Best Universities for Neurosurgery in North America

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Neurosurgery. A graph of 378K citations received by 18.5K academic papers made by 110 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

United States | Massachusetts

For Neurosurgery

#1 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Canada

#3 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

3. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Neurosurgery

#2 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

4. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Neurosurgery

#3 in the United States

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

5. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Neurosurgery

#4 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $11,830
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,182

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Neurosurgery

#5 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

7. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Neurosurgery

#6 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

8. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Neurosurgery

#7 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

9. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Neurosurgery

#8 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

10. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Neurosurgery

#9 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

11. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Neurosurgery

#10 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

12. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Neurosurgery

#11 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

13. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Neurosurgery

#12 in the United States

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

14. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Neurosurgery

#13 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

15. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Canada

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

16. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Neurosurgery

#14 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

17. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Neurosurgery

#15 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

18. Stanford University

United States | California

For Neurosurgery

#16 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

19. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Neurosurgery

#17 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

20. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Neurosurgery

#18 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

21. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Neurosurgery

#19 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

22. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Neurosurgery

#20 in the United States

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

23. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Canada

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

24. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Neurosurgery

#21 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

25. New York University

United States | New York State

For Neurosurgery

#22 in the United States

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

26. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Neurosurgery

#23 in the United States

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,253
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1963

27. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Neurosurgery

#24 in the United States

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

28. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Neurosurgery

#25 in the United States

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

29. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Neurosurgery

#26 in the United States

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

30. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Neurosurgery

#27 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

31. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Neurosurgery

#28 in the United States

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

32. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Neurosurgery

#29 in the United States

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

33. Thomas Jefferson University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Neurosurgery

#30 in the United States

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

34. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Neurosurgery

#31 in the United States

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

35. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Neurosurgery

#32 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

36. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Neurosurgery

#33 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

37. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Neurosurgery

#34 in the United States

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

38. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Canada

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

39. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Neurosurgery

#35 in the United States

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

40. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Neurosurgery

#36 in the United States

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

41. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States | Indiana

For Neurosurgery

#37 in the United States

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

42. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Neurosurgery

#38 in the United States

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,931
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

43. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Neurosurgery

#39 in the United States

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

44. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Neurosurgery

#40 in the United States

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

45. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

United States | Arkansas

For Neurosurgery

#41 in the United States

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 3,240
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1879

46. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Neurosurgery

#42 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

47. Seattle University

United States | Washington

For Neurosurgery

#43 in the United States

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $35,412

48. Loma Linda University

United States | California

For Neurosurgery

#44 in the United States

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 4,280
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

49. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Neurosurgery

#45 in the United States

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

50. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Neurosurgery

#46 in the United States

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

51. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Neurosurgery

#47 in the United States

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

52. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

United States | Tennessee

For Neurosurgery

#48 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,139
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1911

53. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Neurosurgery

#49 in the United States

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

54. Medical University of South Carolina

United States | South Carolina

For Neurosurgery

#50 in the United States

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,175
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1824

55. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Neurosurgery

#51 in the United States

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

56. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Neurosurgery

#52 in the United States

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

57. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Canada

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

58. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

United States | Texas

For Neurosurgery

#53 in the United States

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,518
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

59. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Neurosurgery

#54 in the United States

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

60. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Canada

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

61. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Neurosurgery

#55 in the United States

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

62. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Neurosurgery

#56 in the United States

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

63. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Neurosurgery

#7 in Canada

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

64. Albany Medical College

United States | New York State

For Neurosurgery

#57 in the United States

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 837
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1839

65. Florida College

United States | Florida

For Neurosurgery

#58 in the United States

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,360

66. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Neurosurgery

#59 in the United States

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

67. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Neurosurgery

#60 in the United States

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

68. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Neurosurgery

#61 in the United States

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

69. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Neurosurgery

#62 in the United States

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

70. University of Mississippi Medical Center

United States | Mississippi

For Neurosurgery

#63 in the United States

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1955

71. Wake Forest University

United States | North Carolina

For Neurosurgery

#64 in the United States

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Net Price: $26,197
Receiving Aid: 37%
Average Aid: $54,233

72. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Neurosurgery

#65 in the United States

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,208

73. University of Texas Medical Branch

United States | Texas

For Neurosurgery

#66 in the United States

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,361
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

74. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Neurosurgery

#67 in the United States

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

75. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

United States | Maryland

For Neurosurgery

#68 in the United States

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1972

76. New York Medical College

United States | New York State

For Neurosurgery

#69 in the United States

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,454
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1860

77. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Neurosurgery

#70 in the United States

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

78. Medical College of Wisconsin

United States | Wisconsin

For Neurosurgery

#71 in the United States

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 1,615
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1893

79. Illinois College

United States | Illinois

For Neurosurgery

#72 in the United States

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1043
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $16,296

80. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

United States | Texas

For Neurosurgery

#73 in the United States

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 5,354
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1972

81. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

United States | Louisiana

For Neurosurgery

#74 in the United States

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 1,015
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1969

82. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Neurosurgery

#75 in the United States

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

83. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Neurosurgery

#8 in Canada

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

84. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Neurosurgery

#76 in the United States

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

85. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Neurosurgery

#77 in the United States

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

86. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Neurosurgery

#78 in the United States

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

87. Upstate Medical University

United States | New York State

For Neurosurgery

#79 in the United States

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,431
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1834

88. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Neurosurgery

#80 in the United States

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

89. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

United States | Pennsylvania

For Neurosurgery

#81 in the United States

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

90. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Neurosurgery

#9 in Canada

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

91. Saint Louis University

United States | Missouri

For Neurosurgery

#82 in the United States

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,651

92. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Neurosurgery

#83 in the United States

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

93. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Neurosurgery

#84 in the United States

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,280

94. University of Louisville

United States | Kentucky

For Neurosurgery

#85 in the United States

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

95. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Neurosurgery

#86 in the United States

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

96. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

United States | New York State

For Neurosurgery

#87 in the United States

#313 in the World

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 329
Male:Female: 13:87

97. Johnson University

United States | Tennessee

For Neurosurgery

#88 in the United States

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1088
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $21,012

98. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Neurosurgery

#89 in the United States

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

99. Drexel University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Neurosurgery

#90 in the United States

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

100. Augusta University

United States | Georgia

For Neurosurgery

#91 in the United States

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 96%

Medicine subfields in North America

Anatomy and Physiology881

Anesthesiology561

Bioethics/Medical Ethics317

Biomedical Engineering297

Clinical Psychology827

Critical Care Nursing432

Epidemiology234

Family medicine658

Forensic Science242

Gastroenterology and Hepatology347

Health Science992

Healthcare Management (MHA)663

Medical Physics238

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)416

Occupational Therapy295

Oncology and Cancer research581

Ophthalmology353

Orthodontics418

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine606

Pharmacology603

Physical Therapy792

Plastic Surgery261

Public Health1076

Radiation Therapy308

Radiology and Nuclear medicine845

Respiratory Therapy232

Sonography and Ultrasound204

Sports / Exercise science319

Sports Medicine558