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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 5,568 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: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

2. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Materials Science

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

3. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Materials Science

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

4. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Materials Science

#2 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

5. Stanford University

United States | California

For Materials Science

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

6. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Materials Science

#3 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

7. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Materials Science

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

8. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

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

United States | Michigan

For Materials Science

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

10. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

11. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Materials Science

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

12. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Materials Science

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

13. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Materials Science

#5 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

14. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

15. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Materials Science

#6 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

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. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Materials Science

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

19. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

20. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Materials Science

#3 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

21. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Materials Science

#9 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

22. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#10 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

23. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

24. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Materials Science

#10 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

25. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Materials Science

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

26. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Materials Science

#11 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

27. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Materials Science

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

28. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#4 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

29. University of Science and Technology of China

China | Hefei

For Materials Science

#12 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

30. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Materials Science

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

31. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Materials Science

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

32. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Materials Science

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

33. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#5 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

34. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Materials Science

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

35. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Materials Science

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

36. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Materials Science

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

37. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

38. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Materials Science

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

39. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Materials Science

#13 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

40. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Materials Science

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

41. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Materials Science

#6 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

42. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Materials Science

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

43. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Materials Science

#7 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

44. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Materials Science

#14 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

45. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Materials Science

#15 in Asia

#7 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

46. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Materials Science

#16 in Asia

#8 in China

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

47. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Materials Science

#17 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

48. Xi'an Jiaotong University

China | Xi'an

For Materials Science

#18 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

49. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Materials Science

#19 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

50. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Materials Science

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

51. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Materials Science

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

52. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Materials Science

#20 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

53. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Materials Science

#21 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

54. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Materials Science

#22 in Asia

#12 in China

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

55. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Materials Science

#23 in Asia

#7 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

56. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Materials Science

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

57. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Materials Science

#24 in Asia

#13 in China

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

58. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Materials Science

#8 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

59. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

60. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Materials Science

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

61. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Materials Science

#25 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

62. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Materials Science

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

63. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Materials Science

#26 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

64. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Materials Science

#30 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

65. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Materials Science

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

66. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Materials Science

#32 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

67. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Materials Science

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

68. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Materials Science

#9 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1829

69. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Materials Science

#27 in Asia

#8 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

70. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,450

71. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Materials Science

#28 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

72. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Materials Science

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

73. Shandong University

China | Jinan

For Materials Science

#29 in Asia

#16 in China

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

74. Dalian University of Technology

China | Dalian

For Materials Science

#30 in Asia

#17 in China

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

75. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Materials Science

#10 in Europe

#1 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

76. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Materials Science

#11 in Europe

#2 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

77. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Materials Science

#31 in Asia

#18 in China

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

78. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Materials Science

#35 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

79. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Materials Science

#36 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

80. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Materials Science

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

81. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Materials Science

#12 in Europe

#3 in Germany

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

82. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Materials Science

#13 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

83. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Materials Science

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

84. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Materials Science

#14 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

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

85. Northwestern Polytechnical University

China | Xi'an

For Materials Science

#32 in Asia

#19 in China

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

86. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Materials Science

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

87. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#15 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

88. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Materials Science

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

89. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#40 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

90. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Materials Science

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

91. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#16 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

92. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Materials Science

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

93. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Materials Science

#17 in Europe

#4 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

94. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Materials Science

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

95. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Materials Science

#33 in Asia

#20 in China

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

96. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Materials Science

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

97. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Materials Science

#44 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

98. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Materials Science

#34 in Asia

#21 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

99. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#18 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

100. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Materials Science

#35 in Asia

#22 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

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