51 universities
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| Rank | Change | University | Country | Score | Academic | Employer | Citations | H | IRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | The Juilliard School | United States of America | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 1 | Royal College of Music | United Kingdom | 94.5 | 97.1 | 84.3 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 8 | Curtis Institute of Music | United States of America | 91.2 | 89.5 | 97.8 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 1 | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | United Kingdom | 91.2 | 91.8 | 88.8 | — | — | — |
| 5 | 3 | Royal Academy of Music | United Kingdom | 88.2 | 93.6 | 66.5 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 2 | Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien | Austria | 87.3 | 92.3 | 67.2 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 3 | Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP) | France | 87.3 | 88.6 | 82.0 | — | — | — |
| 8 | 1 | New York University (NYU) | United States of America | 83.5 | 84.1 | 81.1 | — | — | — |
| 9 | 3 | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | United Kingdom | 82.3 | 84.7 | 72.8 | — | — | — |
| 10 | 10 | Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) | Hong Kong SAR, China | 81.2 | 85.3 | 64.7 | — | — | — |
| 11 | 1 | Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) | United Kingdom | 79.2 | 86.9 | 48.3 | — | — | — |
| 12 | 29 | Shanghai Conservatory of Music | China (Mainland) | 79.0 | 82.7 | 64.2 | — | — | — |
| 13 | 5 | Trinity Laban | United Kingdom | 78.4 | 86.7 | 45.0 | — | — | — |
| 14 | 2 | Moscow State Conservatory P. I. Tchaikovsky | Russian Federation | 78.0 | 72.7 | 99.2 | — | — | — |
| 15 | 6 | McGill University | Canada | 77.5 | 75.5 | 85.4 | — | — | — |
| 16 | 7 | The Royal Danish Academy of Music | Denmark | 77.3 | 76.0 | 82.5 | — | — | — |
| 17 | 5 | University Mozarteum Salzburg | Austria | 77.0 | 79.5 | 66.8 | — | — | — |
| 18 | 3 | University of Oxford | United Kingdom | 76.8 | 73.4 | 90.6 | — | — | — |
| 19 | 3 | University of Rochester | United States of America | 76.4 | 77.6 | 71.4 | — | — | — |
| 20 | 3 | Harvard University | United States of America | 75.9 | 71.7 | 92.6 | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2 | Korea National University of Arts | Republic of Korea | 75.6 | 79.8 | 58.8 | — | — | — |
| 21 | 7 | Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki | Finland | 75.6 | 80.8 | 54.8 | — | — | — |
| 23 | 7 | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom | 75.4 | 71.7 | 90.4 | — | — | — |
| 24 | 8 | UCSI University | Malaysia | 74.9 | 71.7 | 87.5 | — | — | — |
| 25 | 24 | Indiana University Bloomington | United States of America | 74.8 | 74.4 | 76.3 | — | — | — |
| 26 | 13 | Northwestern University | United States of America | 74.4 | 73.7 | 77.4 | — | — | — |
| 27 | 17 | National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore | 74.3 | 70.9 | 87.8 | — | — | — |
| 28 | 12 | The University of Melbourne | Australia | 73.3 | 73.4 | 73.1 | — | — | — |
| 29 | 7 | Yale University | United States of America | 73.2 | 73.2 | 73.2 | — | — | — |
| 30 | 21 | University of Southern California | United States of America | 72.6 | 70.1 | 82.8 | — | — | — |
| 30 | 3 | Norwegian Academy of Music | Norway | 72.6 | 76.1 | 58.5 | — | — | — |
| 32 | 8 | Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music | Hungary | 72.3 | 71.3 | 76.2 | — | — | — |
| 33 | Stanford University | United States of America | 72.1 | 68.4 | 86.7 | — | — | — | |
| 34 | 17 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | United States of America | 72.0 | 71.6 | 73.8 | — | — | — |
| 35 | 4 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | United States of America | 71.9 | 72.3 | 70.3 | — | — | — |
| 35 | 9 | The Gnesins Russian Academy of Music | Russian Federation | 71.9 | 65.0 | 99.6 | — | — | — |
| 37 | 7 | Royal Holloway, University of London | United Kingdom | 71.7 | 76.2 | 53.5 | — | — | — |
| 38 | Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin | Germany | 71.0 | 80.8 | 31.8 | — | — | — | |
| 39 | 9 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) | United States of America | 70.7 | 70.7 | 70.5 | — | — | — |
| 40 | 4 | Columbia University | United States of America | 70.6 | 69.7 | 74.0 | — | — | — |
| 41 | 8 | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama | United Kingdom | 70.5 | 88.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 41 | 10 | Royal Irish Academy of Music | Ireland | 70.5 | 71.9 | 64.7 | — | — | — |
| 43 | 1 | Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland | 70.3 | 71.7 | 64.8 | — | — | — |
| 43 | 17 | Goldsmiths, University of London | United Kingdom | 70.3 | 71.0 | 67.7 | — | — | — |
