Royal Northern College of Music

Manchester · Higher Education Institution

Track record

The sponsor holds Student Sponsor status with a track record of compliance — the standard standing for an established provider.

Students

HESA 2024/25

36.9%

of students are international

65%

from its top 3 countries

935

590

345

300

International students by level

Postgraduate taught165

First degree160

Postgraduate research5

Other undergraduate0

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · +68% since 2014/15

Built from the country breakdown, which rounds every country to the nearest five and drops the smallest to zero — so the latest year here reads a little below the 345 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

China

175

50.7%

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

7.2%

United States

7.2%

Australia

4.3%

Ireland

2.9%

Singapore

2.9%

21 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

345 non-UK590 UK

Non-UK domiciledUK domiciled

Source: HESA, HE student enrolments by HE provider and permanent address, 2024/25, CC BY 4.0; source countries from DT051 Table 28, same licence. Counts are HESA-rounded to the nearest 5, so components may not sum exactly. Domicile is permanent address, which is not the same as fee status or visa route.