University of Durham
Physics and Astronomy
Typical offer rate
86–96%
high entry
Grad employment
85%
15 months after
In professional roles
100%
Median grad salary
£35,000
15 months after
The University of Durham's physics and astronomy degree combines the full undergraduate physics curriculum with specialist study of stars, galaxies and cosmology. The astronomy strand applies the tools of classical and quantum physics to observational and theoretical problems in astrophysics. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Physics and Astronomy 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 and Astronomy
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.