Best Universities for Neurosurgery in the World

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Neurosurgery. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 482 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. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Neurosurgery

#1 in North America

#1 in Canada

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

2. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Neurosurgery

#2 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

3. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1921

4. Sapienza University of Rome

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

5. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

6. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Neurosurgery

#3 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

7. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Asia

#1 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

8. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Neurosurgery

#4 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

9. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

10. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Neurosurgery

#5 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

11. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Neurosurgery

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

12. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Neurosurgery

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

13. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

14. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Neurosurgery

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

15. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Neurosurgery

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

16. Lund University

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

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

17. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

18. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 46,429
Founded: 1914

19. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Neurosurgery

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

20. University of Verona

For Neurosurgery

#7 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

21. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Neurosurgery

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

22. University of Padua

For Neurosurgery

#8 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

23. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Neurosurgery

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

24. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Neurosurgery

#10 in Europe

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

25. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Neurosurgery

#11 in Europe

#5 in Italy

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

26. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Neurosurgery

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

27. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

28. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Neurosurgery

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

29. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Asia

#1 in Turkey

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

30. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Neurosurgery

#12 in Europe

#6 in Italy

Enrollment: 78,324
Founded: 1224

31. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Neurosurgery

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

32. Stanford University

United States | California

For Neurosurgery

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

33. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Neurosurgery

#14 in Europe

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

34. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Neurosurgery

#15 in Europe

#7 in Italy

Founded: 1404

35. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Neurosurgery

#16 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

36. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Neurosurgery

#17 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 10,747
Founded: 1967

37. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Neurosurgery

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

38. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Neurosurgery

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

39. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

40. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Neurosurgery

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

41. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Neurosurgery

#16 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

42. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Neurosurgery

#20 in Europe

#10 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,749
Founded: 1948

43. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Neurosurgery

#21 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

44. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Neurosurgery

#17 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

45. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Neurosurgery

#22 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

46. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Neurosurgery

#18 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

47. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Neurosurgery

#23 in Europe

#11 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 24,391
Founded: 1457

48. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Neurosurgery

#19 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

49. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Neurosurgery

#24 in Europe

#12 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,758
Founded: 1527

50. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Asia

#2 in India

Founded: 1983

51. Tohoku University

For Neurosurgery

#7 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

52. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Neurosurgery

#25 in Europe

#13 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,256
Founded: 1965

53. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Neurosurgery

#8 in Asia

#3 in India

Founded: 1962

54. Ege University

For Neurosurgery

#9 in Asia

#2 in Turkey

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

55. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Neurosurgery

#26 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

56. Nagoya University

For Neurosurgery

#10 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

57. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Neurosurgery

#20 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

58. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Neurosurgery

#21 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

59. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neurosurgery

#11 in Asia

#3 in Turkey

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

60. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Neurosurgery

#27 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

61. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Neurosurgery

#28 in Europe

#14 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 49,382
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

62. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Neurosurgery

#29 in Europe

#15 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,878
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

63. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Neurosurgery

#30 in Europe

#16 in Germany

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

64. University of Tokyo

For Neurosurgery

#12 in Asia

#3 in Japan

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

65. New York University

United States | New York State

For Neurosurgery

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

66. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Neurosurgery

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

67. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Neurosurgery

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

68. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Neurosurgery

#31 in Europe

#17 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

69. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Neurosurgery

#32 in Europe

#18 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

70. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Neurosurgery

#33 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

71. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Neurosurgery

#13 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

72. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Neurosurgery

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

73. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Neurosurgery

#14 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

74. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Neurosurgery

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

75. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Neurosurgery

#34 in Europe

#19 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

76. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Neurosurgery

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

77. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Neurosurgery

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

78. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Neurosurgery

#35 in Europe

#8 in Italy

Founded: 1321

79. Umea University

For Neurosurgery

#36 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

80. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Neurosurgery

#29 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

81. Thomas Jefferson University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Neurosurgery

#30 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,227

82. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Neurosurgery

#15 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

83. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Neurosurgery

#16 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

84. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Neurosurgery

#31 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,240

85. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Founded: 1874

86. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Neurosurgery

#17 in Asia

#1 in Iran

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

87. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Neurosurgery

#37 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

88. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Neurosurgery

#38 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

89. University of Messina

For Neurosurgery

#39 in Europe

#9 in Italy

Enrollment: 24,780
Founded: 1548

90. University of Siena

Italy | Tuscany

For Neurosurgery

#40 in Europe

#10 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1240

91. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Neurosurgery

#18 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

92. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Neurosurgery

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

93. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Neurosurgery

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

94. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Neurosurgery

#41 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

95. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Neurosurgery

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

96. Osaka University

For Neurosurgery

#19 in Asia

#5 in Japan

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

97. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Neurosurgery

#42 in Europe

#20 in Germany

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

98. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Neurosurgery

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

99. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

India | Karnataka

For Neurosurgery

#20 in Asia

#4 in India

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

100. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Neurosurgery

#21 in Asia

#3 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

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Anatomy and Physiology3984

Anesthesiology2456

Bioethics/Medical Ethics1027

Biomedical Engineering1500

Clinical Psychology2868

Cosmetology1038

Critical Care Nursing1749

Dermatology1554

Epidemiology1162

Family medicine2395

Forensic Science1084

Gastroenterology and Hepatology1972

Gerontology2017

Health Science3286

Healthcare Management (MHA)2393

Medical Physics1023

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)2092

Occupational Therapy1006

Oncology and Cancer research2956

Ophthalmology1467

Orthodontics1911

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine1993

Pharmacology3236

Physical Therapy3389

Plastic Surgery1120

Public Health4699

Radiation Therapy1442

Radiology and Nuclear medicine3976

Respiratory Therapy1000

Social Work1044

Sonography and Ultrasound1000

Sports / Exercise science1015

Sports Medicine2205