Best Materials Science Schools in the World

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 519M citations received by 22.7M academic papers made by 5,728 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

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

2. University of Tokyo

For Materials Science

#1 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

4. Tsinghua University

For Materials Science

#2 in Asia
#1 in China
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

5. Stanford University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

6. Harvard University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

7. Tohoku University

For Materials Science

#3 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

8. Kyoto University

For Materials Science

#4 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

10. University of Cambridge

For Materials Science

#1 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

11. Osaka University

For Materials Science

#5 in Asia
#4 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

12. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

13. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

14. Zhejiang University

For Materials Science

#6 in Asia
#2 in China
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

15. Pennsylvania State University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

16. National University of Singapore

For Materials Science

#7 in Asia
#1 in Singapore
Enrollment
30,098
Founded
1905

17. Nanyang Technological University

For Materials Science

#8 in Asia
#2 in Singapore
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1955

19. Cornell University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

20. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#9 in Asia
#5 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

21. University of Texas at Austin

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

22. Imperial College London

For Materials Science

#3 in Europe
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

23. Northwestern University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

24. University of California - Los Angeles

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

25. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Materials Science

#10 in Asia
#3 in China
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

26. University of Toronto

For Materials Science

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

27. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#11 in Asia
#4 in China
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

28. University of Science and Technology of China

For Materials Science

#12 in Asia
#5 in China
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

29. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

31. University of Washington - Seattle

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

32. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

33. University of Oxford

For Materials Science

#5 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

34. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

35. California Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

36. Purdue University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

37. Peking University

For Materials Science

#13 in Asia
#6 in China
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

39. University of California-San Diego

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

40. University of Hong Kong

For Materials Science

#14 in Asia
#7 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

41. Seoul National University

For Materials Science

#15 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

42. Jilin University

For Materials Science

#16 in Asia
#8 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

43. University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

44. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Materials Science

#17 in Asia
#9 in China
Enrollment
71,970
Founded
1953

45. Delft University of Technology

For Materials Science

#7 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

46. Tianjin University

For Materials Science

#18 in Asia
#10 in China
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

47. Kyushu University

For Materials Science

#19 in Asia
#6 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

48. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

49. Ohio State University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

50. South China University of Technology

For Materials Science

#20 in Asia
#11 in China
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

51. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Materials Science

#21 in Asia
#12 in China
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

52. Nanjing University

For Materials Science

#22 in Asia
#13 in China
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

53. Princeton University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

54. KAIST

For Materials Science

#23 in Asia
Enrollment
10,249
Founded
1971

55. University of Florida

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

56. Catholic University of Leuven

For Materials Science

#8 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

57. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Materials Science

#9 in Europe
#1 in France
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

58. Sichuan University

For Materials Science

#24 in Asia
#14 in China
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

59. Central South University

For Materials Science

#25 in Asia
#15 in China
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

60. Fudan University

For Materials Science

#26 in Asia
#16 in China
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

61. Nagoya University

For Materials Science

#27 in Asia
#7 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

62. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

63. Columbia University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

64. University of Maryland - College Park

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

65. Dalian University of Technology

For Materials Science

#28 in Asia
#17 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

66. Iowa State University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

68. University of California - Davis

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

69. Hokkaido University

For Materials Science

#29 in Asia
#8 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

70. Shandong University

For Materials Science

#30 in Asia
#18 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

71. Johns Hopkins University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

72. Technical University of Denmark

For Materials Science

#11 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1829

73. University of British Columbia

For Materials Science

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

74. Technical University of Munich

For Materials Science

#12 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

75. National Taiwan University

For Materials Science

#31 in Asia
#1 in Taiwan
Enrollment
31,799
Founded
1945

76. University of New South Wales

For Materials Science

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

77. Carnegie Mellon University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

78. McGill University

For Materials Science

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

79. Yale University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

80. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Materials Science

#32 in Asia
#19 in China
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1952

81. University of Alberta

For Materials Science

#4 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

82. RWTH Aachen University

For Materials Science

#13 in Europe
#2 in Germany
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

84. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

85. University of Queensland

For Materials Science

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

86. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Materials Science

#33 in Asia
#20 in China
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

87. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#15 in Europe
#3 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

88. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

89. University of Southern California

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

90. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#16 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
14,278
Founded
1827

91. Nankai University

For Materials Science

#34 in Asia
#21 in China
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

92. University of Sao Paulo

For Materials Science

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

94. Rice University

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

95. University of Arizona

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

96. Moscow State University

For Materials Science

#18 in Europe
#1 in Russia
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1755

97. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Materials Science

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

98. Southeast University

For Materials Science

#35 in Asia
#22 in China
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

99. Wuhan University

For Materials Science

#36 in Asia
#23 in China
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

100. Tongji University

For Materials Science

#37 in Asia
#24 in China
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907