District of Columbia's best Materials Science schools [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in District of Columbia ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 622K citations received by 25.8K academic papers made by 8 universities in District of Columbia 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. George Washington University

Washington

For Materials Science

#133 in the United States

#156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

2. Georgetown University

Washington

For Materials Science

#140 in the United States

#165 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

3. Catholic University of America

Washington

For Materials Science

#209 in the United States

#242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $36,031
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $34,449

4. Howard University

Washington

For Materials Science

#213 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,279

5. American University in Washington

Washington

For Materials Science

#295 in the United States

#334 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $41,369

6. University of the District of Columbia

Washington

For Materials Science

#586 in the United States

#641 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $7,662
Enrollment: 3,577

7. National Defense University

Fort Lesley J McNair

For Materials Science

#1003 in the United States

#1073 in North America

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1976

8. Gallaudet University

Washington

For Materials Science

#1014 in the United States

#1084 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 921
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $13,787

Closest to District of Columbia states to learn Materials Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	23	27
Virginia	30	33
Pennsylvania	78	8
New Jersey	20	23
West Virginia	9	110
North Carolina	27	25
Connecticut	19	32
New York	99	9
Ohio	44	22
Rhode Island	8	59
Massachusetts	50	1
South Carolina	19	73
Vermont	4	130
Kentucky	14	65
New Hampshire	8	105
Indiana	27	18
Tennessee	28	51
Georgia	26	7
Michigan	27	5
Maine	9	165
Illinois	45	6
Alabama	19	91
Wisconsin	25	13
Florida	36	24
Mississippi	11	126
Missouri	22	58
Iowa	10	28
Arkansas	13	102
Minnesota	21	16
Louisiana	19	80
Kansas	11	92
Oklahoma	14	95
Nebraska	8	76
South Dakota	7	222
North Dakota	5	134
Texas	62	10
Colorado	15	39
Puerto Rico	12	249
New Mexico	7	83
Montana	3	153
Utah	7	40
Idaho	5	149
Arizona	5	37
Nevada	3	124
Washington	20	14
Oregon	15	82
California	85	2
Alaska	3	206
Hawaii	4	145