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Colleges and universities in and near Brandon

Durham University is 2.6 miles from Brandon

No college sits inside the town; Durham University is 2.6 miles away in Durham.

Durham University
Within 15 miles
8
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
2.6 mi
Durham University
Full-time students
6%
About the same as England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
3.4 mi
New College Durham
Nearest university
2.6 mi
Durham University
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Brandon

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

A university 2.6 miles awayDurham University has 19,520 students across its campuses; its main campus is in Durham.A further education college 3.4 miles awayNew College Durham: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Brandon

8 within 15 miles: 2 universities, 6 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miDurham UniversityNew College DurhamBishop Auckland CollegDerwentside CollegeEast Durham CollegeBrandon
UniversityFurther education college
Durham UniversityUniversity · 2.6 mi · Durham19,520students (Wikidata, 2020)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
New College DurhamFurther education college · 3.4 mi · Durham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Bishop Auckland CollegeFurther education college · 7.4 mi · Bishop Auckland—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Derwentside CollegeFurther education college · 10.9 mi · Consett—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
East Durham CollegeFurther education college · 11 mi · Peterlee—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
City of Sunderland CollegeFurther education college · 13.1 mi · Sunderland—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of SunderlandUniversity · 14.2 mi · Sunderland—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Gateshead CollegeFurther education college · 15 mi · Gateshead—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: 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 Brandon

Is Brandon a university town?

No. 6 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are near Brandon?

Durham University (2.6 mi, 19,520 students); New College Durham (3.4 mi); Bishop Auckland College (7.4 mi); Derwentside College (10.9 mi); East Durham College (11 mi); City of Sunderland College (13.1 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Brandon?

New College Durham, 3.4 miles away in Durham, 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 Brandon. 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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