As part of the continued expansion of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, this year sees the addition of a new ranking dedicated to the world’s top 100 performing arts schools. The ranking features a mixture of dedicated performing arts institutions and comprehensive universities with a strong offering in this field.
The ranking is topped by the US’s Juilliard School, followed by Austria’s University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and the UK’s Royal College of Music. Also featured in the top 10 is Finland’s Sibelius Academy (7th).
Half of the ranked institutions are based in either the US or UK, which claim 26 and 24 representatives respectively. There are also five representatives apiece from Australia, Brazil and Germany, and four each from Canada and France. A total of 27 countries have at least one leading performing arts school in the list.
| Top 10 Performing Arts Schools in 2016 Based on the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016
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| 1
| Juilliard School
| United States
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| 2
| University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
| Austria
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| Royal College of Music
| United Kingdom
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| University of Oxford
| United Kingdom
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| 5
| Royal Academy of Music
| United Kingdom
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| 6
| Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Formerly Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama)
| United Kingdom
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| 7
| Sibelius Academy
| Finland
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| 8
| University of California, Berkeley
| United States
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| 9
| Guildhall School of Music and Drama
| United Kingdom
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| 10
| Indiana University Bloomington
| United States
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| See the full ranking of the world’s top performing arts schools >
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Narrowly missing out on a spot in the top 10 are the Swedish Royal College of Music in Stockholm (11th), and the French Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (12th). Germany’sHochschule für Musik und Theater München and Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin place 16thand 20th respectively, while Switzerland’s Conservatoire de musique de Genève is 19th.
Russia makes an appearance in 27th place with Moscow P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory, while Hungary’sLiszt Academy of Music is in 30th position, and Belgium’s Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles is 41st. Other European countries with at least one representative in the ranking include the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Ukraine, Poland, Ireland and the Netherlands.
Though there are no Asian representatives at the very top of the ranking, the region does have five representatives in the list. Three of these are in Indonesia, with one entry each for South Korea and Hong Kong. The leading Asian performing arts schools are the Indonesia Institute of the Arts Surakarta(joint 43rd) and Korea National University of Arts (46th).
Full ranking of the world’s top performing arts schools：
1The Juilliard School United States
2University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna Austria
=3Royal College of Music United Kingdom
=3University of Oxford United Kingdom
5Royal Academy of Music United Kingdom
6Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Formerly Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama) United Kingdom
7Sibelius Academy Finland
8University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States
9Guildhall School of Music and Drama United Kingdom
10Indiana University Bloomington United States
11Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH) Sweden
12Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP) France
13Curtis Institute of Music United States
14Royal Holloway University of London United Kingdom
15University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States
16Hochschule für Musik und Theater München Germany
=17Harvard University United States
=17University of Cambridge United Kingdom
19Conservatoire de Musique de Genève Swaziland
20Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin Germany
21Northwestern University United States
22New York University (NYU) United States
23King's College London United Kingdom
24Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln Germany
25Yale University United States
26McGill University Canada
27Moscow P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory Russia
28University of Rochester United States
29University of Michigan United States
30The Liszt Academy of Music Hungary
31Purchase College SUNY United States
32University of British Columbia Canada
=33Stanford University United States
=33University of Texas at Austin United States
35Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) Switzerland
36University Mozarteum Salzburg Austria
37Hochschule für Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Leipzig Germany
38City University of New York United States
=39Columbia University United States
=39University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign United States
41Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles Belgium
42Princeton University United States
=43Indonesia Institute of the Arts Surakarta Indonesia
=43University of Southampton United Kingdom
45University of York United Kingdom
46Korea National University of Arts South Korea
47Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory Russia
=48Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance United Kingdom
=48University of Chicago United States
50Queen's University Belfast United Kingdom
51-100Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Czech Republic
51-100Carnegie Mellon University United States
51-100Central School of Speech & Drama United Kingdom
51-100Conservatoire national supérieur d’art dramatique de Paris (CNSAD) France
51-100Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon France
51-100Conservatorio Santa Cecilia Italy
51-100Cornell University United States
51-100Durham University United Kingdom
51-100Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya Spain
51-100Florida State University United States
51-100Goldsmiths, University of London United Kingdom
51-100Griffith University Australia
51-100Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg Germany
51-100Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta Indonesia
51-100Indonesian Institute of Arts Denpasar Indonesia
51-100Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
51-100Newcastle University LogoNewcastle University United Kingdom
51-100Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom
51-100Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus Denmark
51-100Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music (Kiev Conservatory) Ukraine
51-100The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music Poland
51-100The Royal Danish Academy of Music Denmark
51-100The University of Manchester nited Kingdom
51-100The University of Melbourne Australia
51-100The University of Queensland Australia
51-100The University of Sydney Australia
51-100The University of Warwick United Kingdom
51-100The University of Western Australia Australia
51-100Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin Ireland
51-100Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Mexico
51-100Universidade de São Paulo Brazil
51-100Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) Brazil
51-100Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Brazil
51-100Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Brazil
51-100Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Do Sul Brazil
51-100Université de Montréal Canada
51-100Université François-Rabelais, Tours France
51-100University of Amsterdam Netherlands
51-100University of Birmingham United Kingdom
51-100University of Bristol United Kingdom
51-100University of California, San Diego (UCSD) United States
51-100The University of Edinburgh United Kingdom
51-100University of Glasgow United Kingdom
51-100The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
51-100University of Iowa United States
51-100University of Leeds United Kingdom
51-100University of Minnesota United States
51-100University of Otago New Zealand
51-100University of Toronto Canada
51-100Utrecht University Netherlands
