Durham is ranked highly, and is rising, in global league tables, recognising the quality of research and learning on offer.
We rose nine places to 85th in the QS World University Rankings 2027. Particularly important for our students, we ranked 49th in the world for reputation with employers – up 15 places on the previous year.
After 8,808 institutions worldwide were assessed, we had enhanced our position in the employer reputation, academic reputation, and citations per faculty categories of assessment.
We lead globally in a broad range of subjects and disciplines.
In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2027, a best-ever 22 of our subjects ranked in the world top 100.
Three of our subjects were placed in the world top 10: Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies (fourth), Archaeology (fifth), and Geography (sixth). A further seven subjects ranked in the world top 50.
Many programmes at our triple-accredited Business School lead the field globally.
The Durham MBA ranks joint 70th in the QS Global MBA and Business Masters Ranking 2027. Our Online MBA ranked ninth in the Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2026. Our Masters in Finance ranks 60th globally in the Financial Times Masters in Finance 2026 ranking.
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