A globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, a unique and historic setting – Durham is a university like no other.Durham is one of the world’s leading Universities as shown by our World Top 100 position in the QS World University Rankings 2021, where we are ranked 86th.A record 19 Durham subjects are in the World Top 100 of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020, including 11 in the World Top 50. Three of our subjects are in the World Top 10 - Theology and Religion (fourth), Archaeology (fourth) and Geography (tenth).Excellence in teaching and researchWe’re ranked amongst the world Top 100 universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings 2019.In addition, five of our subjects are ranked in the Top 100 of the 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject, including two in the Top 50 (Law and Arts and Humanities).And in the THE's Impact Rankings 2020 we're in the world Top 50 for our contribution to four of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and in the world Top 100 for a further seven SDGs.Nationally, we’re consistently a top 10 UK university. We’re ranked fifth in the Guardian University Guide 2020, seventh in The Complete University Guide 2021 and seventh in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020.The rankings signal our excellence in teaching and research, combined with our all-round student experience. This makes our graduates highly sought after by employers around the world.