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Our Colleges are at the heart of life at Durham. From day-to-day activities to special events, there are so many ways to make friends and have fun, while increasing your skills and experience. Colleges are mixed communities of staff and students from all our subject areas.
- Undergraduates
College is a place to develop your skills and enhance your...
- Ustinov College
On April 16th 2021, Ustinov College marked what would have...
- St Mary's College
Established in 1899, St Mary's is one of Durham's oldest...
- Van Mildert College
Durham University has 17 very diverse and distinctive...
- Josephine Butler College
Josephine Butler College opened in 2006 and we are...
- St Cuthbert's Society
Founded in 1888 by students as an alternative to the...
- Trevelyan College
Common Rooms. Trevelyan is made up of three active common...
- Grey College
Grey College was founded in 1959 and is one of 17 Colleges...
- Undergraduates
The Colleges of Durham University are residential colleges that are the primary source of accommodation and support services for undergraduates and postgraduates at Durham University, as well as providing a focus for social, cultural and sporting life for their members, and offering bursaries and scholarships to students.
Find out more about our Colleges in our Colleges Guides, tailored to undergraduates and postgraduates. Undergraduate Colleges Guide Learn all about our 17 colleges and our unique collegiate system.
Durham Castle is home to University College, the oldest and founding college of Durham University. Find out more about us, our values, location and history.
As a collegiate university, its main functions are divided between the academic departments of the university and its 17 colleges. In general, the departments perform research and provide teaching to students, while the colleges are responsible for their domestic arrangements and welfare.
Our Colleges. As a Durham student, you become a member of a college, somewhere that is so much more than just the place where you will live. In each of our colleges, you will find a sense of community that is distinctive to Durham. Find out more about our colleges.
Get a prospectus. Why study at Durham. Whatever your interests, whatever your passion, we’ve more than likely got a course for you. We currently have 27 departments and schools, offering over 200 undergraduate courses, not to mention postgraduate degrees, both taught and research. We think you’ll be spoilt for choice.
