Best Universities for Neurosurgery in North America

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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

For Neurosurgery

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

2. University of Toronto

For Neurosurgery

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

3. Johns Hopkins University

For Neurosurgery

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

4. University of California - San Francisco

For Neurosurgery

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

5. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Neurosurgery

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$11,830
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,182

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Neurosurgery

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

7. University of Pittsburgh

For Neurosurgery

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

8. Northwestern University

For Neurosurgery

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

9. University of Virginia

For Neurosurgery

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

10. University of California - Los Angeles

For Neurosurgery

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

11. University of Southern California

For Neurosurgery

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

12. University of Pennsylvania

For Neurosurgery

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

13. Cornell University

For Neurosurgery

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

14. Columbia University

For Neurosurgery

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

15. McGill University

For Neurosurgery

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

16. University of Utah

For Neurosurgery

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

17. Baylor College of Medicine

For Neurosurgery

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

18. Stanford University

For Neurosurgery

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

19. University of Florida

For Neurosurgery

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

20. University of Miami

For Neurosurgery

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

21. University of Washington - Seattle

For Neurosurgery

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

22. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Neurosurgery

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

23. University of 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

For Neurosurgery

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

25. New York University

For Neurosurgery

#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

For Neurosurgery

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,253
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1963

27. Yale University

For Neurosurgery

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

28. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Neurosurgery

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

29. University of California-San Diego

For Neurosurgery

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

30. Case Western Reserve University

For Neurosurgery

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

31. University of Cincinnati

For Neurosurgery

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

32. Emory University

For Neurosurgery

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

33. Thomas Jefferson University

For Neurosurgery

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$28,110

34. Washington University in St Louis

For Neurosurgery

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

35. Oregon Health & Science University

For Neurosurgery

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,870
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

36. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Neurosurgery

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

37. George Washington University

For Neurosurgery

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

38. University of Calgary

For Neurosurgery

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

39. Wayne State University

For Neurosurgery

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

41. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Neurosurgery

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

42. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Neurosurgery

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,931
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

43. University at Buffalo

For Neurosurgery

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

44. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Neurosurgery

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

45. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

For Neurosurgery

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
3,240
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1879

46. University of South Florida

For Neurosurgery

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

47. Seattle University

For Neurosurgery

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$35,412

48. Loma Linda University

For Neurosurgery

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
4,280
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1905

49. Ohio State University

For Neurosurgery

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

51. Duke University

For Neurosurgery

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

52. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

For Neurosurgery

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
3,139
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1911

53. University of California - Davis

For Neurosurgery

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

54. Medical University of South Carolina

For Neurosurgery

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,175
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1824

55. Georgetown University

For Neurosurgery

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

56. Providence College

For Neurosurgery

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

57. Western University

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

For Neurosurgery

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,518
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

59. University of Chicago

For Neurosurgery

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

60. University of Ottawa

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Canada
#176 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

61. Brown University

For Neurosurgery

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

62. Boston University

For Neurosurgery

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

63. McMaster University

For Neurosurgery

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

64. Albany Medical College

For Neurosurgery

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
837
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1839

65. Florida College

For Neurosurgery

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1065
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$21,360

66. Vanderbilt University

For Neurosurgery

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

67. University of Arizona

For Neurosurgery

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

68. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Neurosurgery

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

69. University of Iowa

For Neurosurgery

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

71. Wake Forest University

For Neurosurgery

#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Net Price
$26,197
Receiving Aid
37%
Average Aid
$54,233

72. Dartmouth College

For Neurosurgery

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,208

73. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Neurosurgery

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
3,361
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1891

74. University of California - Irvine

For Neurosurgery

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

76. New York Medical College

For Neurosurgery

#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,454
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1860

77. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Neurosurgery

#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

78. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Neurosurgery

#243 in the World
Enrollment
1,615
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1893

79. Illinois College

For Neurosurgery

#246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1043
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$16,296

82. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Neurosurgery

#260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

83. University of Montreal

For Neurosurgery

#8 in Canada
#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

84. Michigan State University

For Neurosurgery

#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

85. University of Rochester

For Neurosurgery

#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

86. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Neurosurgery

#271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

87. Upstate Medical University

For Neurosurgery

#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,431
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1834

88. University of Kentucky

For Neurosurgery

#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

90. University of Alberta

For Neurosurgery

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

91. Saint Louis University

For Neurosurgery

#289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$29,651

92. Tufts University

For Neurosurgery

#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

93. University of New Mexico

For Neurosurgery

#304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

94. University of Louisville

For Neurosurgery

#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

95. Temple University

For Neurosurgery

#310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

97. Johnson University

For Neurosurgery

#314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1088
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$21,012

98. University of Texas at Austin

For Neurosurgery

#316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

99. Drexel University

For Neurosurgery

#318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$39,267

100. Augusta University

For Neurosurgery

#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
96%