Best Neurosurgery Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Neurosurgery

#1 in United Kingdom #1 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

2

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Italy #5 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

3

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Germany #8 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

4

Italy | Lombardy

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Italy #10 in the World

40% Acceptance

23,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

5

Germany | Brandenburg

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Germany #14 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

6

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Neurosurgery

#1 in France #16 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

7

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Neurosurgery

#2 in United Kingdom #17 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

8

Switzerland | Bern

University of Bern

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Switzerland #18 in the World

26% Acceptance

19,608 Enrollment

9

Germany | Hesse

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Germany #21 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

10

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Neurosurgery

#3 in United Kingdom #22 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

11

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Sweden #24 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

12

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Italy #26 in the World

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

13

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Neurosurgery

#4 in United Kingdom #30 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

14

Austria | Vienna

Medical University of Vienna

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Austria #33 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,915 Enrollment

2004 Founded

15

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Germany #35 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

16

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Germany #36 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

17

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Italy #38 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

18

Italy | Piedmont

University of Turin

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Italy #42 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1404 Founded

19

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

For Neurosurgery

#7 in Italy #47 in the World

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

20

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

RWTH Aachen University

For Neurosurgery

#8 in Germany #52 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

21

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Bonn

For Neurosurgery

#9 in Germany #55 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

22

Sweden | Stockholm

Karolinska Institute

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Sweden #56 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,070 Enrollment

1861 Founded

23

Netherlands | Nijmegen

Radboud University

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Netherlands #58 in the World

43% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

24

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Neurosurgery

#10 in Germany #63 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

25

Germany | Lower Saxony

Hannover Medical School

For Neurosurgery

#11 in Germany #64 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

26

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Switzerland #66 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

27

Germany | Bavaria

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Neurosurgery

#12 in Germany #67 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

28

Norway | Bergen

University of Bergen

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Norway #74 in the World

28% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1946 Founded

29

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Tubingen

For Neurosurgery

#14 in Germany #77 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

30

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Neurosurgery

#2 in France #84 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

31

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Cologne

For Neurosurgery

#15 in Germany #89 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

32

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

For Neurosurgery

#8 in Italy #93 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

33

Germany | Bavaria

University of Wurzburg

For Neurosurgery

#16 in Germany #94 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

34

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Freiburg

For Neurosurgery

#17 in Germany #96 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

35

Germany | Hesse

University of Marburg

For Neurosurgery

#18 in Germany #97 in the World

54% Acceptance

22,612 Enrollment

1527 Founded

36

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Belgium #98 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

37

Sweden | Umea

Umea University

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Sweden #99 in the World

61% Acceptance

34,237 Enrollment

1965 Founded

38

Germany | Lower Saxony

University of Gottingen

For Neurosurgery

#19 in Germany #100 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

39

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Neurosurgery

#20 in Germany #101 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

40

Germany | Brandenburg

Free University of Berlin

For Neurosurgery

#21 in Germany #102 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

41

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Netherlands #106 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

42

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Neurosurgery

#5 in United Kingdom #112 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

43

Sweden | Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Sweden #113 in the World

55% Acceptance

36,003 Enrollment

1891 Founded

44

Greece | Athens

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Greece #116 in the World

19% Acceptance

70,461 Enrollment

1837 Founded

45

Italy | Tuscany

University of Pisa

For Neurosurgery

#10 in Italy #121 in the World

39% Acceptance

47,736 Enrollment

1343 Founded

46

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Munster

For Neurosurgery

#22 in Germany #123 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

47

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Finland #130 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

48

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Neurosurgery

#6 in United Kingdom #132 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

49

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Netherlands #144 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

50

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Neurosurgery

#15 in Italy #152 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

51

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Norway #155 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

52

Netherlands | Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Netherlands #160 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

53

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Austria #169 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

54

Germany | Brandenburg

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Neurosurgery

#25 in Germany #172 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

55

Italy | Liguria

University of Genoa

For Neurosurgery

#18 in Italy #179 in the World

39% Acceptance

36,728 Enrollment

1481 Founded

56

Denmark | Odense

University of Southern Denmark

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Denmark #181 in the World

35% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1966 Founded

57

Belgium | Antwerp

University of Antwerp

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Belgium #182 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

