Founded in 1837, the Royal College of Art is the world's leading university of art and design. Specialising in teaching and research, the RCA o🐲ffers degrees of MA, MPhil, MFA, MDes, MArch, MEd, MRes, Graduate Diploma and P🌜hD across the disciplines of architecture, arts & humanities, design and communication.

A small, specialist and research-intensive postgraduate university based in the heart of London, the RCA provides around 2,800 students with unrivalled opportunities to deliver art and design projects that transform the worldܫ.

The RCA's approach is founded on the premise that art, design, creative thinking, science, engineering a﷽nd technology must all collaborate to solve today's global challenges.

The RCA is home to more than 850 of the world’s leading academic and professional staff who ☂teach and develop students in 34 academic p💟rogrammes. RCA students are exposed to new knowledge in a way that encourages them to experiment.

The RCA runs𒁃 joint courses with Imperial College London and the Victoria & Albe🎐rt Museum.

InnovationRCA, the university's centre for ente⛄rprise, entrepreneurship, incubation and business support, has helped⭕ over 81 RCA business ideas become a reality that has led to the creation of over 800 UK jobs.

Alumni include such major figures as Dame Barbara Hepworth, Bridget Riley🅷, Henry Moore OM, David Hockney OM, Sir Peter Blake, Sir Ridley Scott, Dame Zandra Rhodes, Sir Frank Bowling, Sir James Dyson OM, Tracey Emin RA CBE, Chris Ofili CBE, Sir Anthony Finkelstein, Francesca Amfitheatrof, Erdem Moralıoğlu MBE, Bianca Saunders and Thomas Heatherw🐓ick CBE RDI.

The RCA was named the world's leading university of art and design in the QS World Rankings 2024 for the tenth consecutive year (QS World Subject Rankings 2015-♔2024).