25 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Missouri

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Missouri ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 3.39M citations received by 92.6K academic papers made by 25 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: $22,408

2. University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia

For Surgery

#75 in the United States

#84 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

3. Saint Louis University

St. Louis

For Surgery

#82 in the United States

#95 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,749

4. University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas

For Surgery

#109 in the United States

#122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

5. University of Missouri - St Louis

St. Louis

For Surgery

#214 in the United States

#234 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

6. A T Still University of Health Sciences

Kirksville

For Surgery

#256 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,466
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1892

7. Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences

Kansas

For Surgery

#315 in the United States

#347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,109
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1916

8. Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla

For Surgery

#320 in the United States

#352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

9. Columbia College - Missouri

Columbia

For Surgery

#394 in the United States

#430 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $21,530
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $15,882

10. Logan University

Chesterfield

For Surgery

#417 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $21,455
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $8,435

11. St. Louis College of Pharmacy

St. Louis

For Surgery

#418 in the United States

#456 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1148
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $33,147

12. Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield

For Surgery

#456 in the United States

#494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

13. Park University

Parkville

For Surgery

#551 in the United States

#596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $19,519
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $9,820

14. Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau

For Surgery

#597 in the United States

#644 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,512

15. Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing

St. Louis

For Surgery

#612 in the United States

#661 in North America

Enrollment: 539
Male:Female: 12:88
Founded: 1902

16. Truman State University

Kirksville

For Surgery

#629 in the United States

#678 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 100%

17. Webster University

St. Louis

For Surgery

#664 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $29,503

18. Stephens College

Columbia

For Surgery

#673 in the United States

#723 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,194
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,341

19. Avila University

Kansas

For Surgery

#726 in the United States

#782 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 880
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $17,004

20. Drury University

Springfield

For Surgery

#785 in the United States

#842 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $21,903

21. Maryville University of Saint Louis

St. Louis

For Surgery

#798 in the United States

#856 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $22,983
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $19,025

22. University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg

For Surgery

#836 in the United States

#898 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $7,811

23. Rockhurst University

Kansas

For Surgery

#844 in the United States

#906 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $25,787
Receiving Aid: 100%

24. Lindenwood University

St. Charles

For Surgery

#950 in the United States

#1016 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,901
Receiving Aid: 100%

25. Missouri Southern State University

Joplin

For Surgery

#956 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

Closest to Missouri states to learn Surgery

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Illinois	39	17
Iowa	11	40
Arkansas	10	71
Kansas	10	100
Indiana	24	27
Oklahoma	10	92
Tennessee	25	49
Mississippi	7	99
Kentucky	14	60
Wisconsin	20	28
Nebraska	9	68
Alabama	17	26
Louisiana	13	72
Minnesota	17	3
Michigan	25	5
Ohio	37	35
South Dakota	5	190
Georgia	24	16
West Virginia	11	90
Texas	56	10
Colorado	14	34
South Carolina	14	46
North Carolina	27	23
Virginia	25	43
North Dakota	6	199
New Mexico	4	78
Pennsylvania	65	8
District of Columbia	8	56
Maryland	17	2
Florida	36	24
New York	92	12
New Jersey	17	54
Utah	8	33
Connecticut	16	13
Vermont	3	79
Arizona	7	52
Massachusetts	42	1
Rhode Island	5	51
New Hampshire	6	108
Idaho	3	289
Maine	8	335
Nevada	4	158
Oregon	15	39
California	91	4
Washington	18	6
Puerto Rico	11	244
Hawaii	3	129