Rankings of Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Ranked among the best universities for the Performing Arts in the world, The Guildhall School of Music and Drama delivers programmes from its campus based in the Barbican Centre, in Central London. In addition to the experience of living in a busy and vibrant city like London, students at Guildhall have access to professional Music and Drama facilities such as multiple performance stages, props workshops, sound and editing studios, and a lot more. While you study, you’re accompanied by experienced professionals in their respective industry, ensuring applicants that they’re in good hands for advancing in a career based on the performance arts.

Latest ranking updates for Guildhall School of Music and Drama
  • September 2023: Publication of The Times Good University Guide by Subject (Business, Management and Marketing). Ranking position #7.
  • September 2023: The Guardian News and Media Limited announced latest results of The Guardian University League Tables by Subject (Business and Management) with Guildhall School of Music and Drama in position 8.
  • July 2023: Publication of Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities. Ranking position #7539.
  • June 2023: Publication of CUG The Complete University Guide - Arts, Drama & Music League Table (Arts, Drama & Music). Ranking position #1.
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University rankings

    • #125 
    • #7539 
    Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
    [Published 31 July, 2023]

Subject rankings

Arts Visual & Performing

    • #1 
    • #1 
    Music
    The Guardian University League Tables by Subject
    [Published 09 September, 2023]
    • #8 
    • #8 
    Music
    CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
    [Published 08 June, 2023]
    • #10 
    • #11 
    Music
    The Times Good University Guide by Subject
    [Published 15 September, 2023]

Highest subject rankings for Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Music The Guardian University League Tables by Subject
#1 
Arts Visual & Performing

Student Ratings for Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Student satisfaction:
4.8 (based on 337 student ratings)
Google ratings:
4.8 (based on 337 student ratings)

“My time here has involved meeting talented professionals on a weekly basis, but it’s definitely hard work and you can expect to lose a lot of sleeping hours. If you’ve got the passion, I can only recommend this school.”

“I’m very impressed with the facilities in general here, especially their performance stage which is one of the largest proscenium arch stages in London. We also have all the equipment we need to perform scenes suspended in the air with reinforced cables. London is expensive, but on the positive side there is never a boring moment.”

About Guildhall School of Music and Drama

PROS

  • Features two performance halls in one building, imitating a full -sized theatre but scaled down to a smaller size. This allows students to work in a realistic environment that prepares them for performances that come later in their careers.
  • Guildhall takes leisure and relaxation seriously, providing a wide variety of clubs that students can sign up for in their free time. Some popular examples include the Comedy Club, a Mindfulness group, and the Baking Club.
  • Living in the school’s accommodation is recommended, to avoid paying London’s infamously high private rental rates. Their dedicated student hall is called Sundial Court, and is less than a 5 minute walk away from your classes.

CONS

  • Due to the lack of free time that most students have, there is minimal interest for Clubs and Societies among learners. Those who attend Guildhall explain that they have too much work to be able to give much time to clubs.
  • The school doesn’t have a dedicated Career Services team, however, all students receive some informal guidance from the experienced professionals that they work with during projects.

Key facts

Foundation year:
1880
Telephone:
44 20 7628 2571
Address:
Silk Street
EC2Y 8DT, London
England UK
Website:
https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/
Social:

NSS Aggregate Student reviews

Below you see the results of Guildhall School of Music and Drama for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK universities.

Overall student satisfaction
87 /100
89 total respondents
Chart Data
Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Student composition of Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Students by level of study Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on January 2023
undergraduates:
670
postgraduates:
360
Total:
1030
Students by subject Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on January 2023
Performing Arts:
1025
Foreign students by nationality Academic year 2020/21 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on January 2023
China:
45
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China):
20
United States:
20
Australia:
10
Switzerland:
5
South Africa:
5
Japan:
5
Singapore:
5
New Zealand:
5
Israel:
5
Canada:
5
North America not otherwise specified:
5
Source: Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on January 2023

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Guildhall School of Music and Drama ranks #119 in England UK in our meta ranking of 112 university rankings. See rankings of all 382 universities in England UK.

Guildhall School of Music and Drama ranks #23 in London in our meta ranking. See rankings of all 90 universities in London.

Guildhall School of Music and Drama is listed in Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities See all 6 rankings of Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Guildhall School of Music and Drama achieved #7539 in Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities. This is the university’s highest ranking in the 112 rankings tracked on our website. See all rankings for Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Guildhall School of Music and Drama achieved the highest ranking for Arts Visual & Performing. It is ranked #1 in CUG The Complete University Guide - Arts, Drama & Music League Table (Arts, Drama & Music). See all subject rankings for Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

A large number of university rankings include surveys among academics on reputation. In our meta ranking of 112 university rankings Guildhall School of Music and Drama ranks #23 among universities in London and #119 among universities in England UK. See all rankings of Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

In our meta ranking Guildhall School of Music and Drama ranks #119 among all universities in England UK and University of Oxford ranks #1. See all rankings of universities in London. Apart from rankings you may also want to see the ratings from students who attended the universities.
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