28 Best universities for Neurosurgery in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Neurosurgery. A graph of 95.2K citations received by 3.78K academic papers made by 28 universities in the United Kingdom 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 College London

England | London

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Europe

#1 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Neurosurgery

#7 in Europe

#17 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

3. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Neurosurgery

#11 in Europe

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Neurosurgery

#18 in Europe

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Neurosurgery

#47 in Europe

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

6. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Neurosurgery

#54 in Europe

#122 in the World

Founded: 1948

7. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Neurosurgery

#77 in Europe

#190 in the World

Founded: 1451

8. Imperial College London

England | London

For Neurosurgery

#78 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

9. King's College London

England | London

For Neurosurgery

#92 in Europe

#227 in the World

Founded: 1829

10. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Neurosurgery

#98 in Europe

#245 in the World

Founded: 1824

11. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Neurosurgery

#109 in Europe

#274 in the World

Founded: 1900

12. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Neurosurgery

#111 in Europe

#281 in the World

Founded: 1963

13. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Neurosurgery

#129 in Europe

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

14. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Neurosurgery

#132 in Europe

#350 in the World

Founded: 1905

15. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Neurosurgery

#135 in Europe

#358 in the World

Founded: 1733

16. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Neurosurgery

#152 in Europe

#409 in the World

Founded: 1967

17. Keele University

England | Keele

For Neurosurgery

#174 in Europe

#494 in the World

Founded: 1962

18. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Neurosurgery

#182 in Europe

#520 in the World

Founded: 1893

19. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Neurosurgery

#186 in Europe

#530 in the World

Founded: 1967

20. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Neurosurgery

#192 in Europe

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

21. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Neurosurgery

#194 in Europe

#554 in the World

Founded: 1968

22. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Neurosurgery

#195 in Europe

#555 in the World

Founded: 1904

23. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Neurosurgery

#198 in Europe

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

24. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Neurosurgery

#204 in Europe

#578 in the World

Founded: 1495

25. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Neurosurgery

#212 in Europe

#617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

26. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Neurosurgery

#218 in Europe

#658 in the World

Founded: 1954

27. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Neurosurgery

#224 in Europe

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

28. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Neurosurgery

#225 in Europe

#684 in the World

Founded: 1997

The best cities to study Neurosurgery in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Liverpool, Oxford, and Cambridge.