| 45 | 5 | University of Toronto | Canada | 69.9 | 66.4 | 83.8 | — | — | — |
| 46 | 5 | Chopin University of Music | Poland | 68.6 | 63.8 | 87.9 | — | — | — |
| 46 | — | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | United Kingdom | 68.6 | 71.5 | 57.2 | — | — | — |
| 48 | 3 | King's College London | United Kingdom | 68.5 | 67.1 | 74.0 | — | — | — |
| 49 | 24 | St. Petersburg Conservatory | Russian Federation | 67.4 | 60.0 | 97.0 | — | — | — |
| 50 | 1 | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) | Singapore | 67.3 | 63.9 | 80.9 | — | — | — |
| 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
94.5·Acad: 97.1·Empl: 84.3
38
Curtis Institute of Music
United States of America
91.2·Acad: 89.5·Empl: 97.8
31
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
United Kingdom
91.2·Acad: 91.8·Empl: 88.8
53
Royal Academy of Music
United Kingdom
88.2·Acad: 93.6·Empl: 66.5
62
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
Austria
87.3·Acad: 92.3·Empl: 67.2
63
Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP)
France
87.3·Acad: 88.6·Empl: 82.0
81
New York University (NYU)
United States of America
83.5·Acad: 84.1·Empl: 81.1
93
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
United Kingdom
82.3·Acad: 84.7·Empl: 72.8
1010
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA)
Hong Kong SAR, China
81.2·Acad: 85.3·Empl: 64.7
111
Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM)
United Kingdom
79.2·Acad: 86.9·Empl: 48.3
1229
Shanghai Conservatory of Music
China (Mainland)
79.0·Acad: 82.7·Empl: 64.2
135
Trinity Laban
United Kingdom
78.4·Acad: 86.7·Empl: 45.0
142
Moscow State Conservatory P. I. Tchaikovsky
Russian Federation
78.0·Acad: 72.7·Empl: 99.2
156
McGill University
Canada
77.5·Acad: 75.5·Empl: 85.4
167
The Royal Danish Academy of Music
Denmark
77.3·Acad: 76.0·Empl: 82.5
175
University Mozarteum Salzburg
Austria
77.0·Acad: 79.5·Empl: 66.8
183
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
76.8·Acad: 73.4·Empl: 90.6
193
University of Rochester
United States of America
76.4·Acad: 77.6·Empl: 71.4
203
Harvard University
United States of America
75.9·Acad: 71.7·Empl: 92.6
212
Korea National University of Arts
Republic of Korea
75.6·Acad: 79.8·Empl: 58.8
217
Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki
Finland
75.6·Acad: 80.8·Empl: 54.8
237
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
75.4·Acad: 71.7·Empl: 90.4
248
UCSI University
Malaysia
74.9·Acad: 71.7·Empl: 87.5
2524
Indiana University Bloomington
United States of America
74.8·Acad: 74.4·Empl: 76.3
2613
Northwestern University
United States of America
74.4·Acad: 73.7·Empl: 77.4
2717
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore
74.3·Acad: 70.9·Empl: 87.8
2812
The University of Melbourne
Australia
73.3·Acad: 73.4·Empl: 73.1
297
Yale University
United States of America
73.2·Acad: 73.2·Empl: 73.2
3021
University of Southern California
United States of America
72.6·Acad: 70.1·Empl: 82.8
303
Norwegian Academy of Music
Norway
72.6·Acad: 76.1·Empl: 58.5
328
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
Hungary
72.3·Acad: 71.3·Empl: 76.2
33
Stanford University
United States of America
72.1·Acad: 68.4·Empl: 86.7
3417
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
United States of America
72.0·Acad: 71.6·Empl: 73.8
354
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States of America
71.9·Acad: 72.3·Empl: 70.3
359
The Gnesins Russian Academy of Music
Russian Federation
71.9·Acad: 65.0·Empl: 99.6
377
Royal Holloway, University of London
United Kingdom
71.7·Acad: 76.2·Empl: 53.5
38
Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin
Germany
71.0·Acad: 80.8·Empl: 31.8
399
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States of America
70.7·Acad: 70.7·Empl: 70.5
404
Columbia University
United States of America
70.6·Acad: 69.7·Empl: 74.0
418
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
United Kingdom
70.5·Acad: 88.1·Empl: 0.0
4110
Royal Irish Academy of Music
Ireland
70.5·Acad: 71.9·Empl: 64.7
431
Zurich University of the Arts
Switzerland
70.3·Acad: 71.7·Empl: 64.8
4317
Goldsmiths, University of London
United Kingdom
70.3·Acad: 71.0·Empl: 67.7
455
University of Toronto
Canada
69.9·Acad: 66.4·Empl: 83.8
465
Chopin University of Music
Poland
68.6·Acad: 63.8·Empl: 87.9
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Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
United Kingdom
68.6·Acad: 71.5·Empl: 57.2
483
King's College London
United Kingdom
68.5·Acad: 67.1·Empl: 74.0
4924
St. Petersburg Conservatory
Russian Federation
67.4·Acad: 60.0·Empl: 97.0
501
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore)
Singapore
67.3·Acad: 63.9·Empl: 80.9
20261
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