill Bryson Library is the largest library of the university. This has a collection of 1.5 million. There are various other libraries of the university offering e-books, journals, databases for both students and staff


University has 5 libraries: Philip Robinson (main), Marjorie Robinson, Walton, Law, Research Reserve; Philip Robinson: over 1680 study spaces, two research spaces, media room with audio and microfilm collection; Marjorie Robinson: over 760 study spaces, academic skills room with 40 computers; Walton: Over 590 study spaces, for medical students; Law: Over 160 study spaces; Research Reserve: over 400,000 books and journals


Campus Life

Over 200 student union societies, 27 student theatre companies, a range of 50 projects to volunteer, extensive sports programs, 10 different associations, a riverside bar and cafe, and over 250 student groups at Durham allow students to enjoy the most. Palatinate is the university newspaper, Purple radio is a student-run radio station of Durham. It also offers a night bus facility for safe travel throughout the city late at night.  


Ranked 18th in the Best Global Universities in Australia by US News; 122nd in the QS World University Rankings 2023; Over 65 sports clubs and 160 societies; Hatton Gallery to display work of fine arts students and has Kurt Schwitters Merz Barn Wall; Weekly accoustic sessions and lunctime concert series held for music lovers; University provides childcare support, health and wellbeing support, chaplaincy for people of different faith, etc. 


Hostel#Single Standard Room - $11436
#Single En-suite Room - $12268
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Famous Alumni

Will Carlin (Rugby Player), Graham Hancock (British writer), Will Greenwood (Rugby Player),Crispin Blunt (MP of UK), Nish Kumar (Stand-up Comedian), Charlotte Riley (Actress), Sir Harold Evans (journalist), Andrew Strauss (Cricketer), etc


Rowan Atkinson (known for playing Mr Bean); Richard Adams (founder of Tearcarft and Tradecarft); Julian Bennett (archaeologist); Steve Chapman (Vice-chancellor of Edith Cowan University); katie Doherty (singer, songwriter); Robert Goodwill (politician); Tom May (former rugby union player); Rachel Mackley (broadcaster)


City Life

Durham is an affordable city in UK, offering world's finest architecture. It is 10 minutes away from Newcastle. The city offers some high street shops, Gala Theatre and Cinema at City’s millennial square, Comedy stand-ups at Comedy Store, Oriental museum, and much more. The city has its own book festival, Lumiere festival, and many other cultural festivals celebrating the colorful multicultural environment. The unemployment rate is, however, on the higher side: 10.5%


Newcastle is situated in North East England, 166 km south of Edinburgh and 446 km north of London; 8th largest urban city of UK in terms of population; City has one of the largest city center malls of UK: Eldon Square; Unemployment rate in 2019 was 6.1%; Industries employing maximum number of people are healthcare and social assistance, education and training, retail trade, etc


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