Best Surgeons Medical Schools 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 Surgery. A graph of 265M citations received by 10.8M academic papers made by 4,613 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

United States | Massachusetts

For Surgery

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Surgery

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Surgery

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Surgery

#4 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

5. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Surgery

#5 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

6. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Surgery

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Surgery

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

8. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Surgery

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

9. Stanford University

United States | California

For Surgery

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

10. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Surgery

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

11. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Surgery

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

12. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Surgery

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

13. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Surgery

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

14. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Surgery

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

15. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Surgery

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

16. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Surgery

#2 in Europe

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

17. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Surgery

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

18. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Surgery

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

19. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Surgery

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

20. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Surgery

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

21. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Surgery

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

22. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Surgery

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

23. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Surgery

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

24. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Surgery

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

25. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Surgery

#3 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

26. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Surgery

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

27. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Surgery

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

28. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Surgery

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

29. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Surgery

#26 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

30. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Surgery

#4 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

31. Lund University

For Surgery

#5 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

32. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Surgery

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

33. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Surgery

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

34. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Surgery

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

35. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States | Indiana

For Surgery

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

36. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Surgery

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

37. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Surgery

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

38. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Surgery

#7 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Founded: 1923

39. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Surgery

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

40. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Surgery

#8 in Europe

#1 in France

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

41. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Surgery

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

42. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Surgery

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

43. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Surgery

#33 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

44. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Surgery

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

45. New York University

United States | New York State

For Surgery

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

46. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Surgery

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

47. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Surgery

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

48. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Surgery

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

49. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Surgery

#1 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

50. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Surgery

#39 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

51. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Surgery

#10 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

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

52. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Surgery

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

53. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Surgery

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

54. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Surgery

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

55. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Surgery

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

56. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Surgery

#11 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

57. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Surgery

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

58. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Surgery

#2 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

59. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Surgery

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

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

60. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Surgery

#2 in Australia

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

61. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Surgery

#3 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

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

62. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Surgery

#12 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

63. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Surgery

#4 in Asia

#2 in China

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

64. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Surgery

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

65. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Surgery

#14 in Europe

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

66. Medical College of Wisconsin

United States | Wisconsin

For Surgery

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

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

67. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Surgery

#46 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

68. University of Tokyo

For Surgery

#5 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

69. University of Padua

For Surgery

#15 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

70. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Surgery

#47 in North America

#42 in the United States

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

71. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Surgery

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

72. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Surgery

#17 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

73. Wake Forest University

United States | North Carolina

For Surgery

#48 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Net Price: $26,197
Receiving Aid: 37%
Average Aid: $54,233

74. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Surgery

#18 in Europe

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

75. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Surgery

#6 in Asia

#3 in China

Founded: 1963

76. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Surgery

#49 in North America

#6 in Canada

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

77. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Surgery

#50 in North America

#44 in the United States

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

78. Sapienza University of Rome

For Surgery

#19 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

79. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Surgery

#51 in North America

#7 in Canada

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

80. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Surgery

#52 in North America

#45 in the United States

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

81. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Surgery

#7 in Asia

#4 in China

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

82. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Surgery

#53 in North America

#46 in the United States

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

83. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Surgery

#8 in Asia

#1 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

84. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Surgery

#20 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

85. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Surgery

#54 in North America

#47 in the United States

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

86. Kyoto University

For Surgery

#9 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

87. Medical University of South Carolina

United States | South Carolina

For Surgery

#55 in North America

#48 in the United States

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

88. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Surgery

#10 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

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

89. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Surgery

#11 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

90. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Surgery

#12 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

91. Osaka University

For Surgery

#13 in Asia

#3 in Japan

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

92. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Surgery

#14 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

93. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Surgery

#56 in North America

#49 in the United States

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

94. Thomas Jefferson University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Surgery

#57 in North America

#50 in the United States

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

95. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Surgery

#15 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

96. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Surgery

#21 in Europe

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

97. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Surgery

#22 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

98. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Surgery

#58 in North America

#8 in Canada

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

99. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Surgery

#23 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

100. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Surgery

#59 in North America

#51 in the United States

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

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

Orthodontics2030

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