The Royal College of Music, Stockholm is the oldest institution of higher education in music in Sweden, founded in 1771 as the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The institution was made independent of the Academy in 1971 and is now a public authority directly under the Ministry of Education and Research. Vice-Chancellor from June 2019 is Helena Wessman, former general manager of Berwaldhallen.

The students must pass examinations in order to enroll to the university. Only one applicant out of 10 manages to successfully enroll to Royal College of Music in Stockholm, which makes the university one of the most selective in the world. Academic year of the university consists of two semesters.