2003 Founded

58

Netherlands | Maastricht

Maastricht University

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Netherlands #186 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

59

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Denmark #187 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

60

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Parma

For Neurosurgery

#19 in Italy #188 in the World

39% Acceptance

22,800 Enrollment

1117 Founded

61

Belgium | Liege

University of Liege

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Belgium #189 in the World

34% Acceptance

27,678 Enrollment

1817 Founded

62

Spain | Barcelona

University of Barcelona

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Spain #190 in the World

69% Acceptance

64,236 Enrollment

63

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Neurosurgery

#7 in United Kingdom #191 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

64

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Neurosurgery

#8 in United Kingdom #199 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

65

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Norway #200 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

66

France | Occitanie

University of Montpellier

For Neurosurgery

#3 in France #204 in the World

13% Acceptance

49,000 Enrollment

1289 Founded

67

Finland | Oulu

University of Oulu

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Finland #205 in the World

31% Acceptance

2,900 Enrollment

1958 Founded

68

Austria | Innsbruck

University of Innsbruck

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Austria #206 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1669 Founded

69

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Netherlands #209 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

70

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

Autonomous University of Barcelona

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Spain #231 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,926 Enrollment

71

Greece | Thessaloniki

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Greece #244 in the World

20% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1925 Founded

72

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Neurosurgery

#7 in Netherlands #245 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

73

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Neurosurgery

#10 in United Kingdom #247 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

74

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Sweden #254 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

75

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr University Bochum

For Neurosurgery

#29 in Germany #262 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

76

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

For Neurosurgery

#8 in Netherlands #272 in the World

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

77

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

Catholic University of Louvain

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Belgium #276 in the World

34% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1425 Founded

78

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Neurosurgery

#11 in United Kingdom #277 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

79

Poland | Torun

Nicolaus Copernicus University

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Poland #279 in the World

60% Acceptance

28,900 Enrollment

1945 Founded

80

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

Kiel University

For Neurosurgery

#30 in Germany #283 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

81

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

For Neurosurgery

#12 in United Kingdom #285 in the World

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

82

Poland | Lodz

Medical University of Lodz

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Poland #290 in the World

51% Acceptance

9,884 Enrollment

1950 Founded

83

Switzerland | Geneva

University of Geneva

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Switzerland #306 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,744 Enrollment

84

Italy | Umbria

University of Perugia

For Neurosurgery

#28 in Italy #317 in the World

42% Acceptance

26,732 Enrollment

1308 Founded

85

Sweden | Linkoping

Linkoping University

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Sweden #324 in the World

41% Acceptance

22,441 Enrollment

1975 Founded

86

France | Ile-de-France

Paris-Sud University

For Neurosurgery

#6 in France #333 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,270 Enrollment

2014 Founded

87

Germany | Saxony-Anhalt

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Neurosurgery

#32 in Germany #335 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

88

Poland | Krakow

Jagiellonian University

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Poland #341 in the World

53% Acceptance

33,549 Enrollment

1364 Founded

89

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Neurosurgery

#13 in United Kingdom #353 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

90

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Neurosurgery

#14 in United Kingdom #361 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

91

Finland | Tampere

University of Tampere

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Finland #380 in the World

12% Acceptance

18,400 Enrollment

1925 Founded

92

Serbia | Belgrade

University of Belgrade

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Serbia #394 in the World

81% Acceptance

75,047 Enrollment

93

Germany | Saxony

Dresden University of Technology

For Neurosurgery

#35 in Germany #395 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

94

Croatia | Zagreb

University of Zagreb

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Croatia #418 in the World

56% Acceptance

65,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

95

Germany | Thuringia

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Neurosurgery

#36 in Germany #430 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,345 Enrollment

1558 Founded

96

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Denmark #457 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

97

Switzerland | St. Gallen

University of St. Gallen

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Switzerland #466 in the World

33% Acceptance

7,666 Enrollment

98

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Denmark #487 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

99

United Kingdom | England

Keele University

For Neurosurgery

#17 in United Kingdom #493 in the World

52% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1962 Founded

100

Finland | Turku

University of Turku

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Finland #501 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,800 Enrollment

1920 Founded

100 Best Universities in Europe for Neurosurgery

Academic Filters

Academic Filters

Join our global network