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 44.6M citations received by 1.23M 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
#11 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
#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

5. University College London

For Materials Science

#11 in Europe
#69 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

6. University of Southampton

For Materials Science

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

8. University of Leeds

For Materials Science

#21 in Europe
#123 in the World
Founded
1904

10. University of Bristol

For Materials Science

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

12. University of Liverpool

For Materials Science

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

13. University of Edinburgh

For Materials Science

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

15. University of Warwick

For Materials Science

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

16. University of Bath

For Materials Science

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

17. Durham University

For Materials Science

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

20. Loughborough University

For Materials Science

#103 in Europe
#314 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

21. Cardiff University

For Materials Science

#105 in Europe
#319 in the World
Founded
1997

22. University of St Andrews

For Materials Science

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

24. Queen's University Belfast

For Materials Science

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

25. Queen Mary University of London

For Materials Science

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

26. University of Surrey

For Materials Science

#121 in Europe
#357 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

27. University of York

For Materials Science

#135 in Europe
#392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

28. University of Exeter

For Materials Science

#142 in Europe
#419 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

29. Cranfield University

For Materials Science

#146 in Europe
#429 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

30. University of Sussex

For Materials Science

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

32. Swansea University

For Materials Science

#163 in Europe
#464 in the World
Founded
1920

33. University of Leicester

For Materials Science

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

36. Lancaster University

For Materials Science

#201 in Europe
#560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

37. Brunel University London

For Materials Science

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

38. University of East Anglia

For Materials Science

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

39. University of Wales

For Materials Science

#210 in Europe
#576 in the World
Founded
1893

40. University of London

For Materials Science

#213 in Europe
#590 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

45. Bangor University

For Materials Science

#288 in Europe
#832 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

47. University of Bradford

For Materials Science

#291 in Europe
#843 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

50. Keele University

For Materials Science

#353 in Europe
#1041 in the World
Founded
1962

51. University of Plymouth

For Materials Science

#358 in Europe
#1049 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

55. Nottingham Trent University

For Materials Science

#396 in Europe
#1199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

56. University of Portsmouth

For Materials Science

#398 in Europe
#1213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

59. Sheffield Hallam University

For Materials Science

#407 in Europe
#1243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

62. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Materials Science

#423 in Europe
#1308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

63. Coventry University

For Materials Science

#433 in Europe
#1350 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

65. University of Huddersfield

For Materials Science

#441 in Europe
#1397 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

66. University of Hertfordshire

For Materials Science

#457 in Europe
#1472 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

68. De Montfort University

For Materials Science

#463 in Europe
#1488 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

69. London South Bank University

For Materials Science

#479 in Europe
#1577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

71. University of the West of England

For Materials Science

#494 in Europe
#1633 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

72. Edinburgh Napier University

For Materials Science

#514 in Europe
#1714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

73. University of Central Lancashire

For Materials Science

#533 in Europe
#1804 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

74. Oxford Brookes University

For Materials Science

#538 in Europe
#1828 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

75. University of Bolton

For Materials Science

#539 in Europe
#1833 in the World
Founded
2004

76. University of Stirling

For Materials Science

#547 in Europe
#1865 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

79. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Materials Science

#576 in Europe
#1990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

80. Robert Gordon University

For Materials Science

#579 in Europe
#2003 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

82. University of the West of Scotland

For Materials Science

#594 in Europe
#2082 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

83. Bournemouth University

For Materials Science

#604 in Europe
#2142 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

84. Teesside University

For Materials Science

#605 in Europe
#2143 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

86. Middlesex University

For Materials Science

#615 in Europe
#2185 in the World
Founded
1973

87. University of Westminster

For Materials Science

#620 in Europe
#2209 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

88. Staffordshire University

For Materials Science

#640 in Europe
#2289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

90. London Business School

For Materials Science

#682 in Europe
#2480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

91. University of Lincoln

For Materials Science

#696 in Europe
#2544 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
19,710
Founded
1992

93. University of Sunderland

For Materials Science

#725 in Europe
#2702 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

94. University of Derby

For Materials Science

#729 in Europe
#2715 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

95. Royal Agricultural University

For Materials Science

#733 in Europe
#2734 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
2013

96. University of Bedfordshire

For Materials Science

#745 in Europe
#2802 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

99. Abertay University

For Materials Science

#778 in Europe
#2990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

100. University of Northampton

For Materials Science

#787 in Europe
#3031 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.