Education
The Royal College of Art offers a wide range of opportunities to improve your art and design practice and career, from postgraduate taught and research degrees to tailored courses for individuals, businesses and organisations.
Research
The Royal College of Art excels in world-leading art and design research with a real-world, transformational impact. The insights and expertise benefit culture, communities, the economy, and the environment. We achieve this through our commitment to supporting and creating opportunities for local, national, and international collaboration.
Career
The Student Success Team offers a careers advice service during your studies, with a dedicated advisor available for one-to-one sessions. These are available to students and graduates for up to two years after completing your studies for individual help with career choices, planning and skill development.
The careers adviser will help you to identify strengths, values, priorities and help develop the employability skills to navigate your career goals.
Top reasons to study here
- The RCA has consistently produced world leaders in the fields of creative endeavour
- RCA graduates have gone on to work for a range of global companies at the cutting edge of their industry.
- The alumni consistently redefine industry standards and pioneer sustainable innovation globally.
Royal College of Art Key Statistics & Highlights
- 21 Courses
- Public Institution Type
Student services
The advice service supports students navigating university processes (appeals, complaints and signposting) and also provides Cost of Living support through supermarket vouchers and essentials hubs.
Housing services
The Student Success team can offer guidance on finding accommodation in or around London, and provide you with answers to general queries in regards to private housing and organisations.
The RCA subscribes to the University of London Housing Services (UoLHS), an expert organisation that supports students with all matters concerned with accommodation.
Library services
The RCA Library is an inspiring and invaluable resource to inform and enhance study, research, teaching and studio practice at the College.
The collections include over 70,000 books on art and design and other complementary subjects reflecting the full range of activity at the RCA. We have current subscriptions to a variety of journals and magazines as well as a collection of older titles.
ICT services
There are several CAT Zones across the College. These include open-access high performance computing areas, both Mac and PC, as well as dedicated software training rooms. The technical spaces here showcase a variety of software and digital processes including group and one-to-one sessions with technical instructors.
Campus life
- The RCA unveiled its new campus in Battersea in 2022 – the most significant campus development in the College’s history.
- The Royal College of Art's historic Kensington campus is iconic, located in the 'Albertopolis' district of London, alongside the Victoria and Albert Museum and Imperial College, flanked by Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park – the largest green space in London – and next to the Royal Albert Hall.
- Located in the BBC Media Village, the RCA's White City is the newest addition to the RCA campus, and is equipped with state of the art bespoke studio, workshop and technical spaces that have been designed particularly for RCA students.
Student clubs
The RCA Students’ Union (SU) does a little bit of everything to help improve your time as a student. Here’s a quick breakdown of what they offer.
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Royal College of Art Student Reviews & Awards
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future in art
I am about to start my education in sep. 2026. and once I have finish it I will be glad to write about my experience. Thanks.
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