Best Universities for Neuroscience in North America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Neuroscience. A graph of 166M citations received by 3.46M academic papers made by 1,210 universities in North America 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

For Neuroscience

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

2. Johns Hopkins University

For Neuroscience

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

3. Stanford University

For Neuroscience

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

4. Yale University

For Neuroscience

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

5. University of Toronto

For Neuroscience

#1 in Canada
#6 in the World
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

6. University of California - San Francisco

For Neuroscience

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,007
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

7. University of Pennsylvania

For Neuroscience

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

8. University of California - Los Angeles

For Neuroscience

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Neuroscience

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

10. University of California-San Diego

For Neuroscience

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

11. Columbia University

For Neuroscience

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

12. University of Washington - Seattle

For Neuroscience

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

13. University of Pittsburgh

For Neuroscience

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

14. Washington University in St Louis

For Neuroscience

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

15. McGill University

For Neuroscience

#2 in Canada
#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

16. New York University

For Neuroscience

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

17. Cornell University

For Neuroscience

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

18. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Neuroscience

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

19. Emory University

For Neuroscience

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

20. Northwestern University

For Neuroscience

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

21. University of British Columbia

For Neuroscience

#3 in Canada
#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

22. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Neuroscience

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

23. University of California - Berkeley

For Neuroscience

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

24. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Neuroscience

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

25. University of California - Irvine

For Neuroscience

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$23,110
Enrollment
37,297

26. Duke University

For Neuroscience

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

27. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Neuroscience

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

28. University of Southern California

For Neuroscience

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

29. University of Florida

For Neuroscience

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

30. University of Iowa

For Neuroscience

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

31. Boston University

For Neuroscience

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

32. Baylor College of Medicine

For Neuroscience

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,774
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

33. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Neuroscience

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

34. University of California - Davis

For Neuroscience

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

35. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Neuroscience

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$12,328
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,018

36. University of Chicago

For Neuroscience

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

37. Ohio State University

For Neuroscience

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

39. Case Western Reserve University

For Neuroscience

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,000

40. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Neuroscience

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,261
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1963

41. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Neuroscience

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

42. Vanderbilt University

For Neuroscience

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

43. Oregon Health & Science University

For Neuroscience

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,942
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

44. University of Montreal

For Neuroscience

#4 in Canada
#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

45. University of Miami

For Neuroscience

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,397

46. University of Virginia

For Neuroscience

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

47. Western University

For Neuroscience

#5 in Canada
#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

48. Pennsylvania State University

For Neuroscience

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

49. University of Utah

For Neuroscience

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

50. Rockefeller University

For Neuroscience

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
281
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1901

51. University of Texas at Austin

For Neuroscience

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

52. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Neuroscience

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

53. University of Calgary

For Neuroscience

#6 in Canada
#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

54. University of Arizona

For Neuroscience

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

55. University of Rochester

For Neuroscience

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,462

56. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Neuroscience

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,636
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

57. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Neuroscience

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
95%

58. Brown University

For Neuroscience

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,256

59. University of Kentucky

For Neuroscience

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

60. Princeton University

For Neuroscience

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,313

61. University of Alberta

For Neuroscience

#7 in Canada
#91 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

62. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Neuroscience

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

63. California Institute of Technology

For Neuroscience

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$14,513
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$72,373

64. Wayne State University

For Neuroscience

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

65. McMaster University

For Neuroscience

#8 in Canada
#105 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

66. Michigan State University

For Neuroscience

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

67. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Neuroscience

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,786
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1959

68. Carnegie Mellon University

For Neuroscience

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$35,552

69. Laval University

For Neuroscience

#9 in Canada
#115 in the World
Enrollment
56,000
Founded
1852

70. Stony Brook University

For Neuroscience

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
99%

71. Tufts University

For Neuroscience

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,367

72. Medical University of South Carolina

For Neuroscience

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,246
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1824

73. University of Maryland - College Park

For Neuroscience

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

74. University of Ottawa

For Neuroscience

#10 in Canada
#130 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

75. Wake Forest University

For Neuroscience

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,401

76. University of Colorado Boulder

For Neuroscience

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
67%

77. University at Buffalo

For Neuroscience

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

78. Georgetown University

For Neuroscience

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,083

79. Purdue University

For Neuroscience

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

80. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Neuroscience

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,172
Enrollment
79,818

81. University of South Florida

For Neuroscience

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
89%

82. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Neuroscience

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

83. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Neuroscience

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

84. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Neuroscience

#154 in the World
Enrollment
1,677
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1893

85. Dalhousie University

For Neuroscience

#11 in Canada
#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

86. University of Cincinnati

For Neuroscience

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

88. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Neuroscience

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

89. Temple University

For Neuroscience

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$14,837
Enrollment
29,640

90. University of Connecticut

For Neuroscience

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

91. Dartmouth College

For Neuroscience

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,322

92. Queen's University

For Neuroscience

#12 in Canada
#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
35,612
Founded
1841

93. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Neuroscience

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
3,241
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1891

94. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Neuroscience

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
73%

95. Florida State University

For Neuroscience

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

96. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Neuroscience

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
92%

97. Thomas Jefferson University

For Neuroscience

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$29,325

98. Brandeis University

For Neuroscience

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$43,550

99. University of New Mexico

For Neuroscience

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
100%

100. University of Oregon

For Neuroscience

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%