Royal Central School of Speech and Drama: Statistics
Updated:

Position | Category |
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#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 |
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 Calendar | Semesters |
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Enrollment | 1,000 |
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.
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama majors
by publication & citation count
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 |
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 |
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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
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Carrie Fisher
- 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).
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Andrew Garfield
- 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).
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Kit Harington
- 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.
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Natasha Richardson
- 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.





General information
Alternative names | CSSD |
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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 |
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City population | 8,800,000 |
Phone | +44 (20) 7722 8183 |