The Royal College of Music is a music academy that has enjoyed conservatoire status since the year 1882, and can be found in the London district of South Kensington, England. Students at this college have the opportunity to form a part of an enthusiastic group of talented performers, studying just opposite from the world- famous Royal Albert Hall. Whether it’s jazz, orchestra, or opera singing that moves you musically, the Royal College of Music provides exceptional tuition in all areas.
Latest ranking updates for Royal College Of Music
- September 2024: (Business and Management) update. Royal College Of Music achieves place 4.
- July 2024: Publication of Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities . Ranking position #7140.
- May 2024: Royal College Of Music ranks 5 in the latest CUG The Complete University Guide - Arts, Drama & Music League Table (Arts, Drama & Music) from The University League Tables.
- May 2024: Royal College Of Music ranks 15 in the latest CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject (Business & Management Studies) from The University League Tables.
University rankings
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- #122
- #7140
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Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
[Published 12 July, 2024]
Subject rankings
Arts Visual & Performing
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- #1
- #1
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- Music
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QS World University Rankings By Subject
[Published 10 April, 2024]
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- #5
- #4
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- Music
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The Guardian University League Tables by Subject
[Published 07 September, 2024]
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- #15
- #15
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- Music
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CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
[Published 14 May, 2024]
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- #16
- #20
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- Music
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The Times Good University Guide by Subject
[Published 15 September, 2023]
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- #1
- #1
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- Performing Arts
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QS World University Rankings By Subject
[Published 10 April, 2024]
Highest subject rankings for Royal College Of Music
Music
QS World University Rankings By Subject
#1
Arts Visual & Performing
Student Ratings for Royal College Of Music
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NSS ratings |
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3.4 (based on 51 student ratings) |
“Studying here hasn’t been easy at all, and anybody thinking about coming should expect to work hard. Even so, I love this academy because of the professional teachers who always take the time to give their students individual support when they need it.”
“I wanted to earn my degree here because of the international prestige that it has. In fact, because of this I’ve had consistent work opportunities with theatres and orchestras. People who work with music notice when you’re a Royal College of Music graduate.”
About Royal College Of Music
PROS
- Students unanimously report that a lot of teaching hours are given in the classroom, meaning that learners deepen their musical knowledge by accumulating so much contact time with their teachers.
- The college has an active Student Union that organises an abundance of social clubs and workshops. This allows hard -working musicians to take a break from their routines and get to know each other better.
- Accommodation is provided by the academy through their Prince Consort Village halls of residence. Many students recommend new learners to live here, as it is often more affordable than renting a private flat in the city of London. Additionally, living with other students will help you integrate socially.
CONS
- If you plan to live in the city, applicants should be aware that the cost of living in London is a challenge. This impacts international students in particular when their currency conversion is unfavourable.
Key facts
- Foundation year:
- 1882
- Telephone:
- 44 20 7591 4300
- Address:
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- SW7 2BS, London
- England UK
- Website:
- https://www.rcm.ac.uk/
- Social:
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NSS Aggregate Student reviews
Below you see the results of Royal College Of Music for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK universities.
Overall student satisfaction
69
/100
51 total respondents
Source: National Student Survey NSS 2024. 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 Royal College Of Music
- undergraduates:
- 485
- postgraduates:
- 445
- Total:
- 930
- Performing Arts:
- 915
- Psychology:
- 10
- China:
- 125
- Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China):
- 30
- Korea (South):
- 20
- United States:
- 20
- Singapore:
- 15
- Australia:
- 15
- Japan:
- 10
- Russia:
- 10
- South Africa:
- 5
- Ukraine:
- 5
- Turkey:
- 5
- India:
- 5
- Malaysia:
- 5
- Taiwan:
- 5
- New Zealand:
- 5
- Israel:
- 5
- Canada:
- 5
- Mexico:
- 5
- Switzerland:
- 5
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FAQ
Royal College Of Music ranks #129 in England UK in our meta ranking of 101 university rankings. See rankings of all 380 universities in England UK.
Royal College Of Music ranks #30 in London in our meta ranking. See rankings of all 88 universities in London.
Royal College Of Music is listed in Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities See all 6 rankings of Royal College Of Music.
Royal College Of Music achieved #7140 in Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities. This is the university’s highest ranking in the 101 rankings tracked on our website. See all rankings for Royal College Of Music.
Royal College Of Music achieved the highest ranking for Arts Visual & Performing. It is ranked #1 in QS World University Rankings By Subject (Music). See all subject rankings for Royal College Of Music.
A large number of university rankings include surveys among academics on reputation. In our meta ranking of 101 university rankings Royal College Of Music ranks #30 among universities in London and #129 among universities in England UK. See all rankings of Royal College Of Music.
In our meta ranking Royal College Of Music ranks #129 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.
