Royal Central School of Speech and Drama: Statistics

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Position Category
#3972 of 14,131 In the World
#1075 of 2,785 In Europe
#139 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#110 of 131 In England
#28 of 35 In London
#496 of 1,007 For Performing arts
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Quick Review

Enrollment
1,000
Type
For-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
www.cssd.ac.uk
Acceptance rate
42%*

* The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Academic CalendarSemesters
Enrollment1,000

Research profile

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama has published 372 scientific papers with 2,269 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Art & Design, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Fashion Design, History, Linguistics, and Literature.

Publications
372
Citations
2,269

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
328 / 2,117
Philosophy
254 / 1,912
Art & Design
240 / 1,558
Sociology
219 / 1,604
Political Science
193 / 1,435
Law
185 / 1,424
Fashion Design
158 / 1,148
History
142 / 920
Linguistics
138 / 1,200
Literature
132 / 554
Environmental Science
121 / 667
Psychology
120 / 1,235
Computer Science
120 / 870
Aesthetics
119 / 460
Biology
98 / 546
Engineering
91 / 656
Geography and Cartography
84 / 558
Physics
77 / 441
Medicine
74 / 600
Performing arts
70 / 288
Archaeology
70 / 502
Art History
65 / 421
Media Studies
55 / 157
Creative Writing
51 / 257
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
51 / 197
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
51 / 286
Business
46 / 147
Geology
43 / 185
Social Psychology
42 / 419
Economics
41 / 194
Gender Studies
40 / 179
Anthropology
38 / 150
Quantum and Particle physics
37 / 102
Psychiatry
36 / 486
Chemistry
33 / 177
Paleontology
33 / 163
Acoustical Engineering
32 / 280
Education Majors
32 / 566
Ecology
30 / 170
Cognitive Science
30 / 309

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 5 15
1993 5 29
1994 5 22
1995 10 40
1996 2 34
1997 0 43
1998 0 53
1999 4 37
2000 2 38
2001 2 33
2002 1 37
2003 0 36
2004 2 47
2005 1 58
2006 2 35
2007 5 37
2008 2 34
2009 2 24
2010 4 24
2011 6 27
2012 5 42
2013 16 51
2014 9 66
2015 18 59
2016 51 73
2017 38 98
2018 32 113
2019 32 99
2020 35 174
2021 9 181
2022 16 154
2023 14 180
2024 19 191
Academic rankings

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology No No No
Business No No No
Chemistry No No No
Computer Science No No No
Economics No No No
Engineering No No No
Environmental Science No No No
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics No No No
Medicine No No No
Physics No No No
Psychology Yes Yes Yes

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama alumni

  1. Carrie Fisher

    Carrie Fisher
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-2016 (aged 60)
    Occupations
    film actorscreenwritertelevision actoractorstage actor
    Biography

    Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress and writer. She played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars films (1977–1983) and reprised the role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), a posthumous release that was dedicated to her, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), through the use of unreleased footage from The Force Awakens. Her other film credits include Shampoo (1975), The Blues Brothers (1980), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), The 'Burbs (1989), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Soapdish (1991), and The Women (2008). She was nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performances in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2007) and the Channel 4 series Catastrophe (2017).

  2. Andrew Garfield

    Andrew Garfield
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    stage actorsingeractortelevision actormodel
    Biography

    Andrew Russell Garfield is an English and American actor. He came to international attention in 2010 with the supporting role of Eduardo Saverin in the drama The Social Network. He gained wider recognition for playing Spider-Man in the superhero films The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), and later in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).

  3. Kit Harington

    Kit Harington
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1986-.. (age 39)
    Enrolled in the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
    Studied in 2008
    Occupations
    film actortelevision actorstage actoractor
    Biography

    Christopher Catesby Harington, known professionally as Kit Harington, is a British actor. He is best known for his role as Jon Snow in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination and two nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards and Critics' Choice Television Awards.

  4. Natasha Richardson

    Natasha Richardson
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1963-2009 (aged 46)
    Occupations
    stage actorfilm actorfilm producer
    Biography

    Natasha Jane Richardson was a British actress. A member of the Redgrave family, Richardson was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson and the granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson.

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General information

Alternative names CSSD
Founded 1906

Location and contacts

Address Central School of Speech and Drama, 64 Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London, NW3 3HY
London, NW3 3HY
United Kingdom
City population 8,800,000
Phone +44 (20) 7722 8183

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