Geography at Durham University
Geography (BA (Hons), L702) at Durham University asked for A*AA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on durham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*AA
High152 points · around AAA
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check durham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. At least 22% had fewer than the 152 asked.
130 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L702 · L7 human geography
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
98%
still studying
UK 95%
2%
left higher education
UK 4%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
110 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course99%89%
Learning opportunities94%86%
Assessment and feedback92%82%
Academic support96%92%
Organisation and management97%88%
Learning resources94%92%
Student voice95%82%
65 final-year students · 58% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32.5k3 years£32.5k5 years£47k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 65 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
53% working16% working and studying15% studying4% unemployed12% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Business and public service associate professionals25%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals10%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Conservation and environment professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 80 graduates · 51% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Durham, North East England, England
- Postcode
- DH1 3HP
Subjects
human geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Durham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Human geography at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of St Andrews | Economics and Geography MA (Hons) | 144 - 159 points | 208–223 |
| Durham University | Geography this course | A*AA | 160–175 |
| UCL (University College London) | Geography and Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 112–127 |
| University of Exeter | Geography with Study Abroad BA (Hons) | AAA - A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of Oxford | Geography BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| Newcastle University | Geography BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Geography BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Zoology with Conservation MZool | 128 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | English and History BA (Hons) | 32 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Geography MA (Hons) | 114 - 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of Leeds | Economics and Geography BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
See all 239 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More geography, earth and environmental studies at Durham University
- Climate Science BSc (Hons)
- Earth Sciences Msci (Hon)
- Education Studies - Geography BA (Hons)
- Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons)
- Geography BSc (Hons)
- Geography with Foundation BA (Hons)
- Geology BSc (Hons)
- Geophysics BSc (Hons)
- Geoscience BSc (Hons)