University of Durham
English Literature
Typical offer rate
93–100%
high entry
Grad employment
91%
15 months after
In professional roles
69%
Median grad salary
£27,000
15 months after
The University of Durham's English Literature degree examines prose, poetry and drama across a wide range of periods and traditions. Critical and theoretical approaches are introduced alongside the study of the texts themselves. Offers go to most who meet the grades.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to English Literature at University of Durham has a 93–100% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. 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 chancesAbout 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 · English Literature
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.