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 42.3M citations received by 1.21M 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
#24 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

4. University of Oxford

For Materials Science

#5 in Europe
#34 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
#96 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

8. University of Leeds

For Materials Science

#21 in Europe
#121 in the World
Founded
1904

10. University of Bristol

For Materials Science

#25 in Europe
#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

12. University of Liverpool

For Materials Science

#47 in Europe
#185 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

13. University of Edinburgh

For Materials Science

#48 in Europe
#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

15. University of Warwick

For Materials Science

#71 in Europe
#249 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

16. University of Bath

For Materials Science

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

17. Durham University

For Materials Science

#85 in Europe
#279 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

20. Loughborough University

For Materials Science

#102 in Europe
#310 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

21. Cardiff University

For Materials Science

#104 in Europe
#316 in the World
Founded
1997

22. University of St Andrews

For Materials Science

#111 in Europe
#328 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

24. Queen's University Belfast

For Materials Science

#118 in Europe
#348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

25. University of Surrey

For Materials Science

#119 in Europe
#349 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

26. Queen Mary University of London

For Materials Science

#120 in Europe
#352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

27. University of York

For Materials Science

#134 in Europe
#388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

28. University of Exeter

For Materials Science

#144 in Europe
#418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

29. University of Sussex

For Materials Science

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

30. Cranfield University

For Materials Science

#147 in Europe
#427 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

32. Swansea University

For Materials Science

#161 in Europe
#458 in the World
Founded
1920

33. University of Leicester

For Materials Science

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

36. Lancaster University

For Materials Science

#198 in Europe
#549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

37. University of Wales

For Materials Science

#202 in Europe
#554 in the World
Founded
1893

38. University of East Anglia

For Materials Science

#206 in Europe
#562 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

39. Brunel University London

For Materials Science

#208 in Europe
#569 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

40. University of London

For Materials Science

#210 in Europe
#572 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

46. Bangor University

For Materials Science

#284 in Europe
#811 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

47. University of Bradford

For Materials Science

#288 in Europe
#818 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

50. Keele University

For Materials Science

#351 in Europe
#1017 in the World
Founded
1962

51. University of Plymouth

For Materials Science

#357 in Europe
#1042 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

55. Nottingham Trent University

For Materials Science

#397 in Europe
#1206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

58. University of Portsmouth

For Materials Science

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

60. Sheffield Hallam University

For Materials Science

#405 in Europe
#1228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

62. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Materials Science

#422 in Europe
#1294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

64. Coventry University

For Materials Science

#434 in Europe
#1351 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

65. University of Huddersfield

For Materials Science

#442 in Europe
#1393 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

66. University of Hertfordshire

For Materials Science

#453 in Europe
#1438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

68. De Montfort University

For Materials Science

#462 in Europe
#1467 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

69. London South Bank University

For Materials Science

#476 in Europe
#1545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

71. University of the West of England

For Materials Science

#497 in Europe
#1632 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

72. Edinburgh Napier University

For Materials Science

#515 in Europe
#1708 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

73. University of Central Lancashire

For Materials Science

#532 in Europe
#1791 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

74. Oxford Brookes University

For Materials Science

#535 in Europe
#1808 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

75. University of Bolton

For Materials Science

#539 in Europe
#1824 in the World
Founded
2004

76. University of Stirling

For Materials Science

#542 in Europe
#1833 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

78. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Materials Science

#569 in Europe
#1955 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

80. Robert Gordon University

For Materials Science

#578 in Europe
#1992 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

82. University of the West of Scotland

For Materials Science

#598 in Europe
#2072 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

83. Teesside University

For Materials Science

#604 in Europe
#2128 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

85. Middlesex University

For Materials Science

#607 in Europe
#2136 in the World
Founded
1973

86. Bournemouth University

For Materials Science

#608 in Europe
#2138 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

87. University of Westminster

For Materials Science

#616 in Europe
#2187 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

88. Staffordshire University

For Materials Science

#624 in Europe
#2227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

90. London Business School

For Materials Science

#676 in Europe
#2437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

91. University of Lincoln

For Materials Science

#704 in Europe
#2566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
19,710
Founded
1992

93. University of Sunderland

For Materials Science

#721 in Europe
#2675 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

94. Royal Agricultural University

For Materials Science

#725 in Europe
#2691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
2013

95. University of Derby

For Materials Science

#727 in Europe
#2700 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

96. University of Bedfordshire

For Materials Science

#738 in Europe
#2776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

98. Abertay University

For Materials Science

#774 in Europe
#2951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

99. University of Northampton

For Materials Science

#786 in Europe
#3018 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.