100+ Best Materials Science Schools in the World [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 669M citations received by 25.5M academic papers made by 5,843 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Materials Science

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

2. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Materials Science

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

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

3. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Materials Science

#2 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

4. Stanford University

United States | California

For Materials Science

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

5. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Materials Science

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

6. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Materials Science

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

7. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Materials Science

#3 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

8. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Materials Science

#4 in Asia

#3 in Japan

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

9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Materials Science

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

10. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

11. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Materials Science

#5 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

12. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Materials Science

#6 in Asia

#4 in Japan

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

13. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Materials Science

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

14. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Materials Science

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

15. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

16. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Materials Science

#7 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

17. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Materials Science

#8 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

18. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Materials Science

#9 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

19. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Materials Science

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

20. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Materials Science

#2 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

21. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Materials Science

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

22. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#11 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

23. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

24. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

25. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Materials Science

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

26. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Materials Science

#10 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

27. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Materials Science

#11 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

28. University of Science and Technology of China

China | Hefei

For Materials Science

#12 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

29. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Materials Science

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

30. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Materials Science

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

31. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Materials Science

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

32. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Materials Science

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

33. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#4 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

34. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#5 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

35. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Materials Science

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

36. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Materials Science

#13 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

37. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Materials Science

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

38. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Materials Science

#6 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

39. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Materials Science

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

40. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Materials Science

#14 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

41. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Materials Science

#15 in Asia

#8 in China

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

42. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Materials Science

#16 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

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

43. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Materials Science

#17 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

44. Xi'an Jiaotong University

China | Xi'an

For Materials Science

#18 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

45. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Materials Science

#19 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

46. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Materials Science

#20 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

47. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

48. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Materials Science

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

49. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Materials Science

#21 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

50. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Materials Science

#7 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

51. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Materials Science

#22 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

52. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Materials Science

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

53. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Materials Science

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

54. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Materials Science

#23 in Asia

#15 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

55. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Materials Science

#24 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

56. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Materials Science

#8 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

57. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Materials Science

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

58. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Materials Science

#25 in Asia

#16 in China

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

59. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Materials Science

#26 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

60. Dalian University of Technology

China | Dalian

For Materials Science

#27 in Asia

#17 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

61. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Materials Science

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

62. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Materials Science

#28 in Asia

#7 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

63. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

64. Shandong University

China | Jinan

For Materials Science

#29 in Asia

#18 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

65. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Materials Science

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

66. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Materials Science

#9 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

67. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#10 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

68. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Materials Science

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

69. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Materials Science

#30 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

70. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Materials Science

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

71. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Materials Science

#30 in Asia

#19 in China

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

72. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Materials Science

#31 in Asia

#8 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

73. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Materials Science

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

74. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Materials Science

#11 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

75. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Materials Science

#32 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

76. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Materials Science

#32 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

77. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Materials Science

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

78. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

79. Northwestern Polytechnical University

China | Xi'an

For Materials Science

#33 in Asia

#20 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

80. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Materials Science

#12 in Europe

#1 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

81. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Materials Science

#13 in Europe

#2 in Germany

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

82. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Materials Science

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

83. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Materials Science

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

84. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Materials Science

#14 in Europe

#3 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

85. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Materials Science

#36 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

86. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Materials Science

#34 in Asia

#21 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

87. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Materials Science

#35 in Asia

#22 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

88. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Materials Science

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

89. Wuhan University

China | Wuhan

For Materials Science

#36 in Asia

#23 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

90. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Materials Science

#15 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

91. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Materials Science

#16 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

92. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Materials Science

#37 in Asia

#24 in China

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

93. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Materials Science

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

94. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Materials Science

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

95. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Materials Science

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

96. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#17 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

97. Wuhan University of Technology

China | Wuhan

For Materials Science

#38 in Asia

#25 in China

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

98. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Materials Science

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

99. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Materials Science

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

100. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#42 in North America

#5 in Canada

Founded: 1957

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