Royal Northern College of Music
The RNCM building on Oxford Road | |
Other names | RNCM |
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| Type | Public, Conservatoire |
| Established | 1973 by the merger of the Northern School of Music (established 1920) and the Royal Manchester College of Music (established 1893) |
| Endowment | £23.3 million (2025) |
| Budget | £28.7 million (2024/25) |
| President | Sir John Tomlinson |
| Principal | Professor Linda Merrick CBE |
Administrative staff | 320 teaching staff |
| Students | 935 (2024/25) |
| Undergraduates | 585 (2024/25) |
| Postgraduates | 350 (2024/25) |
| Address | 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD , , England, UK 53°28′07″N 2°14′11″W / 53.46861°N 2.23639°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | |
| Website | rncm |
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is a conservatoire in Manchester, England. It is one of four conservatoires associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. In addition to being a centre of music education, the RNCM is a busy and diverse public performance venue.