Royal College of Music

Q: How many courses does Royal College of Music offer?

Royal College of Music lists 39 courses on UniversityDB, spanning undergraduate, postgraduate and integrated master's programmes.

Q: What is Royal College of Music's TEF rating?

Royal College of Music holds a Gold rating under the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), the UK government's official assessment of undergraduate teaching quality.

Q: Where does Royal College of Music rank in UK university league tables?

Royal College of Music is placed Reporter in the Times Higher Ed (World) 2026 ranking. See the rankings sidebar for results across the major UK league tables.

Q: Who are some notable alumni of Royal College of Music?

Royal College of Music has 240 notable alumni with Wikipedia coverage on record. Notable alumni include Benjamin Britten, Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Horner.

TEF G · TEF Gold

Prince Consort Road, Kensington and Chelsea, London Founded 1882 www.rcm.ac.uk

Students

2,150

Publications

582

Citations

21,393

h-index

NSS 2025 (UG)

80.2%

Source: OfS

Founded

1882

Courses

About

Royal College of Music is a UK university founded in 1882, based in London, with around 2,150 students. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded Royal College of Music a Gold rating.

Academic staff have published 582 works cited 21,393 times, with an h-index of 89.