Best Universities for Orthodontics in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Orthodontics. A graph of 16.4M citations received by 883K academic papers made by 2,030 universities in the World 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. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Orthodontics

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Orthodontics

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

3. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Orthodontics

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

4. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Orthodontics

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

5. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Orthodontics

#1 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Orthodontics

#2 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

7. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Orthodontics

#4 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

8. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Orthodontics

#5 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

9. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Orthodontics

#3 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

10. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Orthodontics

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

11. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Orthodontics

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

12. New York University

United States | New York State

For Orthodontics

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

13. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Orthodontics

#4 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

14. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Orthodontics

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Orthodontics

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

16. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Orthodontics

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

17. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Orthodontics

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

18. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Orthodontics

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

19. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Orthodontics

#3 in Latin America

#3 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

20. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Orthodontics

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

21. Stanford University

United States | California

For Orthodontics

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

22. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Orthodontics

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

23. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

United States | Texas

For Orthodontics

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

24. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Orthodontics

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

25. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Orthodontics

#3 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

26. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Orthodontics

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

27. University of Oslo

For Orthodontics

#6 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

28. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Orthodontics

#7 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Founded: 1923

29. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Orthodontics

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

30. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Orthodontics

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

31. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Orthodontics

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

32. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Orthodontics

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

33. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Orthodontics

#8 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

34. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Orthodontics

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

35. Osaka University

For Orthodontics

#5 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

36. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Orthodontics

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

37. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Orthodontics

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

38. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Orthodontics

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

39. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Orthodontics

#6 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

40. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Orthodontics

#10 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

41. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Orthodontics

#7 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

42. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Orthodontics

#11 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

43. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Orthodontics

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

44. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Orthodontics

#22 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

45. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Orthodontics

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

46. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Orthodontics

#8 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

47. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Orthodontics

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

48. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Orthodontics

#12 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

49. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Orthodontics

#9 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

50. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Orthodontics

#13 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

51. Lund University

For Orthodontics

#14 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

52. Loma Linda University

United States | California

For Orthodontics

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

53. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Orthodontics

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

54. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Orthodontics

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

55. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Orthodontics

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

56. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Orthodontics

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

57. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Orthodontics

#16 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

58. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Orthodontics

#17 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

59. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Orthodontics

#10 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

60. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Orthodontics

#18 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

61. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States | Indiana

For Orthodontics

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

62. Nihon University

For Orthodontics

#11 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

63. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Orthodontics

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

64. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Orthodontics

#19 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Founded: 1321

65. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Orthodontics

#20 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

66. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Orthodontics

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

67. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Orthodontics

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

68. Umea University

For Orthodontics

#22 in Europe

#4 in Sweden

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

69. Sapienza University of Rome

For Orthodontics

#23 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

70. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Orthodontics

#12 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

71. Augusta University

United States | Georgia

For Orthodontics

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

72. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Orthodontics

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

73. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Orthodontics

#24 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

74. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Orthodontics

#13 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

75. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Orthodontics

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

76. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Orthodontics

#25 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

77. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Orthodontics

#26 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 17,744

78. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Orthodontics

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

79. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Orthodontics

#27 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

80. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Orthodontics

#28 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

81. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Orthodontics

#14 in Asia

#1 in Saudi Arabia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

82. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Orthodontics

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

83. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Orthodontics

#29 in Europe

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

84. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Orthodontics

#30 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

85. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Orthodontics

#34 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

86. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Orthodontics

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

87. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Orthodontics

#31 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

88. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Orthodontics

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

89. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Orthodontics

#15 in Asia

#1 in Turkey

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

90. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Orthodontics

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

91. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Orthodontics

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

92. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Orthodontics

#32 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

93. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Orthodontics

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

94. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Orthodontics

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

95. Tohoku University

For Orthodontics

#16 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

96. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Orthodontics

#41 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

97. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Orthodontics

#1 in New Zealand

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

98. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Orthodontics

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

99. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Orthodontics

#33 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

100. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Orthodontics

#43 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

Medicine subfields in the World

Anatomy and Physiology4255

Anesthesiology2681

Bioethics/Medical Ethics1011

Biomedical Engineering1654

Clinical Psychology3123

Cosmetology1011

Critical Care Nursing1911

Dermatology1700

Epidemiology1273

Family medicine2622

Forensic Science1000

Gastroenterology and Hepatology2148

Gerontology2214

Health Science3646

Healthcare Management (MHA)2642

Medical Physics1004

Neurosurgery1022

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)2294

Occupational Therapy1135

Oncology and Cancer research3216

Ophthalmology1621

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine2196

Pharmacology3471

Physical Therapy3630

Plastic Surgery1067

Public Health5032

Radiation Therapy1584

Radiology and Nuclear medicine4277

Respiratory Therapy1003

Social Work1028

Sonography and Ultrasound1004

Sports / Exercise science1145

Sports Medicine2413