Durham University vs Newcastle University

Overview Comparison
Durham UniversityNewcastle University
Collegedunia Score5.9 Out of 105.5 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 78 QS World University 2024
# 174 Times Higher Education 2024
# 92 QS World University 2023
# 110 QS World University 2024
# 168 Times Higher Education 2024
# 122 QS World University 2023
Subject Strength# 201 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 401 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 60 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
# 176 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 60 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 176 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -79
PG Programs -70
Doctorate Programs -5
UG Programs -100
PG Programs -139
Doctorate Programs -76
Acceptance Rate72.0 %87.0 %
Exam ScoreGMAT - 600
GRE updated - 299
IELTS - 6.5
PTE - 64
TOEFL - 92
GMAT - 590
IELTS - 6.5
PTE - 69
TOEFL - 90
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   24401.1
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  28262.1
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 20501 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   28025.4
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  24300
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 768 Per Year
placement (average package)

Graduate Employability Ranking: #88;
Executive MBA: up to $160,000;
Executive Masters: up to $115,000
LLM: up to $113,000


Graduate Employability Ranking 2022: 151 – 160; Top paying degrees with average annual salary are Executive MBA : $128,000 , Masters in Management: $107,000 , MBA : $83,000 ,Doctorate : $69,000 ,Masters in Finance: $63,000 , Bachelor (Other): $62,000 

Top Recruiting Firms : TCS,Apple,Deloitte,Barclays,GP Strategies,Microsoft ,Samsung etc


application requirements

Bachelor’s aspirants from India must have at least 87%.
Masters aspirants from India can have a 3-5 year bachelor's degree with a 60-70% score.

Minimum 55% in previous degree; Recommendation letter; Personal Statement; Portfolio

Campuses and B-SchoolsDurham University Business School
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CollegeDunia Reviews-7.7/10 Read 8 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsDurham UniversityNewcastle University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1832
1834
Student:Faculty Ratio15:1
14:1
Male:Female46% Male, 54% Female50% Male, 50% Female
Location Facts

Spread across two campuses, its estate is home to a part of UNESCO world heritage site, five grade one listed buildings and an ancient monument. The Durham city campus is located near botanical gardens.


Campus is situated close to Haymarket located between Leazes Park and Town Moor; Oldest building is the Armstron building; 2-minutes away from the main city’s centre shopping area; School of Computing and Business School is located in Newcastle Helix, 15 minutes away from main campus


Library

Special Collection at Library has around 75,000 books. Bill Bryson Library is the largest library of the university. This has a collection of 1.5 million. There are various other libraries of the university offering e-books, journals, databases for both students and staff


University has 5 libraries: Philip Robinson (main), Marjorie Robinson, Walton, Law, Research Reserve; Philip Robinson: over 1680 study spaces, two research spaces, media room with audio and microfilm collection; Marjorie Robinson: over 760 study spaces, academic skills room with 40 computers; Walton: Over 590 study spaces, for medical students; Law: Over 160 study spaces; Research Reserve: over 400,000 books and journals


Campus Life

Over 200 student union societies, 27 student theatre companies, a range of 50 projects to volunteer, extensive sports programs, 10 different associations, a riverside bar and cafe, and over 250 student groups at Durham allow students to enjoy the most. Palatinate is the university newspaper, Purple radio is a student-run radio station of Durham. It also offers a night bus facility for safe travel throughout the city late at night.  


Ranked 18th in the Best Global Universities in Australia by US News; 122nd in the QS World University Rankings 2023; Over 65 sports clubs and 160 societies; Hatton Gallery to display work of fine arts students and has Kurt Schwitters Merz Barn Wall; Weekly accoustic sessions and lunctime concert series held for music lovers; University provides childcare support, health and wellbeing support, chaplaincy for people of different faith, etc. 


Hostel#Single En-suite Room - $10569
#Single Standard Room - $9932
#Accommodation application fee (non-refundable) - $100
#Shared Apartment - Single Room(Per Semester) - $218
#Rooms -per semester (Studio - Single Occupancy) - $324
Famous Alumni

Will Carlin (Rugby Player), Graham Hancock (British writer), Will Greenwood (Rugby Player),Crispin Blunt (MP of UK), Nish Kumar (Stand-up Comedian), Charlotte Riley (Actress), Sir Harold Evans (journalist), Andrew Strauss (Cricketer), etc


Rowan Atkinson (known for playing Mr Bean); Richard Adams (founder of Tearcarft and Tradecarft); Julian Bennett (archaeologist); Steve Chapman (Vice-chancellor of Edith Cowan University); katie Doherty (singer, songwriter); Robert Goodwill (politician); Tom May (former rugby union player); Rachel Mackley (broadcaster)


City Life

Durham is an affordable city in UK, offering world's finest architecture. It is 10 minutes away from Newcastle. The city offers some high street shops, Gala Theatre and Cinema at City’s millennial square, Comedy stand-ups at Comedy Store, Oriental museum, and much more. The city has its own book festival, Lumiere festival, and many other cultural festivals celebrating the colorful multicultural environment. The unemployment rate is, however, on the higher side: 10.5%


Newcastle is situated in North East England, 166 km south of Edinburgh and 446 km north of London; 8th largest urban city of UK in terms of population; City has one of the largest city center malls of UK: Eldon Square; Unemployment rate in 2019 was 6.1%; Industries employing maximum number of people are healthcare and social assistance, education and training, retail trade, etc


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