Ranking publishers
The Times/CAO, HEA
The Times and The Sunday Times
- Published:
- 15 September, 2023
- Published:
- 15 September, 2023
The Guardian News and Media Limited
- Published:
- 07 September, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -The Guardian League Table:
- Student to Staff Ratio: 15%
Entry Standards: 15%
Expenditure per Student: 5%
Continuation 15% (non-medical subjects) OR 5% (medical subjects)
NSS - Teaching: 8%
NSS - Assessment & Feedback: 8%
NSS - Overall Satisfaction: 4%
Career Prospects: 15%
Value added: 15%
- Published:
- 07 September, 2024
The University League Tables
- Published:
- 14 May, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -CUG The Complete University Guide:
- Entry Standards 12.5%
Student Satisfaction 18.75%
Student-Staff Ratio 12.5%
Research Quality 12.5%
Research Intensity 6.25%
Academic Service Spending 6.25%
Facilities Spending 6.25%
Graduate Prospects 12.5%
Degree Completion Rate 12.5%
- Published:
- 14 May, 2024
Rogers Digital Media
- Published:
- 12 October, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -MacLeans University Rankings - Comprehensive:
- Students 28%
Faculty 24%
Resources 20%
Reputation 15%
Student support 13%
U-Ranking
RUY
América Economía
Perspektywy
THE Times Higher Education, UK
- Published:
- 27 September, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World University Rankings:
- 30% Teaching (the Learning Environment)
- Reputation survey: 15%
- Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
- Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
- Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 6%
- Institutional income: 2.25%
30% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)
- Reputation survey: 18%
- Research income: 6%
- Research productivity: 6%
30% Citations (Research Influence)
7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)
- Proportion of international students: 2.5%
- Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
- International collaboration: 2.5%
2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)"
- Published:
- 23 November, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Global Employability University Ranking:
- Employability (survey) 100%
- Published:
- 27 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World Reputation Rankings:
- Research Reputation 66,6%
Teaching Reputation 33,3%
- Published:
- 25 January, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World’s Most International Universities:
- Proportion of international students 25%
Proportion of international staff 25%
Proportion of journal publications with one or more international co-authors 25%
University’s international reputation 25%
- Published:
- 14 May, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Young University Rankings:
- Teaching 30%
Research (volume, income and reputation) 30%
Citations 30%
International outlook (staff, students, research) 7.5%
Industry income (knowledge transfer) 2.5%
- Published:
- 17 April, 2024
- Published:
- 27 March, 2024
- Published:
- 12 June, 2024
British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK
- Published:
- 04 June, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings:
- Academic Reputation 40%
Employer Reputation 10%
Faculty/Student Ratio 20%
Citations per faculty 20%
International Faculty Ratio 5%
International Student Ratio 5%
- Published:
- 23 September, 2021
- Criteria used in ranking -QS Employability Rankings:
- Employer reputation 30%
Alumni outcomes 25%
Partnerships with Employers per Faculty 25%
Employer/Student Connections 10%
Graduate employment rate 10%
- Published:
- 10 April, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings By Subject:
- Academic Reputation: 50%
Employer Reputation: 30%
Research Citations Per Paper: 10%
H-index: 10%
- Published:
- 05 December, 2023
RUF
Sapiens Research
National Institutional Ranking Framework
Careers360
Us News
- Published:
- 24 June, 2024
Urap
- Published:
- 19 December, 2023
ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
- Published:
- 15 August, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking:
- **Quality of Education 10%**
- Alumni winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 10%
**Quality of Faculty 40%**
- Staff winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 20%
- Highly Cited Researchers 20%
**Research Output 40%**
- Papers published in Nature and Science 20%
- Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded & Social Science Citation Index 20%
**Per Capita Performance 10%**
- Published:
- 27 October, 2023
Forbes
Washington Monthly
The Princeton Review
Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands
- Published:
- 03 July, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -CWTS Leiden Ranking:
- Scientific Impact
Number of Publications
Collaboration
Open Access
Gender Diversity
Scimago Institutions
- Published:
- 06 March, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -Scimago Institutions Rankings:
- Research 50%
Innovation 30%
Societal 20%
CWUR Center for World University Rankings
- Published:
- 13 May, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -CWUR Center for World University Rankings:
- **Research Performance: 40%**
- Research Output: 10%
- High-Quality Publications: 10%
- Influence: 10%
- Citations: 10%
**Quality of Education: 25%**
**Alumni Employment: 25%**
**Quality of Faculty: 10%**
MONEY
Nature Index
- Published:
- 15 June, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -Nature Index: Research Leaders Academic Sector:
- Article count (AC)
Fractional count (FC)
Weighted fractional count (WFC)
NTU ranking
- Published:
- 11 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers:
- **Research Productivity: 25%**
- \# Articles last 11 years: 10%
- \# Articles current year: 15%
**Research Impact: 35%**
- \# Citations last 11 years: 15%
- \# Citations last 2 years: 10%
- Average \# citations last 11 years: 10%
**Research Excellence: 40%**
- H-index last 2 years: 10%
- \# Highly cited papers last 11 years: 15%
- \# Articles current year in high-impact journals: 15%
RUR Ranking Agency (Moscow, Russia)
- Published:
- 30 May, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR World University Rankings:
- **Teaching: 40%**
- Ratio Faculty/Student: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Doctoral Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Doctoral Degrees Awarded/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- World Teaching Reputation: 8%
**Research: 40%**
- Citations per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- Doctoral Degrees per Accepted PhD: 8%
- Normalized Citation Impact: 8%
- Papers per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- World Research Reputation: 8%
**International Diversity: 10%**
- International Faculty: 2%
- International Students: 2%
- International Co-Authored Papers: 2%
- Reputation Outside Geographical Region: 2%
- International Level: 2%
**Financial Sustainability: 10%**
- Institutional Income per Faculty: 2%
- Institutional Income per Student: 2%
- Papers per Research Income: 2%
- Research Income per Academic/Research Staff: 2%
- Research Income per Institutional Income: 2%
- Published:
- 30 May, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR Academic Rankings:
- Normalized citation impact (Citations of research publications from all university authors compared with world averages) 20%
Citation per papers 20%
Papers per academic and research staff 20%
International research reputation 20%
Share of research publications written in international co-authorship 20%
- Published:
- 30 May, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR Reputation Ranking:
- Teaching Reputation 50%
Research Reputation 50%
StuDocu
- Published:
- 30 January, 2023
4icu
- Published:
- 07 February, 2024
- Published:
- 07 February, 2024
Webometrics
- Published:
- 12 July, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities:
- Visibility 50%
Excellence 35%
Transparency 10%
Presence 5%