Durham a World Top-20 University for global employer reputation

Durham a World Top-20 University for global employer reputation. Durham University has cemented its place as a World Top 100 University producing some of the globe's most sought after graduates, according to a new league table. Durham is once again ranked in the top 20 universities globally for employer reputation after a survey of 25,000 of the world's leading companies asked them to identify universities that produce the best graduates. The 2012 QS World University Rankings also place Durham 92nd overall in the world, up three places on last year's table. Geography is ranked 13thin the world in the individual subject tables, while Earth Sciences is ranked 32nd and Physics and Astronomy is 33rd. Chemistry, History and English Language and Literature are also ranked in the world top 100. Durham is consistently one of the top-five universities in the UK, alongside Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London and the London School of Economics.