The National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris has been ranked the second best performing arts education institution in the world, behind the Royal College of Music in London, according to an international ranking.
The institution has seen very strong growth in three years: ranked 17th in 2020, it rose to 5th place in 2021 and 4th last year, according to the International QS World University Rankings.
It gains another two places this year by positioning itself ahead of the Royal Academy of Music (3rd place), the Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna (4th) and the Juilliard School in New York (5th).
The three criteria on which this ranking is based relate to academic reputation, professional reputation and research dynamics.
Success of Emilie Delorme
Created in 1795, the Paris Conservatory has trained illustrious artists, from Berlioz to Boulez, constantly renewing itself (and changing its name).
90% funded by public subsidies, it currently has 1,323 students, the vast majority of whom are French nationals, the others coming from the European Union (112) and the rest of the world (217).
They benefit from high-level training in the fields of music, dance and sound professions.
The progression in the ranking has been made since the beginning of the mandate of Émilie Delorme, who in 2019 became the first woman to direct the Conservatory, located for thirty years on the site of La Villette.
According to figures from the Conservatory, the establishment records 91% success in the diploma and 92% employment rate in professional integration.