24 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Missouri

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Missouri ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 3.22M citations received by 89.8K academic papers made by 24 universities in Missouri 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. Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis

For Surgery

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

2. University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia

For Surgery

#74 in the United States

#83 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

3. Saint Louis University

St. Louis

For Surgery

#82 in the United States

#95 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $30,911

4. University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas

For Surgery

#109 in the United States

#122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

5. University of Missouri - St Louis

St. Louis

For Surgery

#212 in the United States

#232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

6. A T Still University of Health Sciences

Kirksville

For Surgery

#260 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,629
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1892

7. Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla

For Surgery

#317 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1264
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

8. Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences

Kansas

For Surgery

#324 in the United States

#357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,048
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1916

9. Columbia College - Missouri

Columbia

For Surgery

#384 in the United States

#420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,655
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,569

10. Logan University

Chesterfield

For Surgery

#416 in the United States

#453 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $11,144

11. St. Louis College of Pharmacy

St. Louis

For Surgery

#418 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $33,392

12. Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield

For Surgery

#451 in the United States

#489 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

13. Park University

Parkville

For Surgery

#548 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $15,637
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $7,979

14. Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau

For Surgery

#593 in the United States

#641 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 96%

15. Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing

St. Louis

For Surgery

#615 in the United States

#663 in North America

Enrollment: 499
Male:Female: 11:89
Founded: 1902

16. Truman State University

Kirksville

For Surgery

#625 in the United States

#674 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1222
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

17. Webster University

St. Louis

For Surgery

#658 in the United States

#707 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,695

18. Stephens College

Columbia

For Surgery

#673 in the United States

#722 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $23,261

19. Avila University

Kansas

For Surgery

#719 in the United States

#773 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 900
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $17,482

20. Drury University

Springfield

For Surgery

#780 in the United States

#836 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,194

21. Maryville University of Saint Louis

St. Louis

For Surgery

#801 in the United States

#859 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $26,733
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,185

22. University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg

For Surgery

#835 in the United States

#894 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,193

23. Rockhurst University

Kansas

For Surgery

#848 in the United States

#910 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1181
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $23,785

24. Lindenwood University

St. Charles

For Surgery

#945 in the United States

#1011 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $18,698
Receiving Aid: 100%

Closest to Missouri states to learn Surgery

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Illinois	39	17
Iowa	11	39
Arkansas	10	71
Kansas	10	101
Indiana	24	27
Oklahoma	10	91
Tennessee	25	49
Mississippi	7	98
Kentucky	13	60
Wisconsin	20	28
Nebraska	9	68
Alabama	17	26
Louisiana	13	72
Minnesota	17	3
Michigan	24	5
Ohio	37	35
South Dakota	5	193
Georgia	24	16
West Virginia	11	92
Texas	56	10
Colorado	14	34
South Carolina	14	46
North Carolina	27	23
Virginia	25	43
North Dakota	5	199
New Mexico	4	77
Pennsylvania	63	8
District of Columbia	8	56
Maryland	17	2
Florida	36	24
New York	91	12
New Jersey	16	55
Utah	7	32
Connecticut	16	13
Vermont	3	79
Arizona	7	52
Massachusetts	42	1
Rhode Island	5	53
New Hampshire	6	108
Idaho	3	289
Maine	8	338
Nevada	4	158
Oregon	15	40
California	89	4
Washington	18	6
Puerto Rico	9	244
Hawaii	3	128