Top 50 Universities for Behavioral Neuroscience in the World (2026)
Exploring Behavioral Neuroscience programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Behavioral Neuroscience education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Cambridge, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
1 World
1 North America
1
United States
1 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
3%
Publications
669060
Citations
43305893
2
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
3
Ithaca, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
5 World
4 North America
4
United States
1 Ithaca
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
407264
Citations
18350997
4
Seattle, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
10 World
8 North America
8
United States
1 Seattle
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
423520
Citations
22026256
5
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
13 World
11 North America
11
United States
3 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
364058
Citations
18223106
6
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
19 World
16 North America
15
United States
1 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
259567
Citations
13284954
7
San Diego, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
25 World
21 North America
20
United States
4 San Diego
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
304245
Citations
16110179
8
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
9
Evanston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
31 World
27 North America
25
United States
3 Evanston
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
238956
Citations
11593852
10
Davis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
34 World
30 North America
28
United States
6 Davis
University Information
Acceptance
42%
Publications
265216
Citations
10743933
11
New Brunswick, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
35 World
31 North America
29
United States
2 New Brunswick
University Information
Acceptance
65%
Publications
228591
Citations
8508220
12
West Lafayette, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
39 World
34 North America
32
United States
1 West Lafayette
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
237253
Citations
7247897
13
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
41 World
35 North America
33
United States
3 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
270060
Citations
11530096
14
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
50 World
41 North America
38
United States
4 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
137967
Citations
7118629
15
Charlottesville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
53 World
43 North America
40
United States
1 Charlottesville
University Information
Acceptance
17%
Publications
178234
Citations
6550160
16
Salt Lake, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
54 World
44 North America
41
United States
1 Salt Lake
University Information
Acceptance
87%
Publications
195055
Citations
7256213
17
Irvine, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
59 World
45 North America
42
United States
8 Irvine
University Information
Acceptance
26%
Publications
167813
Citations
7111638
18
Pasadena, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
65 World
49 North America
45
United States
9 Pasadena
University Information
Acceptance
3%
Publications
163333
Citations
9387159
19
Iowa City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
71 World
52 North America
48
United States
1 Iowa City
University Information
Acceptance
85%
Publications
174238
Citations
6672084
20
Santa Barbara, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
82 World
56 North America
52
United States
10 Santa Barbara
University Information
Acceptance
28%
Publications
122845
Citations
6288850
21
Rochester, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
84 World
58 North America
54
United States
4 Rochester
University Information
Acceptance
36%
Publications
133197
Citations
6016526
22
Washington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
88 World
59 North America
55
United States
1 Washington
University Information
Acceptance
13%
Publications
102640
Citations
3243749
23
Storrs, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
140 World
80 North America
70
United States
2 Storrs
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
107744
Citations
3636118
24
Buffalo, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
146 World
84 North America
74
United States
5 Buffalo
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
126751
Citations
4018454
25
Cincinnati, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
170 World
88 North America
78
United States
3 Cincinnati
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
117295
Citations
3710850
26
Birmingham, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
192 World
96 North America
85
United States
1 Birmingham
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
134940
Citations
5211360
27
Indianapolis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
204 World
103 North America
91
United States
4 Indianapolis
University Information
Acceptance
81%
Publications
125664
Citations
4290551
28
Denver, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
251 World
119 North America
104
United States
3 Denver
University Information
Acceptance
78%
Publications
124476
Citations
4995529
29
Morgantown, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
281 World
125 North America
110
United States
1 Morgantown
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
76549
Citations
1815975
30
Miami, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
327 World
139 North America
120
United States
6 Miami
University Information
Acceptance
59%
Publications
57334
Citations
1461568
31
Albany, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
390 World
150 North America
129
United States
10 Albany
University Information
Acceptance
70%
Publications
49221
Citations
1827189
32
Kingston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
439 World
160 North America
138
United States
2 Kingston
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
36815
Citations
1188177
33
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
440 World
161 North America
139
United States
5 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
81%
Publications
43936
Citations
1137123
34
Vestal, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
542 World
191 North America
166
United States
14 Vestal
University Information
Acceptance
38%
Publications
32944
Citations
889126
35
San Antonio, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
557 World
196 North America
171
United States
15 San Antonio
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
37128
Citations
1041204
36
Boca Raton, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
563 World
198 North America
173
United States
7 Boca Raton
University Information
Acceptance
73%
Publications
33692
Citations
843474
37
Villanova, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
707 World
232 North America
206
United States
9 Villanova
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
21177
Citations
435947
38
Middletown, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
818 World
255 North America
226
United States
3 Middletown
University Information
Acceptance
17%
Publications
13127
Citations
376678
39
Mount Pleasant, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
918 World
279 North America
248
United States
7 Mount Pleasant
University Information
Acceptance
91%
Publications
17244
Citations
304475
40
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
1081 World
308 North America
277
United States
26 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
8964
Citations
149863
41
Allendale, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
1167 World
329 North America
298
United States
8 Allendale
University Information
Acceptance
95%
Publications
8764
Citations
163434
42
Jacksonville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
1248 World
351 North America
315
United States
11 Jacksonville
University Information
Acceptance
62%
Publications
9538
Citations
159548
43
Waterville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
1412 World
383 North America
345
United States
3 Waterville
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
5441
Citations
112785
44
Hamden, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
1493 World
399 North America
359
United States
5 Hamden
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
4941
Citations
80742
45
Jacksonville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
2020 World
550 North America
500
United States
18 Jacksonville
University Information
Acceptance
75%
Publications
22557
Citations
602966
46
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
2082 World
562 North America
511
United States
49 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
39%
Publications
31908
Citations
949391
47
Amherst, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
2122 World
573 North America
522
United States
26 Amherst
University Information
Acceptance
70%
Publications
1731
Citations
55853
48
Springfield, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
2302 World
631 North America
576
United States
28 Springfield
University Information
Acceptance
83%
Publications
3799
Citations
50429
49
Moraga, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
2324 World
637 North America
582
United States
53 Moraga
University Information
Acceptance
89%
Publications
2311
Citations
34472
50
Austin, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Behavioral Neuroscience
Rankings
2827 World
801 North America
735
United States
48 Austin
University Information
Acceptance
84%
Publications
1285
Citations
15234