26 universities
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| Rank | Change | University | Country | Score | Academic | Employer | Citations | H | IRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | The Juilliard School | United States of America | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 1 | Royal College of Music | United Kingdom | 96.6 | 99.4 | 85.6 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 5 | Curtis Institute of Music | United States of America | 93.8 | 92.9 | 97.6 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 1 | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | United Kingdom | 91.8 | 91.9 | 91.2 | — | — | — |
| 5 | 3 | Royal Academy of Music | United Kingdom | 91.7 | 96.4 | 72.8 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 2 | Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP) | France | 88.5 | 90.2 | 81.5 | — | — | — |
| 7 | — | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | United Kingdom | 83.8 | 84.4 | 81.5 | — | — | — |
| 8 | 3 | Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) | United Kingdom | 81.6 | 89.6 | 49.6 | — | — | — |
| 9 | 8 | Shanghai Conservatory of Music | China (Mainland) | 81.3 | 83.9 | 70.8 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Moscow State Conservatory P. I. Tchaikovsky | Russian Federation | 80.4 | 76.1 | 97.8 | — | — | — | |
| 11 | 4 | The Royal Danish Academy of Music | Denmark | 79.9 | 79.4 | 81.8 | — | — | — |
| 12 | — | Royal Irish Academy of Music | Ireland | 78.3 | 78.3 | 78.3 | — | — | — |
| 13 | 1 | McGill University | Canada | 77.8 | 77.4 | 79.6 | — | — | — |
| 13 | 4 | Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki | Finland | 77.8 | 81.6 | 62.7 | — | — | — |
| 15 | 2 | University of Rochester | United States of America | 77.6 | 80.0 | 68.1 | — | — | — |
| 16 | — | Indiana University Bloomington | United States of America | 77.3 | 77.3 | 77.2 | — | — | — |
| 17 | 5 | Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music | Hungary | 77.2 | 77.6 | 75.7 | — | — | — |
| 18 | — | Norwegian Academy of Music | Norway | 76.0 | 79.9 | 60.2 | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1 | Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien | Austria | 75.2 | 80.4 | 54.2 | — | — | — |
| 20 | 9 | Trinity Laban | United Kingdom | 72.9 | 81.3 | 39.3 | — | — | — |
| 21 | — | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom | 72.7 | 70.2 | 82.6 | — | — | — |
| 22 | 7 | The Gnesins Russian Academy of Music | Russian Federation | 72.3 | 66.1 | 97.2 | — | — | — |
| 23 | — | Chopin University of Music | Poland | 71.6 | 68.5 | 84.1 | — | — | — |
| 24 | — | UCSI University | Malaysia | 71.5 | 67.4 | 88.1 | — | — | — |
| 25 | 6 | St. Petersburg Conservatory | Russian Federation | 69.7 | 63.3 | 95.1 | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 1 | INSTITUTION | COUNTRY/TERRITORY | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Juilliard School
United States of America
100.0·Acad: 100.0·Empl: 100.0
21
Royal College of Music
United Kingdom
96.6·Acad: 99.4·Empl: 85.6
35
Curtis Institute of Music
United States of America
93.8·Acad: 92.9·Empl: 97.6
41
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
United Kingdom
91.8·Acad: 91.9·Empl: 91.2
53
Royal Academy of Music
United Kingdom
91.7·Acad: 96.4·Empl: 72.8
62
Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP)
France
88.5·Acad: 90.2·Empl: 81.5
7—
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
United Kingdom
83.8·Acad: 84.4·Empl: 81.5
83
Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM)
United Kingdom
81.6·Acad: 89.6·Empl: 49.6
98
Shanghai Conservatory of Music
China (Mainland)
81.3·Acad: 83.9·Empl: 70.8
10
Moscow State Conservatory P. I. Tchaikovsky
Russian Federation
80.4·Acad: 76.1·Empl: 97.8
114
The Royal Danish Academy of Music
Denmark
79.9·Acad: 79.4·Empl: 81.8
12—
Royal Irish Academy of Music
Ireland
78.3·Acad: 78.3·Empl: 78.3
131
McGill University
Canada
77.8·Acad: 77.4·Empl: 79.6
134
Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki
Finland
77.8·Acad: 81.6·Empl: 62.7
152
University of Rochester
United States of America
77.6·Acad: 80.0·Empl: 68.1
16—
Indiana University Bloomington
United States of America
77.3·Acad: 77.3·Empl: 77.2
175
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
Hungary
77.2·Acad: 77.6·Empl: 75.7
18—
Norwegian Academy of Music
Norway
76.0·Acad: 79.9·Empl: 60.2
191
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
Austria
75.2·Acad: 80.4·Empl: 54.2
209
Trinity Laban
United Kingdom
72.9·Acad: 81.3·Empl: 39.3
21—
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
72.7·Acad: 70.2·Empl: 82.6
227
The Gnesins Russian Academy of Music
Russian Federation
72.3·Acad: 66.1·Empl: 97.2
23—
Chopin University of Music
Poland
71.6·Acad: 68.5·Empl: 84.1
24—
UCSI University
Malaysia
71.5·Acad: 67.4·Empl: 88.1
256
St. Petersburg Conservatory
Russian Federation
69.7·Acad: 63.3·Empl: 95.1
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