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 195M citations received by 7.1M academic papers made by 1,347 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

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Materials Science

#1 in Switzerland

#20 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

#33 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#4 in the United Kingdom

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Materials Science

#2 in Switzerland

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Materials Science

#1 in the Netherlands

#50 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. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Materials Science

#1 in France

#66 in the World

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

10. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#5 in the United Kingdom

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

11. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Materials Science

#1 in Denmark

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

12. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Materials Science

#1 in Germany

#80 in the World

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

13. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Materials Science

#2 in Germany

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

14. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Materials Science

#3 in Germany

#84 in the World

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

15. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Materials Science

#1 in Sweden

#90 in the World

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

16. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Materials Science

#2 in the Netherlands

#91 in the World

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

17. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#6 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

18. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Materials Science

#4 in Germany

#105 in the World

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

19. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Materials Science

#1 in Russia

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

20. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#7 in the United Kingdom

#116 in the World

Founded: 1905

21. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#8 in the United Kingdom

#121 in the World

Founded: 1904

22. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Materials Science

#5 in Germany

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

23. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Materials Science

#2 in Sweden

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

24. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#9 in the United Kingdom

#131 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#132 in the World

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

26. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#137 in the World

Founded: 1900

27. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Materials Science

#3 in Sweden

#138 in the World

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

28. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Materials Science

#2 in Belgium

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

29. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Materials Science

#2 in France

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

30. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Materials Science

#6 in Germany

#143 in the World

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

31. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Materials Science

#3 in the Netherlands

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

32. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Materials Science

#4 in Sweden

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

33. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Materials Science

#7 in Germany

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

34. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Materials Science

#8 in Germany

#159 in the World

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

35. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Materials Science

#4 in the Netherlands

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

36. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Materials Science

#1 in Italy

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

37. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Materials Science

#3 in France

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

38. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Materials Science

#2 in Italy

#166 in the World

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

39. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Materials Science

#5 in the Netherlands

#167 in the World

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

40. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Materials Science

#9 in Germany

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

41. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Materials Science

#10 in Germany

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

42. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Materials Science

#11 in Germany

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

43. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Materials Science

#3 in Italy

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

44. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Materials Science

#12 in Germany

#175 in the World

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

45. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1 in Austria

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

46. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Materials Science

#4 in Italy

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

47. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

48. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Materials Science

#13 in the United Kingdom

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

49. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Materials Science

#13 in Germany

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

50. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Materials Science

#14 in Germany

#197 in the World

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

51. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Materials Science

#1 in Finland

#206 in the World

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

52. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Materials Science

#14 in the United Kingdom

#209 in the World

Founded: 1451

53. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Materials Science

#6 in the Netherlands

#211 in the World

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

54. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Materials Science

#1 in Norway

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

55. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Materials Science

#15 in Germany

#217 in the World

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

56. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Materials Science

#2 in Denmark

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

57. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Materials Science

#16 in Germany

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

58. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Materials Science

#5 in Italy

#223 in the World

Founded: 1859

59. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Materials Science

#1 in Spain

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

60. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Materials Science

#5 in Sweden

#230 in the World

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

61. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Germany | Saxony-Anhalt

For Materials Science

#17 in Germany

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

62. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Materials Science

#6 in Italy

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

63. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Materials Science

#4 in France

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

64. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Materials Science

#18 in Germany

#237 in the World

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

65. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Materials Science

#5 in France

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

66. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#2 in Austria

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

67. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Materials Science

#6 in France

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

68. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Materials Science

#3 in Denmark

#244 in the World

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

69. University of the Basque Country

Spain | Bilbao

For Materials Science

#2 in Spain

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

70. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Materials Science

#3 in Spain

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

71. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#15 in the United Kingdom

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

72. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Materials Science

#7 in the Netherlands

#252 in the World

Founded: 1923

73. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#16 in the United Kingdom

#255 in the World

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

74. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Materials Science

#3 in Belgium

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

75. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Materials Science

#7 in France

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

76. Autonomous University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Materials Science

#4 in Spain

#262 in the World

Founded: 1968

77. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Materials Science

#5 in Spain

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

78. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Germany | Thuringia

For Materials Science

#19 in Germany

#266 in the World

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

79. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Materials Science

#3 in Switzerland

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

80. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Materials Science

#20 in Germany

#269 in the World

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

81. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Materials Science

#1 in Greece

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

82. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Materials Science

#4 in Switzerland

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

83. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Materials Science

#1 in Portugal

#276 in the World

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

84. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Materials Science

#6 in Spain

#278 in the World

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

85. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#17 in the United Kingdom

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

86. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Materials Science

#7 in Italy

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

87. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#2 in Portugal

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

88. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Materials Science

#1 in Ireland

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

89. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Materials Science

#21 in Germany

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

90. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Materials Science

#22 in Germany

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

91. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Materials Science

#8 in Italy

#289 in the World

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

92. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Materials Science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#290 in the World

Founded: 1964

93. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Materials Science

#3 in Portugal

#292 in the World

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

94. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Materials Science

#23 in Germany

#297 in the World

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

95. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Materials Science

#1 in Poland

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

96. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Materials Science

#19 in the United Kingdom

#301 in the World

Founded: 1829

97. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Materials Science

#4 in Belgium

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

98. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Materials Science

#24 in Germany

#303 in the World

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

99. Polytechnic School

France | Ile-de-France

For Materials Science

#8 in France

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

100. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Materials Science

#2 in Poland

#307 in the World

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

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