University of Durham
English Literature and Philosophy
Typical offer rate
93–100%
high entry
Grad employment
91%
15 months after
In professional roles
71%
Median grad salary
£27,000
15 months after
The University of Durham's English Literature and Philosophy is a combined degree in which questions raised by literary texts are examined alongside systematic philosophical enquiry into ethics, knowledge and meaning. The two disciplines are taught in parallel, with each informing the other. An offer is likely for applicants who meet the grades.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to English Literature and Philosophy 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 and Philosophy
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.