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Durham University contextual offer checker

Durham University makes contextual offers for 2027 entry: lower-grade offers for applicants from backgrounds that are underrepresented at university. It looks at TUNDRA, your home area, free school meals, care experience and more. A typical offer drops from A*AA to AAB (two grades lower).

Enter your postcode and school and our free checker automatically looks up TUNDRA and your home area for you, then asks a few quick questions to work out whether you qualify for a contextual offer from Durham University for 2027 entry.

Roughly two minutes with no sign-up to check your circumstances against every university's scheme.

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Who qualifies

Everyone must

Plus any one of these

How much lower is the offer?

Typically A*AA → AAB (two grades lower).

Of the 126 Durham University courses where we have both offers, 87 are two grades lower, 27 are three grades lower and 12 are four grades lower.

Contextual offer for every Durham University course (129)
CourseStandardContextual
AccountingAABBBB
Accounting (with placement year)AABBBB
Accounting and FinanceAABBBB
Accounting and Finance (with placement year)AABBBB
Accounting and Finance (with study abroad)AABBBB
Accounting with Study AbroadAABBBB
Ancient HistoryAAABBB
Ancient History and ArchaeologyAABBBC
Ancient, Medieval and Modern HistoryA*AAAAB
AnthropologyAABBCC
AnthropologyAABBCC
Anthropology and ArchaeologyAABBCC
Anthropology and SociologyAABBCC
ArchaeologyAABBCC
ArchaeologyAABBCC
Archaeology and Ancient CivilisationsAABBCC
Artificial IntelligenceA*AAAAB
Artificial IntelligenceA*AAAAB
BiochemistryAAAABB
Biological SciencesAAAABB
Biology and ChemistryA*AAAAB
Biology and ChemistryA*AAAAB
Biology and PsychologyA*AAAAB
BiosciencesAAAABB
Business and ManagementAABBBB
Business and Management (with placement year)AABBBB
Business and Management (with study abroad)AABBBB
ChemistryA*AAAAB
ChemistryA*AAAAB
Chemistry (with Industrial Placement)A*AAAAB
Chemistry (with Overseas Placement)A*AAAAB
Chemistry and MathematicsA*AAAAB
Chemistry and MathematicsA*AAAAB
Chemistry and PhysicsA*AAAAB
Chemistry and PhysicsA*AAAAB
Chinese Studies with Year AbroadAABBBB
Classical CivilisationAAABBB
ClassicsAAABBB
Climate ScienceAABBBB
Combined Honours in Social SciencesA*AAAAB
Computer ScienceA*AAAAB
Computer ScienceA*AAAAB
Computer Science and MathematicsA*AAA*AC
Computer Science and MathematicsA*AAA*AC
Computer Science and MathematicsA*AAA*AC
CriminologyAABBCC
Earth SciencesAAABBB
EconomicsA*AAABB
Economics (with placement year)A*AAABB
Economics (with study abroad)A*AAABB
Economics and MathematicsA*AAA*AC
Economics and PoliticsA*AAABB
Economics with ManagementA*AAABB
Economics with Management (with placement year)A*AAABB
Economics with Management (with study abroad)A*AAABB
Education StudiesABBBBC
Education Studies - GeographyAABBBC
Education Studies - PsychologyAABBBC
Education Studies - SociologyAABBBC
Engineering (Aeronautical)A*AAAAB
Engineering (Bioengineering)A*AAAAB
Engineering (Civil)A*AAAAB
Engineering (Civil)A*AAAAB
Engineering (Electrical)A*AAAAB
Engineering (Electrical)A*AAAAB
Engineering (Electronic)A*AAAAB
Engineering (Electronic)A*AAAAB
Engineering (Mechanical)A*AAAAB
Engineering (Mechanical)A*AAAAB
Engineering (Renewable Energy)A*AAAAB
English LiteratureA*AAAAB
English Literature and HistoryA*AAAAB
English Literature and PhilosophyA*AAAAB
Environmental GeoscienceAABBBB
FinanceAABBBB
Finance (with placement year)AABBBB
Finance (with study abroad)AABBBB
General EngineeringA*AAAAB
General EngineeringA*AAAAB
GeographyAAABBB
GeographyA*AAABB
GeologyAABBBB
GeophysicsAABBBB
GeoscienceAABBBB
Health and Human SciencesAABBCC
Historical ArchaeologyAABBCC
HistoryA*AAAAB
International RelationsAAABBB
Japanese Studies with Year AbroadAABBBB
LawA*AAAAB
Liberal ArtsA*AAAAB
Marketing and ManagementAABBBB
Marketing and Management (with placement year)AABBBB
Marketing and Management (with study abroad)AABBBB
MathematicsA*A*AA*A*C
MathematicsA*A*AA*A*C
Mathematics and PhilosophyA*AAAAB
Mathematics and PhysicsA*A*AA*AB
Mathematics and PhysicsA*A*AA*AB
Mathematics and PhysicsA*A*AA*AB
Mathematics and StatisticsA*A*AA*A*C
Mathematics and StatisticsA*A*AA*A*C
Modern Languages and Cultures with Year AbroadAAABBB
Modern Languages and History with Year AbroadAAAABB
MusicAABBBB
Natural Sciences—AAB
Natural Sciences—AAB
Natural Sciences—AAB
PhilosophyAAABBB
Philosophy and PhysicsA*AAAAB
Philosophy and PoliticsAAAABB
Philosophy and PsychologyAAABBB
Philosophy and TheologyAAABBB
Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)A*AAABB
PhysicsA*A*AA*AB
PhysicsA*A*AA*AB
Physics and AstronomyA*A*AA*AB
PoliticsAAABBB
Politics and International RelationsAAABBB
Psychological and Behavioural ScienceAAABBB
PsychologyAAABBB
Psychology and AnthropologyAABBCC
Religion, Society and CultureAABBBB
SociologyAABBCC
Sport and Exercise SciencesAABBBB
Sport, Exercise and Physical ActivityAABBBB
Theology and ReligionAABBBB
Theoretical PhysicsA*A*AA*AB
Visual Arts and FilmAABBBB

See every Durham University course for the full entry requirements.

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Summarised from Durham University's published contextual offer policy. Meeting the criteria means Durham University may make you a contextual offer, not that it will, and some courses (often medicine, dentistry and other heavily oversubscribed courses) have their own rules. Always check the university's own policy before relying on it. Data updated .