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Colleges and universities in and near Bishop Middleham

Durham University is 7.5 miles from Bishop Middleham

No college sits inside the town; Durham University is 7.5 miles away in Durham.

Within 15 miles
9
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
7.5 mi
Durham University
Full-time students
5%
Below England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
8 mi
East Durham College
Nearest university
7.5 mi
Durham University
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Bishop Middleham

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A university 7.5 miles awayDurham University has 19,520 students across its campuses; its main campus is in Durham.A further education college 8 miles awayEast Durham College: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Bishop Middleham

9 within 15 miles: 2 universities, 7 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miDurham UniversityEast Durham CollegeBishop Auckland CollegNew College DurhamDarlington CollegeBishop Middleham
UniversityFurther education college
Durham UniversityUniversity · 7.5 mi · Durham19,520students (Wikidata, 2020)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
East Durham CollegeFurther education college · 8 mi · Peterlee—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Bishop Auckland CollegeFurther education college · 8.5 mi · Bishop Auckland—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
New College DurhamFurther education college · 9.1 mi · Durham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Darlington CollegeFurther education college · 10.5 mi · Darlington—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Stockton Riverside CollegeFurther education college · 11.1 mi · Thornaby-on-Tees—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Hartlepool College of Further EducationFurther education college · 11.1 mi · Hartlepool—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Middlesbrough CollegeFurther education college · 12.5 mi · Middlesbrough—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Teesside UniversityUniversity · 12.6 mi · Middlesbrough19,290students (Wikidata, 2019)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
What it costs

What would you pay?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

Questions about college near Bishop Middleham

Is Bishop Middleham a university town?

No. 5 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are near Bishop Middleham?

Durham University (7.5 mi, 19,520 students); East Durham College (8 mi); Bishop Auckland College (8.5 mi); New College Durham (9.1 mi); Darlington College (10.5 mi); Stockton Riverside College (11.1 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Bishop Middleham?

East Durham College, 8 miles away in Peterlee, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

What does university cost here?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

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Colleges and universities: Wikidata (CC0): each institution with a UKPRN, its point and its students count, and, for Scottish colleges and university campuses away from the seat, our list placed from postcodes (postcodes.io, OGL). To come: Discover Uni teaching locations and HESA student numbers (CC BY 4.0). Students: Census 2021 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Scotland’s Census 2022, full-time students among residents aged 16 and over (OGL). Straight-line distances from the centre of Bishop Middleham. Colleges are described, not graded; the University town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents aged 16 and over are full-time students. Fees: the UK and devolved governments, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.

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