Royal Northern College of Music

Located in the heart of Manchester, UK, the RNCM is dedicated to providing an outstanding education that propels its students into careers as inspiring and versatile musicians, fully-equipped for exciting futures both on and off stage. Housing three major performance spaces, the College is also a vibrant live music venue offering unparalleled opportunities for students to perform to public audiences and to work alongside professional musicians and visiting artists. In 2024 we were rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework and are currently ranked No 5 for music and No 8 for performing arts in the QS World University Rankings. We are also the recipient of five Times Higher Education Awards (including Outstanding Entrepreneurial University), two Greater China Awards, a Global Teaching Excellence Spotlight Award, and two Heist Awards.