Best Universities for Radiation Therapy in the World

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Radiation Therapy. A graph of 43.5M citations received by 1.38M academic papers made by 1,708 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 Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Radiation Therapy

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1941

2. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Radiation Therapy

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

3. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Radiation Therapy

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

4. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Radiation Therapy

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $11,577
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $1,900

5. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Radiation Therapy

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

6. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Radiation Therapy

#1 in Europe

#1 in Germany

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

7. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Radiation Therapy

#6 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

8. Stanford University

United States | California

For Radiation Therapy

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Radiation Therapy

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

10. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Radiation Therapy

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

11. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Radiation Therapy

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

12. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Radiation Therapy

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

13. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Radiation Therapy

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

14. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Radiation Therapy

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

15. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Radiation Therapy

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

16. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Radiation Therapy

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

17. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Radiation Therapy

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

18. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States | Indiana

For Radiation Therapy

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

19. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Radiation Therapy

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

20. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Radiation Therapy

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

21. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Radiation Therapy

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

22. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Radiation Therapy

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

23. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Radiation Therapy

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

24. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Radiation Therapy

#3 in Europe

#1 in France

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

25. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Radiation Therapy

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

26. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Radiation Therapy

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

27. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Radiation Therapy

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,986

28. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Radiation Therapy

#4 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Founded: 1923

29. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Radiation Therapy

#5 in Europe

#2 in Germany

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

30. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Radiation Therapy

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

31. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Radiation Therapy

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

32. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Radiation Therapy

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

33. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Radiation Therapy

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

34. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Radiation Therapy

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

35. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Radiation Therapy

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $41,028

36. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Radiation Therapy

#6 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

37. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Radiation Therapy

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

38. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Radiation Therapy

#4 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

39. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Radiation Therapy

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

40. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Radiation Therapy

#30 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 97%

41. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Radiation Therapy

#7 in Europe

#1 in Austria

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

42. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Radiation Therapy

#8 in Europe

#3 in Germany

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

43. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Radiation Therapy

#31 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,667
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

44. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Radiation Therapy

#32 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

45. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Radiation Therapy

#5 in Asia

#5 in China

Founded: 1963

46. New York University

United States | New York State

For Radiation Therapy

#33 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

47. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Radiation Therapy

#6 in Asia

#6 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

48. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Radiation Therapy

#34 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1900

49. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Radiation Therapy

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

50. Medical College of Wisconsin

United States | Wisconsin

For Radiation Therapy

#35 in North America

#34 in the United States

Enrollment: 1,661
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1893

51. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Radiation Therapy

#7 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

52. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Radiation Therapy

#8 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

53. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Radiation Therapy

#9 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

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

54. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Radiation Therapy

#36 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

55. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Radiation Therapy

#37 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 90%

56. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Radiation Therapy

#38 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

57. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Radiation Therapy

#9 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

58. Thomas Jefferson University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Radiation Therapy

#39 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,097

59. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Radiation Therapy

#10 in Asia

#8 in China

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

60. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

United States | Texas

For Radiation Therapy

#40 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,640
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

61. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Radiation Therapy

#11 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Founded: 1398

62. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Radiation Therapy

#41 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,877
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

63. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Radiation Therapy

#10 in Europe

#4 in Germany

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

64. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Radiation Therapy

#42 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

65. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Radiation Therapy

#12 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

66. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Radiation Therapy

#13 in Asia

#3 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1970

67. University of Nebraska Medical Center

United States | Nebraska

For Radiation Therapy

#43 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1869

68. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Radiation Therapy

#14 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

69. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Radiation Therapy

#44 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

70. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Radiation Therapy

#15 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

71. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Radiation Therapy

#11 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

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

72. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Radiation Therapy

#45 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,234
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1963

73. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Radiation Therapy

#46 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

74. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Radiation Therapy

#12 in Europe

#5 in Germany

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

75. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Radiation Therapy

#47 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

76. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Radiation Therapy

#16 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

77. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Radiation Therapy

#48 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

78. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Radiation Therapy

#13 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

79. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Radiation Therapy

#14 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

80. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Radiation Therapy

#15 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Founded: 1404

81. Wake Forest University

United States | North Carolina

For Radiation Therapy

#49 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,790

82. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Radiation Therapy

#50 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

83. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Radiation Therapy

#51 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

84. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Radiation Therapy

#16 in Europe

#3 in Italy

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

85. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Radiation Therapy

#17 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

86. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Radiation Therapy

#17 in Europe

#6 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

87. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Radiation Therapy

#18 in Asia

#4 in South Korea

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

88. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Radiation Therapy

#18 in Europe

#7 in Germany

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

89. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Radiation Therapy

#52 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

90. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Radiation Therapy

#19 in Europe

#8 in Germany

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

91. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Radiation Therapy

#20 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

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

92. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Radiation Therapy

#21 in Europe

#9 in Germany

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

93. Florida College

United States | Florida

For Radiation Therapy

#53 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $23,885

94. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Radiation Therapy

#19 in Asia

#4 in Japan

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

95. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Radiation Therapy

#22 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

96. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Radiation Therapy

#54 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

97. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Radiation Therapy

#20 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

98. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

United States | Arkansas

For Radiation Therapy

#55 in North America

#51 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 3,275
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1879

99. Soochow University

China | Suzhou

For Radiation Therapy

#21 in Asia

#13 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

100. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Radiation Therapy

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

Medicine subfields in the World

Anatomy and Physiology4451

Anesthesiology2885

Audiology1629

Bioethics/Medical Ethics1049

Biomedical Engineering1803

Cardiology2895

Clinical Psychology3400

Cosmetology1035

Critical Care Nursing2181

Gastroenterology and Hepatology2310

Gerontology2473

Health Science4026

Healthcare Management (MHA)2923

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)2491

Occupational Therapy1257

Oncology and Cancer research3454

Ophthalmology1762

Optometry1002

Orthodontics2229

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine2422

Radiology and Nuclear medicine4464

Respiratory Therapy1003

Social Work1036

Sonography and Ultrasound1054

Sports / Exercise science1302