Royal College of Art
No bachelor's degrees at the RCA in London: a postgraduate art and design university (Kensington, Battersea, White City) offering master's, MPhil/PhD and a pre-master's Graduate Diploma; from September 2027 joint bachelor's degrees are taught and admitted by Norwich University of the Arts.
No bachelor's at the RCA in London: master's applicants (with a first degree or equivalent experience) are selected on their portfolio and application, with an interview in some cases
The RCA's own online application with a portfolio (3 to 5 files)
Master's starting September 2027: round 1 8 January 2027, round 2 23 March 2027, final 2 June 2027 (12 noon UK time)
No bachelor's degrees: RCA fees are for its master's and research programmes (see rca.ac.uk).
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QS subject rankings 2026 (world)
Admission
- How students are selected
- No bachelor's at the RCA in London: master's applicants (with a first degree or equivalent experience) are selected on their portfolio and application, with an interview in some cases; the Graduate Diploma is a pre-master's year.
- How to apply
- The RCA's own online application with a portfolio (3 to 5 files)
- Usual deadlines
- Master's starting September 2027: round 1 8 January 2027, round 2 23 March 2027, final 2 June 2027 (12 noon UK time) · all United Kingdom deadlines
- Teaching language
- English
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