Ñ is not a letter, and even though at some point recently it was part of the alphabet its standing has always been flaky. It is technically just a spicy n with an accent.
De hecho la virgulilla (~) es un tipo de tilde. Aunque ahora que lo pienso, no sé sí la RAE tendrá un asiento para la Ñ… me decepcionaría si no fuera así.