Best Surgeons Medical Schools 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 Surgery. A graph of 344M citations received by 12.2M academic papers made by 4,826 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 Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Surgery

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Johns Hopkins University

United States Flag

United States | Maryland

For Surgery

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States Flag

United States | Minnesota

For Surgery

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

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 Flag

United States | California

For Surgery

#5 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

6. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

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 Flag

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: 66%

8. University of Washington - Seattle

United States Flag

United States | Washington

For Surgery

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

9. Stanford University

United States Flag

United States | California

For Surgery

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

10. University of Pennsylvania

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Surgery

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

11. University of Pittsburgh

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Surgery

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

12. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Surgery

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

13. University of California - Los Angeles

United States Flag

United States | California

For Surgery

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

14. Cornell University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Surgery

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

15. Yale University

United States Flag

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: $26,044

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. Washington University in St Louis

United States Flag

United States | Missouri

For Surgery

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States Flag

United States | Minnesota

For Surgery

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

19. Emory University

United States Flag

United States | Georgia

For Surgery

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

20. Northwestern University

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Surgery

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

21. Baylor College of Medicine

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Surgery

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

22. Columbia University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Surgery

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

23. University of Southern California

United States Flag

United States | California

For Surgery

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

24. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Surgery

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
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 Flag

United States | California

For Surgery

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

27. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Surgery

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

28. University of Miami

United States Flag

United States | Florida

For Surgery

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

29. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Surgery

#26 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

30. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Surgery

#4 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

31. University of Florida

United States Flag

United States | Florida

For Surgery

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

32. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States Flag

United States | Alabama

For Surgery

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

33. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States Flag

United States | Indiana

For Surgery

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

34. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States Flag

United States | Wisconsin

For Surgery

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

35. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Surgery

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

36. University of Chicago

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Surgery

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

37. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Surgery

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

38. Radboud University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Surgery

#6 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Founded: 1923

39. New York University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Surgery

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

40. Lund University

For Surgery

#7 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

41. Duke University

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Surgery

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

42. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Surgery

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

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

43. University of Utah

United States Flag

United States | Utah

For Surgery

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

44. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Surgery

#35 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

45. 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

46. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Surgery

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

47. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Surgery

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

48. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Surgery

#36 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

49. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States Flag

United States | Colorado

For Surgery

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

50. Ohio State University

United States Flag

United States | Ohio

For Surgery

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

51. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Surgery

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

52. Case Western Reserve University

United States Flag

United States | Ohio

For Surgery

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

53. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Surgery

#10 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

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

54. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Surgery

#40 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

55. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States Flag

United States | Maryland

For Surgery

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

56. Boston University

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Surgery

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

57. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Surgery

#3 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

58. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Surgery

#11 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

59. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Surgery

#12 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

60. University of Iowa

United States Flag

United States | Iowa State

For Surgery

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

61. Oregon Health & Science University

United States Flag

United States | Oregon

For Surgery

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

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

62. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Surgery

#4 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

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

63. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Surgery

#13 in Europe

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

64. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Surgery

#2 in Australia

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

65. Medical College of Wisconsin

United States Flag

United States | Wisconsin

For Surgery

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

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

66. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Surgery

#46 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

67. University of Tokyo

For Surgery

#5 in Asia

#1 in Japan

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

68. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Surgery

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

69. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Surgery

#6 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

70. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Surgery

#15 in Europe

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

71. Sapienza University of Rome

For Surgery

#16 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

72. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Surgery

#7 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

73. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Surgery

#8 in Asia

#5 in China

Founded: 1963

74. University of Padua

For Surgery

#17 in Europe

#3 in Italy

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

75. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Surgery

#47 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

76. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Surgery

#9 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

77. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Surgery

#10 in Asia

#1 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

78. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Surgery

#18 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

79. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Surgery

#19 in Europe

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

80. University of Virginia

United States Flag

United States | Virginia

For Surgery

#48 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

81. Wake Forest University

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Surgery

#49 in North America

#44 in the United States

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

82. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Surgery

#50 in North America

#6 in Canada

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

83. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Surgery

#51 in North America

#7 in Canada

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

84. University of Bern

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Bern

For Surgery

#20 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

85. University of California - Davis

United States Flag

United States | California

For Surgery

#52 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

86. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Surgery

#11 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

87. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Surgery

#12 in Asia

#8 in China

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

88. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Surgery

#21 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

89. Kyoto University

For Surgery

#13 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

90. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Surgery

#14 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

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

91. Medical University of South Carolina

United States Flag

United States | South Carolina

For Surgery

#53 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,117
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1824

92. Thomas Jefferson University

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Surgery

#54 in North America

#47 in the United States

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

93. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Surgery

#22 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

94. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Surgery

#55 in North America

#8 in Canada

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

95. Wayne State University

United States Flag

United States | Michigan

For Surgery

#56 in North America

#48 in the United States

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

96. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Surgery

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

97. Vanderbilt University

United States Flag

United States | Tennessee

For Surgery

#57 in North America

#49 in the United States

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

98. Osaka University

For Surgery

#15 in Asia

#3 in Japan

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

99. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Surgery

#16 in Asia

#3 in South Korea

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

100. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Surgery

#17 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

Medicine subfields in the World

Anatomy and Physiology4451

Anesthesiology2885

Bioethics/Medical Ethics1049

Biomedical Engineering1803

Clinical Psychology3400

Cosmetology1035

Critical Care Nursing2181

Dermatology1885

Epidemiology1411

Family medicine2858

Forensic Science1008

Gastroenterology and Hepatology2310

Gerontology2473

Health Science4026

Healthcare Management (MHA)2923

Medical Physics1010

Neurosurgery1000

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)2491

Occupational Therapy1257

Oncology and Cancer research3454

Ophthalmology1762

Orthodontics2229

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine2422

Pharmacology3642

Physical Therapy3929

Plastic Surgery1060

Public Health5240

Radiation Therapy1708

Radiology and Nuclear medicine4464

Respiratory Therapy1003

Social Work1036

Sonography and Ultrasound1054

Sports / Exercise science1302

Sports Medicine2702