Best Universities for Ophthalmology 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 Ophthalmology. A graph of 10M citations received by 345K academic papers made by 353 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 Ophthalmology

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

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

2. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Ophthalmology

#2 in the United States

#3 in the World

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

3. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Ophthalmology

#3 in the United States

#4 in the World

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

4. Stanford University

United States | California

For Ophthalmology

#4 in the United States

#5 in the World

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

5. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Ophthalmology

#5 in the United States

#6 in the World

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

6. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Ophthalmology

#6 in the United States

#7 in the World

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

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Ophthalmology

#7 in the United States

#8 in the World

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

8. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Ophthalmology

#8 in the United States

#9 in the World

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

9. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Canada

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

10. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Ophthalmology

#9 in the United States

#11 in the World

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

11. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Ophthalmology

#10 in the United States

#12 in the World

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

12. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Ophthalmology

#11 in the United States

#13 in the World

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

13. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Ophthalmology

#12 in the United States

#14 in the World

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

14. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Ophthalmology

#13 in the United States

#15 in the World

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

15. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Ophthalmology

#14 in the United States

#16 in the World

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

16. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Ophthalmology

#15 in the United States

#18 in the World

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

17. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Ophthalmology

#16 in the United States

#19 in the World

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

18. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Ophthalmology

#17 in the United States

#20 in the World

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

19. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Ophthalmology

#18 in the United States

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

20. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Ophthalmology

#19 in the United States

#23 in the World

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

21. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Ophthalmology

#20 in the United States

#24 in the World

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

22. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Ophthalmology

#21 in the United States

#25 in the World

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

23. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Ophthalmology

#22 in the United States

#27 in the World

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

24. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Ophthalmology

#23 in the United States

#28 in the World

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

25. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Ophthalmology

#24 in the United States

#29 in the World

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

26. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Ophthalmology

#25 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

27. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Ophthalmology

#26 in the United States

#31 in the World

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

28. New York University

United States | New York State

For Ophthalmology

#27 in the United States

#32 in the World

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

29. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Ophthalmology

#28 in the United States

#33 in the World

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

30. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Ophthalmology

#29 in the United States

#34 in the World

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

31. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Ophthalmology

#30 in the United States

#35 in the World

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

32. Thomas Jefferson University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Ophthalmology

#31 in the United States

#36 in the World

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

33. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Ophthalmology

#32 in the United States

#37 in the World

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

34. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Ophthalmology

#33 in the United States

#42 in the World

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

35. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Ophthalmology

#34 in the United States

#47 in the World

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

36. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Ophthalmology

#35 in the United States

#48 in the World

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

37. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Canada

#50 in the World

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

38. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Ophthalmology

#36 in the United States

#52 in the World

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

39. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Ophthalmology

#37 in the United States

#53 in the World

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

40. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Ophthalmology

#38 in the United States

#54 in the World

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

41. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Ophthalmology

#39 in the United States

#60 in the World

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

42. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Ophthalmology

#3 in Canada

#61 in the World

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

43. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Ophthalmology

#40 in the United States

#62 in the World

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

44. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Ophthalmology

#41 in the United States

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

45. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Ophthalmology

#42 in the United States

#68 in the World

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

46. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Ophthalmology

#43 in the United States

#71 in the World

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

47. Medical College of Wisconsin

United States | Wisconsin

For Ophthalmology

#44 in the United States

#72 in the World

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

48. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Ophthalmology

#45 in the United States

#74 in the World

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

49. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Ophthalmology

#46 in the United States

#76 in the World

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

50. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Ophthalmology

#4 in Canada

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

51. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Ophthalmology

#47 in the United States

#81 in the World

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

52. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Ophthalmology

#5 in Canada

#83 in the World

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

53. Medical University of South Carolina

United States | South Carolina

For Ophthalmology

#48 in the United States

#86 in the World

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

54. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Ophthalmology

#49 in the United States

#87 in the World

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

55. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States | Indiana

For Ophthalmology

#50 in the United States

#91 in the World

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

56. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Ophthalmology

#51 in the United States

#93 in the World

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

57. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Ophthalmology

#52 in the United States

#99 in the World

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

58. SUNY College of Optometry

United States | New York State

For Ophthalmology

#53 in the United States

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 409
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1971

59. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Ophthalmology

#54 in the United States

#108 in the World

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

60. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

United States | Louisiana

For Ophthalmology

#55 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 2,740
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1931

61. University of Louisville

United States | Kentucky

For Ophthalmology

#56 in the United States

#114 in the World

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

62. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Ophthalmology

#57 in the United States

#120 in the World

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

63. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Ophthalmology

#58 in the United States

#125 in the World

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

64. University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

United States | Oklahoma State

For Ophthalmology

#59 in the United States

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 3,389
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1900

65. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Ophthalmology

#6 in Canada

#129 in the World

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

66. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Ophthalmology

#60 in the United States

#131 in the World

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

67. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Ophthalmology

#61 in the United States

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

68. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Ophthalmology

#62 in the United States

#137 in the World

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

69. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Ophthalmology

#63 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

70. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Ophthalmology

#7 in Canada

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 30,867
Founded: 1818

71. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Ophthalmology

#8 in Canada

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

72. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Ophthalmology

#9 in Canada

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

73. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Ophthalmology

#64 in the United States

#147 in the World

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

74. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Ophthalmology

#65 in the United States

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

75. Florida College

United States | Florida

For Ophthalmology

#66 in the United States

#152 in the World

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

76. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Ophthalmology

#67 in the United States

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

77. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Ophthalmology

#68 in the United States

#155 in the World

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

78. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Ophthalmology

#69 in the United States

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

79. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Ophthalmology

#10 in Canada

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

80. New York Medical College

United States | New York State

For Ophthalmology

#70 in the United States

#162 in the World

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

81. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

United States | Tennessee

For Ophthalmology

#71 in the United States

#164 in the World

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

82. Rockefeller University

United States | New York State

For Ophthalmology

#72 in the United States

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 273
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1901

83. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Ophthalmology

#73 in the United States

#166 in the World

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

84. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

United States | Texas

For Ophthalmology

#74 in the United States

#168 in the World

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

85. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Ophthalmology

#11 in Canada

#171 in the World

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

86. University of Texas Medical Branch

United States | Texas

For Ophthalmology

#75 in the United States

#172 in the World

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

87. University of Nebraska Medical Center

United States | Nebraska

For Ophthalmology

#76 in the United States

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 3,660
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1869

88. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Ophthalmology

#77 in the United States

#179 in the World

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

89. Augusta University

United States | Georgia

For Ophthalmology

#78 in the United States

#180 in the World

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

90. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

United States | Texas

For Ophthalmology

#79 in the United States

#183 in the World

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

91. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Ophthalmology

#80 in the United States

#189 in the World

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

92. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

United States | Pennsylvania

For Ophthalmology

#81 in the United States

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

93. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Ophthalmology

#82 in the United States

#200 in the World

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

94. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Ophthalmology

#83 in the United States

#201 in the World

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

95. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Ophthalmology

#84 in the United States

#202 in the World

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

96. Tulane University of Louisiana

United States | Louisiana

For Ophthalmology

#85 in the United States

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,263

97. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Ophthalmology

#86 in the United States

#218 in the World

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

98. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Ophthalmology

#12 in Canada

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

99. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Ophthalmology

#87 in the United States

#220 in the World

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

100. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Ophthalmology

#88 in the United States

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

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

Neurosurgery209

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)416

Occupational Therapy295

Oncology and Cancer research581

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