Best Universities for Neuroscience in the World

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Neuroscience. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 4,800 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Neuroscience

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

2. Stanford University

United States | California

For Neuroscience

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

3. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Neuroscience

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

4. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Neuroscience

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

5. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Neuroscience

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

6. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Neuroscience

#6 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

7. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Neuroscience

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

8. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Neuroscience

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Neuroscience

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

10. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Neuroscience

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

11. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Neuroscience

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

12. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Neuroscience

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

13. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Neuroscience

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

14. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Neuroscience

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

15. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Neuroscience

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

16. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Neuroscience

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

17. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Neuroscience

#15 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

18. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Neuroscience

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

19. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Neuroscience

#4 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

20. New York University

United States | New York State

For Neuroscience

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

21. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Neuroscience

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

22. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Neuroscience

#18 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

23. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Neuroscience

#19 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

24. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Neuroscience

#20 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,367

25. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Neuroscience

#21 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

26. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Neuroscience

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

27. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Neuroscience

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

28. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Neuroscience

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

29. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Neuroscience

#5 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

30. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Neuroscience

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

31. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Neuroscience

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

32. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Neuroscience

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

33. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Neuroscience

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

34. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Neuroscience

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

35. University of Tokyo

For Neuroscience

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

36. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Neuroscience

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

37. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Neuroscience

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

38. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Neuroscience

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,596
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1900

39. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Neuroscience

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

40. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Neuroscience

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

41. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Neuroscience

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

42. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Neuroscience

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

43. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

44. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Neuroscience

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,166

45. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Neuroscience

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

46. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Neuroscience

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,553

47. Kyoto University

For Neuroscience

#2 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

48. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Neuroscience

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

49. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Neuroscience

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,249
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1963

50. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Neuroscience

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,984
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1887

51. Rockefeller University

United States | New York State

For Neuroscience

#42 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 268
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1901

52. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Neuroscience

#6 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

53. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Neuroscience

#43 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

54. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Neuroscience

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 63%

55. Lund University

For Neuroscience

#7 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

56. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Neuroscience

#8 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

57. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Neuroscience

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 79%

58. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

59. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Neuroscience

#9 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 31,123
Founded: 1632

60. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Neuroscience

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

Enrollment: 2,308
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1943

61. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Neuroscience

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

62. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Neuroscience

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,492

63. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Neuroscience

#49 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

64. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Neuroscience

#50 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

65. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Neuroscience

#51 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Net Price: $11,188
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $2,100

66. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Neuroscience

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

67. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Neuroscience

#52 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

68. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Neuroscience

#10 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

69. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Neuroscience

#11 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,515
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

70. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Neuroscience

#53 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

71. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Neuroscience

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

72. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Neuroscience

#3 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

73. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Neuroscience

#54 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,125

74. Osaka University

For Neuroscience

#4 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

75. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Neuroscience

#13 in Europe

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

76. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Neuroscience

#14 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

77. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Neuroscience

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

78. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Neuroscience

#55 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1281
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

79. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Neuroscience

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

80. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Neuroscience

#56 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

81. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Neuroscience

#16 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Founded: 1923

82. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Neuroscience

#57 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

83. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Neuroscience

#17 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

84. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Neuroscience

#58 in North America

#51 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,028

85. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Neuroscience

#59 in North America

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

86. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Neuroscience

#18 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

87. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Neuroscience

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

88. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Neuroscience

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

89. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Neuroscience

#60 in North America

#53 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

90. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Neuroscience

#61 in North America

#54 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

91. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Neuroscience

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

92. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Neuroscience

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

93. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Neuroscience

#22 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

94. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Neuroscience

#23 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

95. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Neuroscience

#62 in North America

#55 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,566

96. Sapienza University of Rome

For Neuroscience

#24 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

97. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Neuroscience

#63 in North America

#8 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

98. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Neuroscience

#64 in North America

#56 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

99. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Neuroscience

#65 in North America

#57 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

100. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Neuroscience

#66 in North America

#58 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%