University of Durham
Physics
Typical offer rate
86–96%
high entry
Grad employment
90%
15 months after
In professional roles
85%
Median grad salary
£35,000
15 months after
The University of Durham's physics degree covers the core of classical and modern physics, from mechanics and electromagnetism to quantum theory, condensed matter and particle physics, with experimental work throughout. It is taught in one of the UK's research-intensive physics departments. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Physics at University of Durham has a 86–96% 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 · Physics
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.