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Durham UniversityStudents Ratings & Reviews
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Student Views (Based on Reviews)
- 18% students never faced discrimination in this university
Vibe of Campus
Friendly
Academically oriented
Fun loving
Sporty
Internships2.8
Part time work3.5
Post study jobs2.8
Quality of faculty4.3
Student Life4.7
Value for money3.7
Public transportation4
Safety5
Indian Food2.5
Permanent Immigration2.7
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Shambhavi sharma
MA Archaeology - Batch of 2025
3.8
The faculty is highly trained and internationally recognised.
Tips: Before joining Durham, students should know it's quite academically intense, especially for subjects like archaeology or history. There is a big shift from rote learning, as in most universities in India, to independent thinking. You are expected to read a lot, form your own arguments and participate in events and class projects. The collegiate system is a huge part of life here; all colleges have their own events, societies, living halls, and bars that form your main social experience. Durham is a small town, so coming from big cities like Delhi or Mumbai can be tough, but bigger cities like Newcastle and Edinburgh are not far away. There are many scholarships available at the university or college level. I did receive an international merit scholarship on tuition fees, some bursaries cover academic and conference-related expenses and full scholarships that cover everything from tuition to living. Overall, my experience has been very rewarding. The academic exposure, quality of teaching, and research opportunities are excellent. Of course, the weather and cost are challenges, but growth on both academic and personal fronts makes it worth it.
Likes (Quality of faculty): The faculty is highly trained and internationally recognised; they are experts in their fields and teach not just from textbooks but also from their real-world experience. They are also extremely helpful and can be visited during their office hours and they would definitely go out of their way to help and build your concepts as well as just talk when needed.
Dislikes (Indian Food): Durham is a small university town in northern England; thus, authentic Indian food options are limited. There are some Indian restaurants, but they are hardly authentic. However, you will get all ingredients in Tesco and other stores as well as plenty of off-license and desi stores to make anything from scratch. Tesco does have an indian section where you will get a lot of things as well.
Total Monthly ExpensePound 1200
Prepping time for classes11 hours/Week
Expected Annual SalaryPound 25000
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Harshit Vadalia
MSc Management - Batch of 2025
3.8
A rewarding academic journey with real life skills.
Tips: I just grew into myself. I learned life skills like cooking, laundry and learned to handle my expenses better. I didn't avail any scholarships. Very satisfied, good course, learned 2-3 new modules which are actually good for practical uses in my business. The country is very amazing, be it culture, people are very hospitable, peaceful and beautiful. Durham, especially, I found to be one of the safest cities in the UK.
Likes (Value for money): We had top tier faculty and a wide range of facilities at the business school. Business school itself was a state of the art facility where we had meeting rooms, presentation rooms, faculty meetings, bloomberg terminals and lecture halls. Communication with the university and faculty was really feasible and they helped with the queries with best of their ability.
Dislikes (Post study jobs): I didn't apply for the job so I am unaware of the post study sponsored jobs. But from what I have heard from my fellow mates, the UK's job market is very bad at the moment so even getting a job is difficult and sponsored is difficult.
Total Monthly ExpensePound 100
Prepping time for classes25 hours/Week
Expected Annual SalaryPound
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Ananya Sinha
MSc Management - Batch of 2024
3.2
This University is a good choice.
Tips: The university is well recognised amongst the recruiters in the UK. The programs are very well structured and the professors are very helpful.
However, the Durham as a city is very dull. There is not much to do around. There are very less opportunities for part-time jobs because the city is so small.
The 1st month in Durham is very difficult as the city is very cold, windy and hilly. You will have to walk a lot on inclined paths. So it is better to be mentally and physically prepared for that.
Likes (Safety): People around the city are very helpful.
There are porters in every college to help students whenever needed.
I have hardly faced any kind of racism from the people around me.
The university has a night line for the female students to drop them to their destination late at night at a very low price of 2 pounds.
Dislikes (Indian Food): There are hardly 2-3 Indian restaurants in Durham and the food is not that great. The taste doesn’t justify the high prices. Cooking on my own is so much more affordable and satisfying. The ingredients are easily available around the city. There is only one Indian grocery store though.
Total Monthly ExpensePound 900
Prepping time for classes15 hours/Week
Expected Annual SalaryPound 28150
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Anonymous
MSc Finance - Batch of 2024
4.3
Overwhelming, challenging and beautiful
Tips: Students should know the essence of Durham is concerned with staying in college accommodation which offers a sense of community and belonging. Secondly, Durham is a very close-knit and quiet city and the weather is mostly rainy and cold. Thirdly, the course a student selects will get challenging eventually.
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Anonymous
MSc Marketing - Batch of 2025
3.8
It is really difficult to obtain permanent residency.
