Durham University ranks 6th in The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027
By Ivan Deverick
Durham University has ranked 6th in The Sunday Times Good University Guide for 2027.
It achieved an overall score of 914, putting it just below Oxford University which achieved 5th place with a score of 925.
University of St Andrews (1000) took first place, followed by London School of Economics and Political Science (996) second, and Imperial College London (983) third.
The result confirms a top ten position for Durham in all three major UK university league tables this year. It also achieved 6th place in The Guardian University Guide and The Complete University Guide.
The Sunday Times also awarded Durham ‘University of the Year in the North and North East’.
It achieved an overall score of 914, putting it just below Oxford University which achieved 5th place with a score of 925
It follows after the university was awarded its highest ever ranking in the Good University Guide for 2026, alongside being named UK University of the Year.
Despite falling out of the top five, Durham saw its score increased by 8 from its best-ever result last year. The average score for universities in the top five increased by 43.2 from last year.
The Guide also ranks Durham’s teaching in the fields of ‘Archaeology and forensic science’ and ‘Classics and ancient history’ as the best in the UK.
In an Instagram post, Durham University said ‘being ranked in the top ten across all three major UK league tables is a fantastic achievement and a reflection of Durham’s continued commitment to academic excellence, an outstanding student experience and world-leading research.’
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