100 Best Materials Science schools in the United Kingdom

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 33.3M citations received by 1.09M academic papers made by 136 universities in the United Kingdom 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

For Materials Science

#1 in Europe
#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

2. Imperial College London

For Materials Science

#3 in Europe
#22 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

4. University of Oxford

For Materials Science

#5 in Europe
#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

5. University College London

For Materials Science

#10 in Europe
#67 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

6. University of Southampton

For Materials Science

#17 in Europe
#93 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

8. University of Leeds

For Materials Science

#23 in Europe
#118 in the World
Founded
1904

9. University of Bristol

For Materials Science

#26 in Europe
#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

12. University of Liverpool

For Materials Science

#44 in Europe
#177 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

13. University of Edinburgh

For Materials Science

#51 in Europe
#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

15. University of Bath

For Materials Science

#66 in Europe
#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

16. University of Warwick

For Materials Science

#77 in Europe
#260 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

19. Durham University

For Materials Science

#98 in Europe
#300 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

20. Loughborough University

For Materials Science

#100 in Europe
#305 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

21. University of St Andrews

For Materials Science

#103 in Europe
#309 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

23. Cardiff University

For Materials Science

#110 in Europe
#322 in the World
Founded
1997

24. Queen's University Belfast

For Materials Science

#116 in Europe
#337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

25. Queen Mary University of London

For Materials Science

#119 in Europe
#344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

26. University of Surrey

For Materials Science

#120 in Europe
#346 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

27. University of Exeter

For Materials Science

#139 in Europe
#403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

28. Cranfield University

For Materials Science

#143 in Europe
#410 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

29. University of York

For Materials Science

#144 in Europe
#411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

31. University of Sussex

For Materials Science

#159 in Europe
#444 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

32. University of Wales

For Materials Science

#170 in Europe
#478 in the World
Founded
1893

33. Swansea University

For Materials Science

#175 in Europe
#494 in the World
Founded
1920

36. University of Leicester

For Materials Science

#183 in Europe
#512 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

37. University of London

For Materials Science

#197 in Europe
#537 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

38. Lancaster University

For Materials Science

#210 in Europe
#557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

39. University of East Anglia

For Materials Science

#213 in Europe
#573 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

40. Brunel University London

For Materials Science

#214 in Europe
#574 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

44. Bangor University

For Materials Science

#276 in Europe
#758 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

47. University of Bradford

For Materials Science

#293 in Europe
#807 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

50. Keele University

For Materials Science

#353 in Europe
#1005 in the World
Founded
1962

52. University of Plymouth

For Materials Science

#361 in Europe
#1026 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

57. Nottingham Trent University

For Materials Science

#401 in Europe
#1174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

58. University of Portsmouth

For Materials Science

#404 in Europe
#1183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

60. Sheffield Hallam University

For Materials Science

#410 in Europe
#1216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

63. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Materials Science

#437 in Europe
#1357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

64. Coventry University

For Materials Science

#440 in Europe
#1366 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

65. University of Huddersfield

For Materials Science

#441 in Europe
#1370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

66. University of Hertfordshire

For Materials Science

#452 in Europe
#1410 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

70. London South Bank University

For Materials Science

#490 in Europe
#1560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

71. University of the West of England

For Materials Science

#507 in Europe
#1654 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

72. Edinburgh Napier University

For Materials Science

#514 in Europe
#1676 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

73. University of Bolton

For Materials Science

#526 in Europe
#1735 in the World
Founded
2004

74. Oxford Brookes University

For Materials Science

#530 in Europe
#1746 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

75. University of Central Lancashire

For Materials Science

#533 in Europe
#1762 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

77. University of Stirling

For Materials Science

#547 in Europe
#1814 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

78. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Materials Science

#565 in Europe
#1906 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

80. Robert Gordon University

For Materials Science

#571 in Europe
#1931 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

83. University of the West of Scotland

For Materials Science

#594 in Europe
#2025 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

84. Teesside University

For Materials Science

#603 in Europe
#2064 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

85. Middlesex University

For Materials Science

#607 in Europe
#2076 in the World
Founded
1973

86. Bournemouth University

For Materials Science

#613 in Europe
#2111 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

87. University of Westminster

For Materials Science

#623 in Europe
#2147 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

89. London Business School

For Materials Science

#671 in Europe
#2386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

90. University of Lincoln

For Materials Science

#690 in Europe
#2484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

91. Royal Agricultural University

For Materials Science

#694 in Europe
#2502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
2013

93. University of Sunderland

For Materials Science

#711 in Europe
#2598 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

94. Staffordshire University

For Materials Science

#715 in Europe
#2613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

95. University of Derby

For Materials Science

#735 in Europe
#2736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

97. University of Bedfordshire

For Materials Science

#753 in Europe
#2840 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

98. Abertay University

For Materials Science

#764 in Europe
#2882 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

99. University of Northampton

For Materials Science

#776 in Europe
#2937 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2005

The best cities to study Materials Science in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, London, Manchester, and Oxford.