Best Singing Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#1 in North America #1 in Canada

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

2

Spain | Barcelona

Pompeu Fabra University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#1 in Europe #1 in Spain

55% Acceptance

15,801 Enrollment

3

United States | Iowa State

University of Iowa

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#2 in North America #1 in United States

84% Acceptance

22,738 Enrollment

1230 Avg SAT

1847 Founded

4

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

5

Sweden | Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#2 in Europe #1 in Sweden

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

6

Canada | Quebec State

McGill University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#3 in North America #2 in Canada

46% Acceptance

37,888 Enrollment

1821 Founded

7

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#3 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

8

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#2 in Oceania #2 in Australia

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

9

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#4 in North America #2 in United States

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

10

United States | California

Stanford University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#5 in North America #3 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

11

United States | New York State

Cornell University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#6 in North America #4 in United States

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

12

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#4 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

13

United Kingdom | England

Canterbury Christ Church University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#5 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

82% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

United States | North Carolina

Duke University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#7 in North America #5 in United States

6% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1838 Founded

15

Canada | Quebec State

University of Montreal

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#8 in North America #3 in Canada

41% Acceptance

66,972 Enrollment

1878 Founded

16

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#6 in Europe #4 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

17

United States | Ohio

Ohio State University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#9 in North America #6 in United States

61% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

18

United Kingdom | England

University of York

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#7 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

19

Germany | Brandenburg

Free University of Berlin

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#8 in Europe #1 in Germany

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

20

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

21

United States | Florida

University of Florida

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#10 in North America #7 in United States

24% Acceptance

36,573 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

22

United States | New Jersey

Princeton University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#11 in North America #8 in United States

5% Acceptance

5,813 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1746 Founded

23

United States | New York State

Columbia University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#12 in North America #9 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

24

United States | California

University of California – San Francisco

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#13 in North America #10 in United States

13% Acceptance

2,942 Enrollment

1100 Avg SAT

1864 Founded

25

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#14 in North America #11 in United States

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

26

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#9 in Europe #1 in Finland

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

27

United States | Illinois

University of Chicago

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#15 in North America #12 in United States

4% Acceptance

7,598 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

28

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#16 in North America #13 in United States

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

29

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#10 in Europe #6 in United Kingdom

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

30

Brazil | Sao Paulo

University of Sao Paulo

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#1 in Latin America #1 in Brazil

9% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1827 Founded

31

United States | Massachusetts

Harvard University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#17 in North America #14 in United States

4% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1636 Founded

32

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#4 in Oceania #4 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

33

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#1 in Asia #1 in Singapore

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

34

United States | New York State

New York University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#18 in North America #15 in United States

9% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1831 Founded

35

United States | Florida

Florida State University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#19 in North America #16 in United States

24% Acceptance

6,768 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

36

United States | New York State

Rockefeller University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#20 in North America #17 in United States

12% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1070 Avg SAT

1901 Founded

37

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of St Andrews

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#11 in Europe #7 in United Kingdom

33% Acceptance

10,425 Enrollment

1413 Founded

38

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#12 in Europe #1 in Italy

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

39

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#13 in Europe #1 in Denmark

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

40

United Kingdom | England

University of London

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#14 in Europe #8 in United Kingdom

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

41

United States | North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#21 in North America #18 in United States

15% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1460 Avg SAT

1789 Founded

42

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#22 in North America #19 in United States

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

43

United States | Kansas State

University of Kansas

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#23 in North America #20 in United States

93% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

44

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#15 in Europe #9 in United Kingdom

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

45

United States | California

University of California – Los Angeles

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#24 in North America #21 in United States

9% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

46

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#25 in North America #22 in United States

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

47

United Kingdom | England

Queen Mary University of London

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#16 in Europe #10 in United Kingdom

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

48

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Tsing Hua University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#2 in Asia #1 in Taiwan

51% Acceptance

16,647 Enrollment

1911 Founded

49

United States | Utah

University of Utah

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#26 in North America #23 in United States

86% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1850 Founded

50

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#17 in Europe #1 in Netherlands

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

51

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#18 in Europe #11 in United Kingdom

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

52

United States | Florida

University of Miami

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#27 in North America #24 in United States

19% Acceptance

2,986 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1925 Founded

53

United States | Michigan

Michigan State University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#28 in North America #25 in United States

85% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

54

Australia | Brisbane

Griffith University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#5 in Oceania #5 in Australia

65% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1971 Founded

55

United States | Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts – Amherst

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#29 in North America #26 in United States

60% Acceptance

17,560 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1863 Founded

56

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#30 in North America #27 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

57

United States | Maryland

Johns Hopkins University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#31 in North America #28 in United States

6% Acceptance

6,636 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

58

Belgium | Liege

University of Liege

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#19 in Europe #1 in Belgium

34% Acceptance

27,678 Enrollment

1817 Founded

59

United States | New York State

University at Buffalo

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#32 in North America #29 in United States

74% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1295 Avg SAT

1846 Founded

60

United States | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#33 in North America #30 in United States

45% Acceptance

38,040 Enrollment

1450 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

61

United States | Illinois

Northwestern University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#34 in North America #31 in United States

8% Acceptance

9,399 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

62

Sweden | Stockholm

Karolinska Institute

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#20 in Europe #2 in Sweden

57% Acceptance

8,070 Enrollment

1861 Founded

63

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#3 in Asia #1 in Japan

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

64

Canada | Ontario

Ryerson University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#35 in North America #4 in Canada

61% Acceptance

38,950 Enrollment

1948 Founded

65

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#21 in Europe #1 in France

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

66

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#22 in Europe #12 in United Kingdom

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

67

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#4 in Asia #1 in China

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

68

United Kingdom | England

Royal Holloway, University of London

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#24 in Europe #14 in United Kingdom

55% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1849 Founded

69

Canada | Ontario

McMaster University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#36 in North America #5 in Canada

49% Acceptance

27,965 Enrollment

1887 Founded

70

United Kingdom | England

University of Sussex

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#25 in Europe #15 in United Kingdom

35% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1961 Founded

71

United States | New Jersey

Rutgers University – New Brunswick

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#37 in North America #32 in United States

58% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1766 Founded

72

Australia | Clayton

Monash University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#6 in Oceania #6 in Australia

73% Acceptance

78,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

73

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#5 in Asia #2 in Japan

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

74

United States | Arizona

University of Arizona

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#39 in North America #33 in United States

86% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

75

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#40 in North America #34 in United States

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

76

United Kingdom | England

Goldsmiths, University of London

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#26 in Europe #16 in United Kingdom

64% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1904 Founded

77

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#6 in Asia #1 in Israel

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

78

United States | California

California Institute of Technology

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#41 in North America #35 in United States

3% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

79

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#27 in Europe #17 in United Kingdom

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

80

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#28 in Europe #1 in Austria

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

81

United Kingdom | England

University of Roehampton

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#29 in Europe #18 in United Kingdom

72% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

2004 Founded

82

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#42 in North America #36 in United States

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

83

United Kingdom | England

University of Exeter

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#30 in Europe #19 in United Kingdom

73% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1955 Founded

84

Canada | Ontario

Western University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#43 in North America #7 in Canada

31% Acceptance

21,836 Enrollment

1878 Founded

85

Indonesia | Padang

State University of Padang

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#7 in Asia #1 in Indonesia

10% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

86

Finland | Jyvaskyla

University of Jyvaskyla

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#31 in Europe #2 in Finland

60% Acceptance

13,870 Enrollment

1934 Founded

87

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Tubingen

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#32 in Europe #2 in Germany

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

88

Sweden | Stockholm

Stockholm University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#33 in Europe #3 in Sweden

52% Acceptance

37,484 Enrollment

1878 Founded

89

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#34 in Europe #2 in Denmark

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

90

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#35 in Europe #20 in United Kingdom

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

91

United Kingdom | England

Royal College of Music

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#36 in Europe #21 in United Kingdom

66% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1882 Founded

92

United States | Indiana

Indiana University – Bloomington

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#44 in North America #37 in United States

78% Acceptance

6,885 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1820 Founded

93

Australia | Sydney

Macquarie University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#7 in Oceania #7 in Australia

72% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1964 Founded

94

United States | California

University of Southern California

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#45 in North America #38 in United States

10% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1880 Founded

95

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#37 in Europe #1 in Switzerland

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

96

France | Ile-de-France

Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#38 in Europe #2 in France

54% Acceptance

31,975 Enrollment

1964 Founded

97

United States | Massachusetts

Boston University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#46 in North America #39 in United States

11% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

98

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Singing and Vocal Performance

#39 in Europe #3 in Denmark

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

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