Performing Arts 2018

While there’s very little drama at the top of this year’s performing arts ranking, with the Juilliard School, the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music an unchanging top three, seven institutions can proudly boast of cracking the top 50 this year. Of these, the highest-ranked is Australia’s Monash University in 22nd.

24 countries are represented in this year’s top 100, with the US and the UK accounting for nearly half the list (49 universities).

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Interested in other courses besides performing arts? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.