Music League Table 2019

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Music can be composed, arranged, taught, studied, analysed, recorded, and much more. Our rankings feature Musical Theatre and Music Production.

We rank specialist Arts, Drama & Music colleges and conservatoires separately in the Arts, Drama & Music League Table 2020.

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Rank		University Name	Entry Standards Entry Standards The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the university. Read more	Student Satisfaction Student Satisfaction A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive. Maximum score: 5.00 Read more	Research Quality Research Quality A measure of the quality of the research undertaken in the university. Maximum score: 4.00 Read more	Graduate Prospects Graduate Prospects A guide to the success of graduates on completion of their courses at the university. Maximum score: 100 Read more	Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology. Maximum score: 100.0 Read more	Next Steps
1st	0	Durham	213	4.32	3.41	92	100.0	Profile Courses
2nd	2	Manchester	210	4.26	3.25	78	96.8	Profile Courses
3rd	3	Cambridge	203	3.79	3.06	92	96.6	Profile Courses
4th	2	Oxford	196	4.19	3.43	80	96.3	Profile Courses
5th	2	Birmingham	190	4.13	3.26	86	96.0	Profile Courses
6th	2	Edinburgh	213	4.09	3.09	74	95.2	Profile Courses

7th	8	Glasgow	208	4.09	2.98	74	94.8	Profile Courses
8th	1	Bristol	197	4.38	3.09	70	94.5	Profile Courses
9th	5	Surrey	181	4.42	2.84	80	93.8	Profile Courses
10th	1	Nottingham	171	4.32	3.29	76	93.6	Profile Courses
11th	1	Leeds	185	4.14	3.25	76	93.6	Profile Courses
12th	4	Southampton	168	4.15	3.55	76	93.4	Profile Courses
13th	8	Royal Holloway, University of London	190	3.94	3.26	68	92.6	Profile Courses
14th	1	York	167	4.32	3.04	76	92.4	Profile Courses
15th	14	Aberdeen	189	4.09	2.67	72	92.3	Profile Courses
16th	4	Cardiff	172	4.26	3.28	70	92.1	Profile Courses

