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 531K citations received by 21.6K academic papers made by 121 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
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

2. University of Toronto

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Canada
#3 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

3. University of California - San Francisco

For Neurosurgery

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

4. Johns Hopkins University

For Neurosurgery

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

5. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Neurosurgery

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$11,577
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$1,900

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Neurosurgery

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

7. University of California - Los Angeles

For Neurosurgery

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

8. University of Pittsburgh

For Neurosurgery

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

9. Northwestern University

For Neurosurgery

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

10. University of Pennsylvania

For Neurosurgery

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

11. University of Virginia

For Neurosurgery

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

12. University of Utah

For Neurosurgery

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

13. University of Washington - Seattle

For Neurosurgery

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

14. Stanford University

For Neurosurgery

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

15. University of Florida

For Neurosurgery

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

16. Cornell University

For Neurosurgery

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

17. University of Southern California

For Neurosurgery

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

18. Columbia University

For Neurosurgery

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

19. Catholic University of America

For Neurosurgery

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$35,008
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$38,232

20. New York University

For Neurosurgery

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

21. McGill University

For Neurosurgery

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

22. University of Miami

For Neurosurgery

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

23. Baylor College of Medicine

For Neurosurgery

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,699
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1900

24. University of British Columbia

For Neurosurgery

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

25. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Neurosurgery

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,234
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1963

26. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Neurosurgery

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

27. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Neurosurgery

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

28. Yale University

For Neurosurgery

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

29. Case Western Reserve University

For Neurosurgery

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

30. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Neurosurgery

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

31. Oregon Health & Science University

For Neurosurgery

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,877
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

32. Emory University

For Neurosurgery

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

33. University of Calgary

For Neurosurgery

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

34. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Neurosurgery

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

35. Washington University in St Louis

For Neurosurgery

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

36. University of Cincinnati

For Neurosurgery

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

37. Duke University

For Neurosurgery

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

39. University of California-San Diego

For Neurosurgery

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

40. Thomas Jefferson University

For Neurosurgery

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$29,097

41. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Neurosurgery

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,667
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

42. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

For Neurosurgery

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
3,275
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1879

43. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Neurosurgery

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

44. Brown University

For Neurosurgery

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

45. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Neurosurgery

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

46. Medical University of South Carolina

For Neurosurgery

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,117
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1824

47. Wayne State University

For Neurosurgery

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

48. University at Buffalo

For Neurosurgery

#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

49. George Washington University

For Neurosurgery

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,466

50. Loma Linda University

For Neurosurgery

#145 in the World
Enrollment
4,202
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

51. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Neurosurgery

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

53. University of South Florida

For Neurosurgery

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

54. Western University

For Neurosurgery

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

55. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

For Neurosurgery

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
3,121
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1911

56. University of Chicago

For Neurosurgery

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

57. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Neurosurgery

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,640
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

58. University of California - Davis

For Neurosurgery

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

59. Georgetown University

For Neurosurgery

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

60. Ohio State University

For Neurosurgery

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

61. Vanderbilt University

For Neurosurgery

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

63. University of Iowa

For Neurosurgery

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

64. Wake Forest University

For Neurosurgery

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,790

65. Florida College

For Neurosurgery

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$23,885

66. University of Montreal

For Neurosurgery

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

67. McMaster University

For Neurosurgery

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

68. University of Ottawa

For Neurosurgery

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

69. University of California - Irvine

For Neurosurgery

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

70. Albany Medical College

For Neurosurgery

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
834
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1839

71. New York Medical College

For Neurosurgery

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,470
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1860

72. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Neurosurgery

#228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

73. University of Arizona

For Neurosurgery

#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

75. University of Kentucky

For Neurosurgery

#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

78. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Neurosurgery

#247 in the World
Enrollment
1,661
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1893

79. Boston University

For Neurosurgery

#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

80. Dartmouth College

For Neurosurgery

#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,322

81. Illinois College

For Neurosurgery

#260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1081
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$17,255

83. West Virginia University

For Neurosurgery

#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

84. University of Rochester

For Neurosurgery

#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

85. Drexel University

For Neurosurgery

#275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$42,342

86. University of Alberta

For Neurosurgery

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

87. Augusta University

For Neurosurgery

#286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

88. University of Louisville

For Neurosurgery

#289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

89. Upstate Medical University

For Neurosurgery

#290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,286
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1834

90. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Neurosurgery

#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
3,315
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1891

91. Capital University

For Neurosurgery

#295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1085
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$22,480

92. University of New Mexico

For Neurosurgery

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

93. Saint Louis University

For Neurosurgery

#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$30,911

94. Michigan State University

For Neurosurgery

#301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

95. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Neurosurgery

#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

96. University of Texas at Austin

For Neurosurgery

#304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

97. Tufts University

For Neurosurgery

#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

98. University of Vermont

For Neurosurgery

#308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
100%

99. Temple University

For Neurosurgery

#315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

100. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Neurosurgery

#322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,394
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1962