Rankings of Royal College of Art

Founded in 1837, the Royal College of Art is located in the urban setting of London, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. RCA is an exclusively postgraduate Art and Design institution and offers particularly extensive support for those students who are looking for a career in research, made possible by their RKEI Office. For those who don’t wish to follow this path, the university also provides a varied subject catalogue, as well as support for start-up businesses founded by their students.

Latest ranking updates for Royal College of Art
  • March 2024: Scimago Institutions announced latest results of Scimago Institutions Rankings with Royal College of Art in position 4101.
  • July 2023: New edition of Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities. Royal College of Art ranked #2888.
  • March 2023: QS World University Rankings By Subject (Business & Management Studies) update. Royal College of Art achieves place 1.
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University rankings

    • #101 
    • #4101 
    Scimago Institutions Rankings
    [Published 06 March, 2024]
    • #96 
    • #2888 
    Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
    [Published 31 July, 2023]

About Royal College of Art

PROS

  • It’s an ideal university for artists as the campus is full of creative personalities, according to students. Being able to work among like -minded individuals brings out the best in your projects!
  • In terms of ranking achievements, RCA has been ranked 1st globally by QS World University Rankings.
  • Feedback given by lecturers is always constructive, students report. Many find this important in an environment where there aren’t supposed to be any correct or incorrect answers, which is where many art colleges fail.

CONS

  • Students warn that you have to pay for your own materials here, which is something to consider before planning your projects.
  • There aren’t many clubs, which has a negative impact on the social experience compared to other schools and universities.

Key facts

Foundation year:
1837
Telephone:
+44 (0) 2075 904 132
Address:
Kensington Gore
SW7 2EU, London
England UK
Website:
https://www.rca.ac.uk/
Social:

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

    • 6.5
    • All Degrees
  • Meet James Fraser, Innovation Design Engineering
  • Meet RCA Architecture Alumni, Andre Kong
  • Meet Yara Boulos, MA Interior Design
  • Royal College of Art: The Student Experience
  • Meet the RCA: Neil Parkinson

Student composition of Royal College of Art

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:
115
postgraduates:
2305
Total:
2420
Students by subject Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on January 2023
Creative Arts and Design:
2415
Foreign students by nationality Academic year 2020/21 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on January 2023
China:
1115
Korea (South):
110
United States:
90
India:
65
Taiwan:
50
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China):
45
Canada:
25
Japan:
20
Australia:
15
Malaysia:
10
Saudi Arabia:
10
Israel:
10
Mexico:
10
Thailand:
10
Turkey:
10
Switzerland:
10
Russia:
10
Brazil:
5
Chile:
5
Norway:
5
Lebanon:
5
Iran:
5
Singapore:
5
Pakistan:
5
Indonesia:
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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Royal College of Art ranks #140 in England UK in our meta ranking of 112 university rankings. See rankings of all 382 universities in England UK.

Royal College of Art ranks #33 in London in our meta ranking. See rankings of all 90 universities in London.

Royal College of Art is listed in Scimago Institutions Rankings, Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities See all 3 rankings of Royal College of Art.

Royal College of Art achieved #2888 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 Royal College of Art.

Royal College of Art achieved the highest ranking for Arts Visual & Performing. It is ranked #1 in QS World University Rankings By Subject (History of Art, Architecture & Design). See all subject rankings for Royal College of Art.

A large number of university rankings include surveys among academics on reputation. In our meta ranking of 112 university rankings Royal College of Art ranks #33 among universities in London and #140 among universities in England UK. See all rankings of Royal College of Art.

In our meta ranking Royal College of Art ranks #140 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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