Royal College of Music: Statistics

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# 2793 of 8,513 In the World
# 875 of 2,785 In Europe
# 132 of 163 In United Kingdom
# 104 of 131 In England
# 25 of 35 In London
# 93 of 9,274 For Singing and Vocal Performance
Top 1-3 For 8 other topics
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Acceptance rate

66%

Enrollment

1,000

Languages

English

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Bachelor

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Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate66%
Admissions RequirementsBMus(Hons): Audition and 2 Advanced ('A') levels, or equivalent. Postgraduate Diploma: Audition and degree, or equivalent. Master Degree: Audition and first degree. DMus: Master's Degree
Academic CalendarSeptember to July (September - December; January-March; April-July)
Enrollment1,000

We've calculated the 66% acceptance rate for Royal College of Music based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Royal College of Music faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up Royal College of Music.

Faculty : Brass

Musical Instruments

Faculty : Composition

Music Theory and Composition

Faculty : Historical Performance

Music Education

Faculty : Keyboard

Musical Instruments

Faculty : Percussion

Musical Instruments

Faculty : String

Musical Instruments

Faculty : Vocal

Opera Singing

Faculty : Woodwind

Musical Instruments

Graduate School : Music

Music

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Royal College of Music.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes No
Biology No No No
Business Yes Yes No
Chemistry Yes Yes No
Computer Science Yes Yes No
Economics Yes Yes No
Engineering Yes Yes No
Environmental Science Yes Yes No
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes No
Mathematics No No No
Medicine No No No
Physics No No No
Psychology Yes Yes No

Master's Degree

Music

Doctorate

Music

Research profile

Royal College of Music has published 514 scientific papers with 9,745 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Art & Design, Psychology, Physics, Engineering, Fashion Design, Sociology, Philosophy, Computer Science, and History.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
367 / 7,523
Art & Design
288 / 5,874
Psychology
246 / 7,965
Physics
245 / 5,298
Engineering
240 / 4,555
Fashion Design
222 / 4,483
Sociology
208 / 4,871
Philosophy
206 / 5,016
Computer Science
186 / 5,105
History
183 / 2,011
Literature
179 / 3,740
Acoustical Engineering
175 / 3,976
Political Science
164 / 3,096
Environmental Science
160 / 2,134
Law
157 / 3,078
Medicine
148 / 5,844
Geography and Cartography
138 / 1,724
Business
122 / 2,487
Biology
115 / 3,963
Music
110 / 2,135
Art History
105 / 1,326
Linguistics
99 / 2,444
Management
97 / 2,063
Education
94 / 1,960
Psychiatry
92 / 3,965
Mathematics
91 / 2,675
Archaeology
86 / 847
Social Psychology
85 / 3,415
Geology
82 / 794
Quantum and Particle physics
76 / 1,789
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
66 / 1,394
Cognitive Science
65 / 2,376
Aesthetics
57 / 1,181
Economics
53 / 1,073
Statistics
53 / 1,794
Neuroscience
47 / 2,369
Paleontology
47 / 727
Anthropology
45 / 1,026
Child Psychology
42 / 2,143
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
40 / 500

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

100 Notable alumni

Douglas Lilburn

1. Douglas Lilburn

1915-2001 (aged 86)
composer
Douglas Gordon Lilburn ONZ was a New Zealand composer.
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Hamish MacCunn

2. Hamish MacCunn

1868-1916 (aged 48)
conductor pianist musicologist composer music educator
Hamish MacCunn, né James MacCunn was a Scottish composer, conductor and teacher.
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Camilla Tilling

3. Camilla Tilling

1971-. (aged 55)
opera singer
Camilla Viktoria Rydh, best known as Camilla Tilling, is a Swedish soprano in opera and concert.
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Simon Halsey

4. Simon Halsey

1958-. (aged 68)
conductor university teacher choir director music director
Simon Halsey, CBE is an English choral conductor. He is artistic advisor and choral director of the Oslo Philharmonic, principal guest conductor and choral ambassador of the Orfeó Català, principal guest conductor of the WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, and the chorus director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus (CBSO Chorus), a position he has held since 1983. He is also...
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names RCM
Founded 1882
Academic calendar September to July (September - December; January-March; April-July)
Address Prince Consort Road London, SW7 2BS United Kingdom
City Population 8,800,000
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