Best Universities for Neurosurgery 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 Neurosurgery. A graph of 570K citations received by 22.9K academic papers made by 118 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 Neurosurgery

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

2. University of Toronto

For Neurosurgery

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

3. University of California - San Francisco

For Neurosurgery

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

4. Johns Hopkins University

For Neurosurgery

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

5. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Neurosurgery

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

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Neurosurgery

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

7. University of California - Los Angeles

For Neurosurgery

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

8. University of Pittsburgh

For Neurosurgery

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

9. University of Pennsylvania

For Neurosurgery

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

10. Northwestern University

For Neurosurgery

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

11. University of Virginia

For Neurosurgery

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

12. University of Utah

For Neurosurgery

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

13. University of Florida

For Neurosurgery

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

14. Stanford University

For Neurosurgery

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

15. Cornell University

For Neurosurgery

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

16. University of Washington - Seattle

For Neurosurgery

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

17. University of Southern California

For Neurosurgery

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

18. Columbia University

For Neurosurgery

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

19. University of Miami

For Neurosurgery

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

20. Catholic University of America

For Neurosurgery

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Net Price
$32,705
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$42,657

21. New York University

For Neurosurgery

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

22. McGill University

For Neurosurgery

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

23. Baylor College of Medicine

For Neurosurgery

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

24. University of British Columbia

For Neurosurgery

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

25. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Neurosurgery

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

26. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Neurosurgery

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

27. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Neurosurgery

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

28. Yale University

For Neurosurgery

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

29. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Neurosurgery

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

30. Emory University

For Neurosurgery

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

31. Case Western Reserve University

For Neurosurgery

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

32. Oregon Health & Science University

For Neurosurgery

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

33. Washington University in St Louis

For Neurosurgery

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

34. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Neurosurgery

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

35. University of Calgary

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Canada
#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

36. University of Cincinnati

For Neurosurgery

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

37. Duke University

For Neurosurgery

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

38. Thomas Jefferson University

For Neurosurgery

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

40. University of California-San Diego

For Neurosurgery

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

41. Brown University

For Neurosurgery

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

42. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Neurosurgery

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

43. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Neurosurgery

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

44. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Neurosurgery

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

45. Medical University of South Carolina

For Neurosurgery

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

46. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

For Neurosurgery

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
3,485
Male:Female
25:75
Founded
1879

47. University at Buffalo

For Neurosurgery

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

48. Wayne State University

For Neurosurgery

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

50. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Neurosurgery

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

51. George Washington University

For Neurosurgery

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$46,485

52. Loma Linda University

For Neurosurgery

#154 in the World
Enrollment
4,210
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1905

53. University of South Florida

For Neurosurgery

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

54. Western University

For Neurosurgery

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

55. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

For Neurosurgery

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
3,101
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1911

56. University of Chicago

For Neurosurgery

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

57. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Neurosurgery

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

58. Georgetown University

For Neurosurgery

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

59. University of California - Davis

For Neurosurgery

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

60. Ohio State University

For Neurosurgery

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

61. Vanderbilt University

For Neurosurgery

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

63. University of Iowa

For Neurosurgery

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

64. University of Montreal

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Canada
#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

65. Albany Medical College

For Neurosurgery

#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
814
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1839

66. McMaster University

For Neurosurgery

#7 in Canada
#218 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

67. Florida College

For Neurosurgery

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1075
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$24,335

68. University of California - Irvine

For Neurosurgery

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

69. Wake Forest University

For Neurosurgery

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

70. University of Ottawa

For Neurosurgery

#8 in Canada
#224 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

71. New York Medical College

For Neurosurgery

#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,471
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1860

73. University of Arizona

For Neurosurgery

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

74. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Neurosurgery

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

75. University of Kentucky

For Neurosurgery

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

77. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Neurosurgery

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

78. Boston University

For Neurosurgery

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

80. University of Alberta

For Neurosurgery

#9 in Canada
#263 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

81. Illinois College

For Neurosurgery

#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1032
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$17,375

82. Dartmouth College

For Neurosurgery

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

83. West Virginia University

For Neurosurgery

#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

85. University of Rochester

For Neurosurgery

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

86. Drexel University

For Neurosurgery

#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$42,801

87. University of Louisville

For Neurosurgery

#288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

88. Upstate Medical University

For Neurosurgery

#292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,341
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1834

89. University of New Mexico

For Neurosurgery

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

90. Michigan State University

For Neurosurgery

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

91. Saint Louis University

For Neurosurgery

#299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$27,749

92. Augusta University

For Neurosurgery

#300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1055
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
93%

93. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Neurosurgery

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

94. Capital University

For Neurosurgery

#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1045
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$22,395

95. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Neurosurgery

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

96. University of Texas at Austin

For Neurosurgery

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

97. Tufts University

For Neurosurgery

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

98. Temple University

For Neurosurgery

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

99. University of Vermont

For Neurosurgery

#320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
95%

100. Mercer University

For Neurosurgery

#329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$24,364