17th	3	Royal Academy of Music	135	4.18	2.75	94	91.4	Profile Courses
18th	0	Newcastle	170	3.91	3.06	74	91.0	Profile Courses
19th	0	Guildhall School of Music and Drama	153	4.17	2.44	92	90.9	Profile Courses
20th	9	King's College London	173	3.79	3.10	72	90.7	Profile Courses
21st	11	City, University of London	163	4.46	3.19	64	90.5	Profile Courses
22nd	12	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	159	3.74	2.85	90	90.3	Profile Courses
23rd	2	Sheffield	146	4.13	3.30	70	90.2	Profile Courses
24th	2	Sussex	154	3.79	2.93	80	90.0	Profile Courses
25th	19	Liverpool Hope	119	4.47	2.50	86	90.0	Profile Courses
26th	4	Queen's, Belfast	158	4.33	2.83	64	89.6	Profile Courses
27th	2	SOAS University of London	127	4.30	3.36	n/a	89.5	Profile Courses
28th	11	Royal College of Music	126	4.02	3.01	90	88.9	Profile Courses
29th	6	Royal Northern College of Music	124	4.18	3.08	86	88.8	Profile Courses
30th	5	Kent	123	3.97	3.20	78	88.5	Profile Courses
31st	7	Huddersfield	124	4.27	3.25	74	88.1	Profile Courses
32nd	11	Brunel University London	134	4.54	2.75	64	88.0	Profile Courses
33rd	5	Trinity Laban	117	3.99	2.78	82	87.8	Profile Courses
34th	1	Birmingham City	135	4.32	2.85	74	87.8	Profile Courses
35th	8	Keele	122	4.02	2.92	74	87.7	Profile Courses
36th	5	Goldsmiths, University of London	132	3.72	3.17	70	87.4	Profile Courses
37th	16	Oxford Brookes	141	4.11	2.81	66	87.4	Profile Courses
38th	16	Bangor	140	4.31	3.09	62	87.2	Profile Courses
39th	3	Edinburgh Napier	181	4.11	n/a	70	86.2	Profile Courses
40th	2	Bath Spa	133	4.24	2.69	68	85.9	Profile Courses
41st	2	Coventry	n/a	3.74	2.98	66	85.8	Profile Courses
42nd	8	Chester	137	4.40	1.81	72	85.7	Profile Courses
43rd	3	Bournemouth	n/a	3.69	3.00	64	84.7	Profile Courses
44th	11	West of Scotland	157	3.64	2.47	60	84.5	Profile Courses
45th	3	Edge Hill	136	4.11	2.24	n/a	84.3	Profile Courses
46th	9	Ulster	131	4.29	2.91	44	84.3	Profile Courses
47th	2	Hull	136	3.98	2.47	60	84.0	Profile Courses
48th	3	Falmouth	109	4.13	2.14	74	83.4	Profile Courses
49th	11	Plymouth	127	4.00	2.76	54	83.1	Profile Courses
50th	4	West London	130	4.24	1.88	66	83.1	Profile Courses
51st	4	Greenwich	162	3.89	n/a	64	82.9	Profile Courses
52nd	12	Liverpool	148	3.93	3.00	38	82.9	Profile Courses
53rd	17	Middlesex	122	3.92	2.50	60	82.9	Profile Courses
54th	7	Salford	141	4.26	2.28	50	82.8	Profile Courses
55th	2	South Wales	121	3.84	2.70	62	82.5	Profile Courses
56th	0	Sunderland	130	3.94	1.88	64	82.3	Profile Courses
57th	5	Hertfordshire	120	3.95	2.09	64	82.3	Profile Courses
58th	5	Manchester Metropolitan	125	4.07	2.36	56	82.2	Profile Courses
59th	5	Central Lancashire	109	4.00	2.27	62	81.1	Profile Courses
60th	1	Brighton	112	4.26	2.95	44	81.0	Profile Courses
61st	5	Chichester	132	3.95	2.41	46	80.6	Profile Courses
62nd	4	York St John	106	4.00	2.29	56	80.6	Profile Courses
63rd	14	Winchester	127	3.92	2.40	46	80.6	Profile Courses
64th	5	London South Bank	109	3.65	2.42	n/a	80.6	Profile Courses
65th	6	East London	121	3.68	2.47	54	80.5	Profile Courses
66th	1	Canterbury Christ Church	110	3.78	2.39	54	80.4	Profile Courses
67th	3	Leeds Beckett	122	4.08	1.41	60	80.1	Profile Courses
68th	0	Derby	133	4.14	2.29	40	79.9	Profile Courses
69th	5	Gloucestershire	129	4.01	n/a	56	79.5	Profile Courses
70th	7	London Metropolitan	n/a	4.22	n/a	54	79.2	Profile Courses
71st	New	Lincoln	123	4.07	n/a	n/a	79.0	Profile Courses
72nd	1	Anglia Ruskin	110	3.66	2.33	46	78.8	Profile Courses
73rd	New	Wolverhampton	112	4.19	n/a	50	77.7	Profile Courses
74th	9	Westminster	112	3.87	n/a	56	77.6	Profile Courses
75th	5	Highlands & Islands	n/a	3.97	n/a	52	77.6	Profile Courses
76th	New	Wrexham Glyndŵr	n/a	3.91	n/a	52	77.4	Profile Courses
77th	1	Buckinghamshire New	n/a	3.82	n/a	52	77.0	Profile Courses
78th	3	Northampton	103	4.47	n/a	42	76.6	Profile Courses
79th	7	Kingston	108	3.79	n/a	52	76.4	Profile Courses
80th	2	Solent	114	4.14	n/a	42	76.3	Profile Courses
81st	19	Plymouth Marjon	111	4.09	n/a	42	76.0	Profile Courses
82nd	7	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	90	4.09	n/a	n/a	75.8	Profile Courses
83rd	New	Staffordshire	111	3.43	n/a	n/a	75.0	Profile Courses
84th	5	Liverpool John Moores	n/a	4.18	n/a	26	72.8	Profile Courses
85th	New	University for the Creative Arts	77	3.13	n/a	n/a	70.1	Profile Courses

Notes

Read University and Subject League Table Methodology to find where the data comes from, how the tables are compiled, and explanations of the measures used.

The following institutions have courses in this subject but insufficient data to be included in the ranking: De Montfort and Leeds Arts University.

Measures

The maximum scores for the measures shown are as follows:

Entry Standards: No maximum
Student Satisfaction: 5.00
Research Quality: 4.00
Graduate Prospects: 100
Overall Score: 100.0

All measures used to compile the tables are available on the full table.

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