31 Best Materials Science schools in Greece

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Greece ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 2.9M citations received by 109K academic papers made by 31 universities in Greece 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. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Materials Science

#80 in Europe

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

2. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#115 in Europe

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

3. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Materials Science

#134 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

4. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#194 in Europe

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

5. University of Ioannina

Greece | Ioannina

For Materials Science

#283 in Europe

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 18,356
Founded: 1970

6. University of Crete

Greece | Rethymno

For Materials Science

#294 in Europe

#852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1973

7. Democritus University of Thrace

Greece | Komotini

For Materials Science

#429 in Europe

#1338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1973

8. University of Thessaly

Greece | Volos

For Materials Science

#445 in Europe

#1427 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1984

9. Technical University of Crete

Greece | Chania

For Materials Science

#498 in Europe

#1653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1977

10. Agricultural University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#528 in Europe

#1780 in the World

Founded: 1920

11. International Hellenic University

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Materials Science

#599 in Europe

#2104 in the World

Enrollment: 59,370
Founded: 2019

12. University of the Aegean

Greece | Mytilene

For Materials Science

#634 in Europe

#2272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1984

13. Technological Educational Institute of Crete

Greece | Heraklion

For Materials Science

#635 in Europe

#2274 in the World

Founded: 1974

14. University of Piraeus

Greece | Piraeus

For Materials Science

#699 in Europe

#2556 in the World

Founded: 1938

15. University of Western Macedonia

Greece | Kozani

For Materials Science

#724 in Europe

#2697 in the World

Founded: 2003

16. Technological Education Institute of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#726 in Europe

#2704 in the World

Founded: 2018

17. Athens University of Economics and Business

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#751 in Europe

#2839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1920

18. University of Macedonia

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Materials Science

#825 in Europe

#3226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1957

19. University of Peloponnese

Greece | Tripoli

For Materials Science

#836 in Europe

#3258 in the World

Founded: 2002

20. Technological Education Institute of Piraeus

Greece | Piraeus

For Materials Science

#905 in Europe

#3570 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1983

21. Technological Education Institute of Larissa

Greece | Larissa

For Materials Science

#910 in Europe

#3593 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1974

22. Technological Education Institute of Western Macedonia

Greece | Kozani

For Materials Science

#958 in Europe

#3826 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1976

23. Technological Educational Institute of Central Greece

Greece | Lamia

For Materials Science

#972 in Europe

#3896 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2013

24. Harokopio University

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#981 in Europe

#3978 in the World

Founded: 1990

25. Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece

Greece | Patras

For Materials Science

#1084 in Europe

#4465 in the World

Founded: 2013

26. Ionian University

Greece | Corfu

For Materials Science

#1143 in Europe

#4750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1984

27. Panteion University

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#1153 in Europe

#4820 in the World

Enrollment: 19
Founded: 1930

28. Hellenic Naval Academy

Greece | Piraeus

For Materials Science

#1163 in Europe

#4865 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1845

29. Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese

Greece | Kalamata

For Materials Science

#1198 in Europe

#5044 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1986

30. American College of Greece

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#1307 in Europe

#5611 in the World

Founded: 1875

31. Technological Education Institute of Ionian Islands

Greece | Argostoli

For Materials Science

#1315 in Europe

#5642 in the World

Founded: 2003

The best cities to study Materials Science in Greece based on the number of universities and their ranks are Thessaloniki, Athens, Patras, and Ioannina.