23 Best Materials Science schools in Algeria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Algeria ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 596K citations received by 43.9K academic papers made by 23 universities in Algeria 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. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Materials Science

#25 in Africa

#1202 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

2. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Materials Science

#36 in Africa

#1511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

3. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Materials Science

#42 in Africa

#1638 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

4. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Materials Science

#45 in Africa

#1692 in the World

5. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Materials Science

#56 in Africa

#1962 in the World

6. University of Science and Technology of Oran

Algeria | Oran

For Materials Science

#60 in Africa

#2013 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

7. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Materials Science

#61 in Africa

#2026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

8. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Materials Science

#68 in Africa

#2095 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

9. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Materials Science

#71 in Africa

#2147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

10. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Materials Science

#75 in Africa

#2191 in the World

11. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Materials Science

#79 in Africa

#2207 in the World

12. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Materials Science

#80 in Africa

#2228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

13. University of Oran 1

Algeria | Oran

For Materials Science

#82 in Africa

#2241 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

14. University of Laghouat

Algeria | Laghouat

For Materials Science

#94 in Africa

#2518 in the World

15. University of Algiers 1

Algeria | Algiers

For Materials Science

#107 in Africa

#2731 in the World

16. 20 August 1955 University of Skikda

Algeria | Skikda

For Materials Science

#109 in Africa

#2756 in the World

Enrollment: 27,462

17. University of Mostaganem

Algeria | Mostaganem

For Materials Science

#110 in Africa

#2758 in the World

Enrollment: 24,214

18. University of Ouargla

Algeria | Ouargla

For Materials Science

#117 in Africa

#2896 in the World

19. University of Jijel

Algeria | Jijel

For Materials Science

#120 in Africa

#2963 in the World

20. Bechar University

Algeria | Bechar

For Materials Science

#142 in Africa

#3351 in the World

21. 8 Mai 1945 Guelma University

Algeria | Guelma

For Materials Science

#151 in Africa

#3459 in the World

Algeria | Adrar

For Materials Science

#205 in Africa

#4189 in the World

Enrollment: 16,785

23. University of Souk Ahras

Algeria | Souk Ahras

For Materials Science

#217 in Africa

#4374 in the World

The best cities to study Materials Science in Algeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Algiers, Setif, Annaba, and Constantine.

Chemistry subfields in Algeria

Biochemistry22

Chemical Engineering22

Computational Chemistry18

Environmental Chemistry20

Inorganic Chemistry19

Nanotechnology22

Nutrition and Food Science22

Organic Chemistry22

Petrology and Geochemistry18

Pharmacy8

Physical chemistry22

Radiochemistry19