Best Surgeons Medical Schools in the World

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 365M citations received by 12.7M academic papers made by 4,872 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. Harvard University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

2. Johns Hopkins University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

3. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$12,328
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,018

4. University of Toronto

For Surgery

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

5. University of California - San Francisco

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,007
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

8. University of Washington - Seattle

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

9. Stanford University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

10. University of Pennsylvania

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

11. University of Pittsburgh

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

13. University of California - Los Angeles

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

14. Cornell University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

15. Yale University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

16. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Surgery

#2 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

17. Washington University in St Louis

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

19. Emory University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

20. Northwestern University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

21. Baylor College of Medicine

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,774
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

22. Columbia University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

23. University of Southern California

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

25. Karolinska Institute

For Surgery

#3 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

26. University of California-San Diego

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

27. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

28. University of Miami

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,397

29. University of British Columbia

For Surgery

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

31. University of Florida

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

32. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
95%

33. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

34. University of Sydney

For Surgery

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

35. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Surgery

#1 in Asia
#1 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

36. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

39. Peking Union Medical College

For Surgery

#2 in Asia
#2 in China
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1917

40. University of Chicago

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

41. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,261
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1963

42. Duke University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

43. New York University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

44. University of Utah

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

45. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Surgery

#7 in Europe
#1 in France
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

46. Lund University

For Surgery

#8 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

48. McMaster University

For Surgery

#3 in Canada
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

49. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

50. University of Sao Paulo

For Surgery

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

51. Ohio State University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

52. Case Western Reserve University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,000

53. University of Amsterdam

For Surgery

#10 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

54. McGill University

For Surgery

#4 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

55. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,636
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

56. Boston University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

57. Tel Aviv University

For Surgery

#3 in Asia
#1 in Israel
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

59. Yonsei University

For Surgery

#4 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
29,502
Founded
1957

60. University of Milan

For Surgery

#12 in Europe
#1 in Italy
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

61. Oregon Health & Science University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,942
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

62. University of Munich

For Surgery

#13 in Europe
#3 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

63. University of Iowa

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

64. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Surgery

#5 in Asia
#3 in China
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

65. Capital Medical University

For Surgery

#6 in Asia
#4 in China
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1960

66. University of Melbourne

For Surgery

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
77,162
Founded
1853

67. Peking University

For Surgery

#7 in Asia
#5 in China
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

68. Sichuan University

For Surgery

#8 in Asia
#6 in China
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

69. University of Alberta

For Surgery

#5 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

70. University of Copenhagen

For Surgery

#14 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

71. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Surgery

Enrollment
1,677
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1893

73. University of Tokyo

For Surgery

#9 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

74. Sapienza University of Rome

For Surgery

#16 in Europe
#2 in Italy
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

77. University of Padua

For Surgery

#17 in Europe
#3 in Italy
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
70,000
Founded
1222

78. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

80. University of Calgary

For Surgery

#6 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

82. Hannover Medical School

For Surgery

#20 in Europe
#4 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

83. Western University

For Surgery

#7 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

84. University of Virginia

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

85. University of California - Davis

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

86. Wake Forest University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,401

87. University of Hong Kong

For Surgery

#12 in Asia
#8 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

88. University of Ulsan

For Surgery

#13 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1970

90. Medical University of South Carolina

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,246
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1824

91. Kyoto University

For Surgery

#14 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

92. Thomas Jefferson University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$29,325

93. University of Ottawa

For Surgery

#8 in Canada
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

95. University of Hamburg

For Surgery

#22 in Europe
#5 in Germany
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

97. Seoul National University

For Surgery

#16 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

98. Wayne State University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

99. Vanderbilt University

For Surgery

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186