University of Durham
Classics
Typical offer rate
92–100%
high entry
Typical entry
AAA
Grad employment
80%
15 months after
In professional roles
50%
Median grad salary
£32,000
15 months after
University of Durham's Classics degree studies the languages, literatures and cultures of ancient Greece and Rome, combining linguistic rigour with the historical and philosophical study of antiquity. The programme equips students to read ancient authors in the original and to place their work in its cultural and historical context. Offers go to most who meet the grades. Offers are made around AAA at A-level.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Classics at University of Durham has a 92–100% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. Most offers are made around AAA at A-level. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
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Estimate my chancesEntry requirements
- Typical A-level grades: AAA
- UCAS tariff: 144–144 points
About University of Durham
Durham is a collegiate Russell Group university in the north-east, one of England's oldest, its students organised into colleges around the Norman cathedral and castle.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University of Durham · Classics
Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.