Geography at Durham University
Geography (BSc (Hons), F800) at Durham University asked for AAA - A*AB 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
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
Published as AAA - A*AB
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 144
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 23% had fewer than the 144 asked.
110 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F800 · F8 physical 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
95%
still studying
UK 93%
3%
left higher education
UK 5%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
125 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%
Learning opportunities90%89%
Assessment and feedback83%85%
Academic support91%95%
Organisation and management91%90%
Learning resources88%91%
Student voice87%84%
75 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£29k5 years£38.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
67% working10% working and studying10% studying7% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
40%
use what they learned
UK 58%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Conservation and environment professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Finance Professionals10%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 60% 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
physical geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Durham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Physical geographical sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Geography BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Climate Justice, Sustainability and Development BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Geography MGeog | 112 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Durham University | Geography this course | AAA - A*AB | 160–175 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Geography BSc (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 114 - 144 points | 160–175 |
| UCL (University College London) | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Bristol | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAA - ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAB - AAA | 144–159 |
| University of St Andrews | Arabic and Sustainable Development MA (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 208–223 |
| University of Birmingham | Geology and Physical Geography MSci | 136 points | 128–143 |
See all 196 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 BA (Hons)
- Geography with Foundation BA (Hons)
- Geology BSc (Hons)
- Geophysics BSc (Hons)
- Geoscience BSc (Hons)