QS World University Rankings

A world top 100 university every year since 2010

64th in the world

for Employer Reputation

22nd in the world

for Sustainability

A UK top 5 university

Times & Sunday Times and Complete university guides

A world top 100 university every year since 2010

Badge stating we are a QS World Top 100 University Our global reputation for employability reflects the quality and relevance of our education and research. This has been affirmed once again in the QS World University Rankings 2026 where we rank within the world top 100.

We also have a strong academic reputation – testament to the international impact of our world-leading academics and the strength of our industrial and business partnerships. We rank particularly strongly on global reputation for employability (64th), and rank 22nd in the world for Sustainability.

Graduates celebrating outside Durham Cathedral

To be ranked in the world top 100 and consistently so since 2010 is an exceptional achievement.

Professor Karen O’Brien

Vice-Chancellor and Warden

=94th QS World University Rankings 2026

5th UK Complete University Guide 2026

5th UK Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

21 subjects in the World Top 100 (QS World University Rankings 2025)

Our departments are among the world’s best

We have a best-ever 21 subjects in the world top 100, in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025. Three subjects are in the top ten, and eight are in the top 50.

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