Durham University

There are various reasons to opt for Durham University, first being that it is ranked highly at #8 for its LLM Courses in UK. It offers 5 courses with an affordable tuition fee of INR 27.81 L-38.73 L in respect to Boston University and Howard University with tuition fee of INR 55.33 L – 68.99 L and INR 70.85 L respectively

No, as per the admission criteria for LLM Courses, the students who have attained less than 55% in their Bachelor's Degree are not eligible for the course at Durham University. The eligibility criteria for LLM Courses are-

·       2:1 Bachelor Degree or its equivalent in a Law Degree (55-65%)

·       English Proficiency Tests (IELTS: 6.5-7, TOEFL: 92 & above, PTE: 68)

·       LOR -2

Durham University is the center of education in UK. It is ranked greatly at #15. The University offers over 300+ courses at both UG and PG level altogether. There is a provision of 120 courses at UG level. The course available at Durham University are-MBA, LL.M, M.A, M.Phil, M.Sc., MS, B.E/B.Tech, B.A, B.Ed, BSc., BBA and Diploma courses.

Durham University is special for many reasons:

·       It is a member of the Russel group

·       University Rating is gold as per TEF 2023 for Student outcomes

·       It is among the top 10 Universities in UK for Indian students

·       It has a high placement rates, the 90% students who graduated from Durham University were employed within 15 months in companies like Accenture, Nissan, Vodafone and Amazon

·       It is rated 3.6 stars out of 5 as per Shiksha's Study Abroad Platform

The total estimated Durham University MBA tuition fees is GBP 41,000 (Around INR 52.15 lakh) for 1 year. Also, students have to pay the living expenses too. While living in UK, the average weekly Hostel charges are around INR 15.21 L. 

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-

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:

Durham University ranks #32 in Europe and #94 globally as part of the QS World Rankings 2026. Given below is how the university ranks for some of its popular programs:

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.

Students can apply for scholarships like Durham Inspiring Excellence Scholarship or Chevening India Scholarship to make studies more affordable.