Tips: A lot of things changed. I got to know different cultures and accents, which were quite difficult to understand at the start. Upon that you might face discrimination at work place as they be bias towards their own people, even if they are wrong, telling out of their own experience. I got 7500 scholarships from the university; it totally depends on how early you apply and get selected, as there are very limited numbers. The university was really good and the course was ranked 30th in the world. Overall, it was a really good experience, learned a lot of things, and no regrets.
Dislikes (Permanent Immigration): It’s really difficult to obtain permanent residency as the ILR rule has changed and there’s no certainty that even after spending 5 years, you will get ILR. If I’ve to talk about myself I won’t get settled over here won’t mind to spend few years but not permanently as for me the place was a bit depressing as the whole Durham place is only surviving due to university if the term break starts we hardly get to see people as the students go back to their countries and it feels like you are living somewhere out of the world.
Total Monthly ExpensePound 1000
Prepping time for classes3 hours/Week
Expected Annual SalaryPound 25050
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shambhavi sharma
MA Archaeology - Batch of 2026
3.8
A lifetime of welcoming experiences.
Tips: Durham University is one of the leading universities in the world, the transition from India to UK study was pretty common and expected, the focus relies in the UK mostly of self study, independent research and less on exams, infact for my course we only had to submit research papers no exams, the marking is however quite tough and it was interesting to adapt to 60+ being considered a good score and 75 being the highest. Almost all international students got a scholarship of 5000 pounds or more, depending on the course, and there are a variety of other scholarships and bursaries available at the university as well as at the collegiate level. I was adequately satisfied with my university. After the completion of the degree, I have nothing but fond memories and invaluable academic and extracurricular knowledge.
Likes (Student Life): Durham being a student town, most of the demographic is young students, the businesses target students as well, so we have multiple events going on not just on the campus and in the colleges but all around the city. The entire city is our campus, the river is where the rowing team rows, and the restaurants and clubs all have student discounts. Being a collegiate system, all colleges have weekly dinners, daily events, annual days, balls, freshers week, refreshers week, mid sem balls and events, quiz nights in college bars and even the departments and individual societies have events day to day. This means that almost every day, there are some of the other events happening both free and paid that can range from stargazing to sports, and all students have something to do.
Dislikes (Indian Food): Durham is a small town in northern England, though there are some Indian restaurents, they are not as authentic. However, you do get almost all the ingredients you may need to cook Indian food yourself. There are 5-6 desi restaurants which can pass when you really don't want to cook and are okay with some mid-level indian adjacent food. Urban Chai is the only good one.
Total Monthly ExpensePound 1200
Prepping time for classes10 hours/Week
Expected Annual SalaryPound 25000
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
Yes, some courses like the BA (Hons) in Primary Education requires students to sit in a interview. Courses that usually require students to work with people (Education, Dentistry, Medicine, Social Work) may require interviews to get in at Durham Uni.
Students are advised to consult one of the Shiksh
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Akash Gaur
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Durham University can be considered moderately expensive for Indian students. Tuition costs range between GBP 25,000 and GBP 35,000/year (INR 32 Lakhs and INR 44.7 Lakhs) for most courses. As for cost of living, a minimum monthly bank balance of GBP 1,023 (INR 1.3 Lakhs) is required.
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Akash Gaur
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Avg cost of living for Indian students in UK is b/w GBP 900 - GBP 1,300 (INR 1.16 L - INR 1.68 L) per month. Mentioned below are living costs in UK while studying at Durham University for Indian students-
| Expense Type | Monthly Cost in GBP | Monthly Cost in INR |
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| Rent | GBP 450-GBP 900 | INR 58.1 K-INR 1.16 L |
| Food | GBP 200-GBP 350 | INR 25.8 K-INR 45.2 K |
| Bills | GBP 270 | INR 34.8 K |
| Groceries | GBP 175-GBP 250 | INR 22.6 K-INR 32.3 K |
| Phone and Internet | GBP 18 | INR 2.3 K |
| Laundry | GBP 25 | INR 3.2 K |
| Books and Supplies | GBP 25-GBP 55 | INR 3.2 K-INR 7.1 K |
| Other Costs | GBP 135-GBP 185 | INR 17.4 K-INR 23.9 K |
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Kanishka Gambhir
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The duration of MBA course of Durham University is 1 years. The MBA programme at Durham is triple accredited by the AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. For admission to MBA course of this university, Indian students are required to have completed UG degree with English language proof.
Durham University is also r
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Kanishka Gambhir
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Durham Uni has consistently stood out as one of the top 100 universities globally as part of rankings across platforms. Given below is how some popular platforms have ranked Durham University in recent years:
| Platform | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| QS World | #94 | #89 | #78 |
| The Complete University Gude - UK Ranking | #5 | #6 | #8 |
| The Guardian - UK Ranking | #5 | #6 | #7 |
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Akash Gaur
Contributor-Level 10
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