100+ Best Materials Science Schools in Europe [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 206M citations received by 7.26M academic papers made by 1,349 universities in Europe 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 Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#1 in the United Kingdom

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Materials Science

#1 in Switzerland

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#2 in the United Kingdom

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#3 in the United Kingdom

#31 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#4 in the United Kingdom

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Materials Science

#2 in Switzerland

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Materials Science

#1 in the Netherlands

#52 in the World

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

8. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Materials Science

#1 in Belgium

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

9. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Materials Science

#1 in Denmark

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

10. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Materials Science

#1 in France

#68 in the World

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

11. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#5 in the United Kingdom

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

12. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Materials Science

#1 in Germany

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

13. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Materials Science

#2 in Germany

#81 in the World

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

14. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Materials Science

#3 in Germany

#85 in the World

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

15. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Materials Science

#2 in the Netherlands

#93 in the World

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

16. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Materials Science

#1 in Sweden

#94 in the World

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

17. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#6 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

18. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Materials Science

#4 in Germany

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

19. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Materials Science

#1 in Russia

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

20. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#7 in the United Kingdom

#118 in the World

Founded: 1905

21. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#8 in the United Kingdom

#123 in the World

Founded: 1904

22. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Materials Science

#5 in Germany

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

23. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Materials Science

#2 in Sweden

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

24. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#9 in the United Kingdom

#133 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

26. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Materials Science

#2 in Belgium

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

27. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

Founded: 1900

28. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Materials Science

#3 in Sweden

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

29. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Materials Science

#2 in France

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

30. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Materials Science

#6 in Germany

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

31. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Materials Science

#3 in the Netherlands

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

32. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Materials Science

#4 in Sweden

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

33. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Materials Science

#7 in Germany

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

34. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Materials Science

#8 in Germany

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

35. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Materials Science

#4 in the Netherlands

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

36. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Materials Science

#1 in Italy

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

37. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Materials Science

#2 in Italy

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

38. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Materials Science

#9 in Germany

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

39. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Materials Science

#5 in the Netherlands

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

40. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Materials Science

#10 in Germany

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

41. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Materials Science

#3 in France

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

42. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Materials Science

#3 in Italy

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

43. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Materials Science

#11 in Germany

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

44. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1 in Austria

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

45. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Materials Science

#12 in Germany

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

46. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Materials Science

#4 in Italy

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 70,000
Founded: 1222

47. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

48. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Materials Science

#13 in the United Kingdom

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

49. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Materials Science

#13 in Germany

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

50. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Materials Science

#14 in Germany

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

51. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Materials Science

#2 in Denmark

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

52. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Materials Science

#3 in Denmark

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

53. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Materials Science

#1 in Finland

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

54. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Materials Science

#14 in the United Kingdom

#212 in the World

Founded: 1451

55. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Materials Science

#1 in Norway

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

56. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Materials Science

#6 in the Netherlands

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

57. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Materials Science

#15 in Germany

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

58. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Materials Science

#5 in Italy

#224 in the World

Founded: 1859

59. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Materials Science

#16 in Germany

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

60. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Materials Science

#1 in Spain

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

61. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Materials Science

#6 in Italy

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

62. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Materials Science

#5 in Sweden

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

63. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Materials Science

#4 in France

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

64. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Materials Science

#5 in France

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

65. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Germany | Saxony-Anhalt

For Materials Science

#17 in Germany

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

66. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Materials Science

#6 in France

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

67. University of the Basque Country

Spain | Bilbao

For Materials Science

#2 in Spain

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

68. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#2 in Austria

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

69. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Materials Science

#18 in Germany

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

70. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Materials Science

#3 in Spain

#252 in the World

Founded: 1508

71. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#15 in the United Kingdom

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

72. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#16 in the United Kingdom

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

73. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Materials Science

#7 in the Netherlands

#257 in the World

Founded: 1923

74. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Materials Science

#4 in Spain

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

75. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Materials Science

#7 in France

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

76. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Materials Science

#3 in Belgium

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

77. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Germany | Thuringia

For Materials Science

#19 in Germany

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

78. Autonomous University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Materials Science

#5 in Spain

#271 in the World

Founded: 1968

79. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Materials Science

#1 in Portugal

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

80. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Materials Science

#1 in Greece

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

81. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Materials Science

#3 in Switzerland

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

82. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Materials Science

#6 in Spain

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

83. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Materials Science

#20 in Germany

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

84. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#17 in the United Kingdom

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

85. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Materials Science

#4 in Switzerland

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

86. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#2 in Portugal

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

87. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Materials Science

#7 in Italy

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 47,736
Founded: 1343

88. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Materials Science

#1 in Ireland

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

89. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Materials Science

#3 in Portugal

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

90. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Materials Science

#1 in Poland

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

91. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Materials Science

#21 in Germany

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

92. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Materials Science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#295 in the World

Founded: 1964

93. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Materials Science

#8 in Italy

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

94. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Materials Science

#22 in Germany

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

95. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Materials Science

#23 in Germany

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

96. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#19 in the United Kingdom

#303 in the World

Founded: 1829

97. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Materials Science

#4 in Belgium

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

98. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Materials Science

#2 in Poland

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 27,072
Founded: 1826

99. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Materials Science

#24 in Germany

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

100. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Materials Science

#6 in Sweden

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

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