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Accounting and Finance at Durham University

Durham University is ranked 3rd of 121 universities for accounting and finance on our measures. 92% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £35k after 15 months, rising to £55k after five years.

Typical offer AABDurham Campus, England5 courses

#3 of 121 for accounting and finance93
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Will my grades get me in?

We compare your grades with the typical offer above. Offers can change, so always check the university’s course page.

How it compares with other accounting and finance courses

  • Student satisfaction92%Above average (average 87%)
  • Stay on course87%Above average (average 85%)
  • Graduate-level jobs82%Above average (average 60%)
  • Salary after 15 months£35kAbove average (average £28k)
  • Entry points (median)141More competitive than average (average 105)

The marker shows the typical (median) accounting and finance course. How we measure

Who gets in

UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.

  1. Under 96 ptsbelow CCC18%
  2. 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC4%
  3. 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB12%
  4. 128–143 ptsABB–AAB19%
  5. 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA18%
  6. 160+ ptsA*A*A or more28%

What graduates earn

  1. 15 months£35k£28k average
  2. 3 years£42.1k£25.5k average
  3. 5 years£55k£32.4k average

The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.

Compare the 5 accounting and finance courses here

Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.

  • Highest student satisfaction: Accounting (97%).
  • Least competitive entry: Accounting. Half of the students who started had more than 136 UCAS points, against 147 on the most competitive course here.
  • Most students stay on: Finance (BSc, 3 years, placement year, year abroad, foundation year) (91%).
  • Every course here offers a placement year.
  • Every course here offers a year abroad.
  • Foundation year: 4 of the 5 courses offer one.
  • Courses last between 3 and 4 years.

  • Accounting

    BSc · 3 years

    Optional placement yearOptional year abroad

    Typical offerAAB

    Satisfied
    97%
    Stay on
    80%
    Entry points
    136
    Graduate jobs
    85%*
    Salary
    £35k*

    Accredited: AACSB (business schools), EFMD (business schools)

    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Accounting and Finance

    BSc · 3 years

    Optional placement yearOptional year abroadOptional foundation year

    Estimated offer~AAB–ABB

    Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.
    Satisfied
    91%*
    Stay on
    88%*
    Entry points
    138*
    Graduate jobs
    85%*
    Salary
    £35k*

    Accredited: AACSB (business schools), EFMD (business schools)

    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Accounting and Finance with Foundation

    BSc · 4 years

    Optional placement yearOptional year abroadFoundation year

    Satisfied
    91%*
    Stay on
    88%*
    Entry points
    138*
    Graduate jobs
    85%*
    Salary
    £35k*
    Course pageKnow the offer?

  • Finance

    BSc · 4 years

    Optional placement yearOptional year abroadFoundation year

    Satisfied
    91%*
    Stay on
    89%*
    Entry points
    149*
    Graduate jobs
    82%*
    Salary
    £35k*
    Course pageKnow the offer?

  • Finance

    BSc · 3 years

    Optional placement yearOptional year abroadOptional foundation yearJoint or combined

    Estimated offer~AAA–ABB

    Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.
    Satisfied
    92%
    Stay on
    91%
    Entry points
    147
    Graduate jobs
    85%*
    Salary
    £35k*

    Accredited: AACSB (business schools), EFMD (business schools)

    Course pageWrong offer?

* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.

Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (some checked by hand) (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.

Estimated offers (marked ~) are our estimate, not the university’s published offer. They come from courses whose students had similar grades, and are right to within one grade for about 84% of courses where we can check. Always check the course page.

Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.

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