QS World University Rankings for Performing Arts 2018

University rankings
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Year 2025

Subject Arts and Humanities

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Rank	University	Overall Score	Academic Reputation	Employer Reputation	Citations per Paper
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Year 2025

Subject Arts and Humanities

QS Stars rated only

Rank	University Overall score Selected indicator will be visible in the table	Overall	Academic Reputation	Employer Reputation
1	The Juilliard School United States	97.8	100	77.6
2	Royal College of Music United Kingdom	97.4	99.6	77.7
3	Royal Academy of Music United Kingdom	94.5	96.4	77.7
4	University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna Austria	91.7	91.8	90.5
5	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Formerly Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama) United Kingdom	90.3	91.7	77.6
6	Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki (Uniarts Helsinki) Finland	88.8	94.5	37.3
7	Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP) France	88.5	94.1	37.6
8	Curtis Institute of Music United States	88.1	89.3	77.7
9	New York University (NYU) United States	87.6	87.4	89
10	Harvard University United States	84.4	83.5	92
11	Royal College of Music in Stockholm Sweden	84.2	88.6	44.8
12	Northwestern University United States	84.1	84.9	76.6
13	University of Oxford United Kingdom	83.8	83	91
=14	Royal Holloway University of London United Kingdom	83.7	87.6	48.7
=14	University of Cambridge United Kingdom	83.7	82.8	91.5
16	Indiana University Bloomington United States	81.8	83	71.3
17	Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta Indonesia	81.5	86.4	37.4
18	Yale University United States	81.4	81.6	79.2
19	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States	81	81.1	80.5
20	Stanford University United States	79.8	79.4	83.1
21	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States	79	80	69.6
22	Monash University Australia	78.6	76.3	99.5
23	Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom	78.2	78.5	75.6
24	The University of Melbourne Australia	77.3	74.8	100
25	Columbia University United States	77.2	77.9	70.9


1	The Juilliard School United States
2	Royal College of Music United Kingdom
3	Royal Academy of Music United Kingdom
4	University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna Austria
5	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Formerly Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama) United Kingdom
6	Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki (Uniarts Helsinki) Finland
7	Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP) France
8	Curtis Institute of Music United States
9	New York University (NYU) United States
10	Harvard University United States
11	Royal College of Music in Stockholm Sweden
12	Northwestern University United States
13	University of Oxford United Kingdom
=14	Royal Holloway University of London United Kingdom
=14	University of Cambridge United Kingdom
16	Indiana University Bloomington United States
17	Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta Indonesia
18	Yale University United States
19	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States
20	Stanford University United States
21	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States
22	Monash University Australia
23	Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom
24	The University of Melbourne Australia
25	Columbia University United States