31 Best Materials Science schools in Greece

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 2.73M citations received by 107K 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

#81 in Europe

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

2. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#116 in Europe

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

3. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Materials Science

#133 in Europe

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

4. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#192 in Europe

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

5. University of Ioannina

Greece | Ioannina

For Materials Science

#282 in Europe

#802 in the World

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

6. University of Crete

Greece | Rethymno

For Materials Science

#295 in Europe

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1973

7. Democritus University of Thrace

Greece | Komotini

For Materials Science

#429 in Europe

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1973

8. University of Thessaly

Greece | Volos

For Materials Science

#451 in Europe

#1427 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1984

9. Technical University of Crete

Greece | Chania

For Materials Science

#498 in Europe

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1977

10. Agricultural University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#530 in Europe

#1776 in the World

Founded: 1920

11. University of the Aegean

Greece | Mytilene

For Materials Science

#630 in Europe

#2252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1984

12. Technological Educational Institute of Crete

Greece | Heraklion

For Materials Science

#642 in Europe

#2293 in the World

Founded: 1974

13. University of Piraeus

Greece | Piraeus

For Materials Science

#699 in Europe

#2538 in the World

Founded: 1938

14. Technological Education Institute of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#720 in Europe

#2674 in the World

Founded: 2018

15. University of Western Macedonia

Greece | Kozani

For Materials Science

#730 in Europe

#2708 in the World

Founded: 2003

16. Athens University of Economics and Business

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#751 in Europe

#2821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1920

17. International Hellenic University

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Materials Science

#793 in Europe

#3058 in the World

Enrollment: 59,370
Founded: 2019

18. University of Macedonia

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Materials Science

#826 in Europe

#3203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1957

19. University of Peloponnese

Greece | Tripoli

For Materials Science

#853 in Europe

#3300 in the World

Founded: 2002

20. Technological Education Institute of Piraeus

Greece | Piraeus

For Materials Science

#903 in Europe

#3542 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1983

21. Technological Education Institute of Larissa

Greece | Larissa

For Materials Science

#906 in Europe

#3558 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1974

22. Technological Education Institute of Western Macedonia

Greece | Kozani

For Materials Science

#948 in Europe

#3758 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1976

23. Technological Educational Institute of Central Greece

Greece | Lamia

For Materials Science

#963 in Europe

#3842 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2013

24. Harokopio University

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#983 in Europe

#3966 in the World

Founded: 1990

25. Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece

Greece | Patras

For Materials Science

#1081 in Europe

#4446 in the World

Founded: 2013

26. Ionian University

Greece | Corfu

For Materials Science

#1147 in Europe

#4788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1984

27. Hellenic Naval Academy

Greece | Piraeus

For Materials Science

#1154 in Europe

#4821 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1845

28. Panteion University

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#1161 in Europe

#4850 in the World

Enrollment: 19
Founded: 1930

29. Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese

Greece | Kalamata

For Materials Science

#1199 in Europe

#5041 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1986

30. American College of Greece

Greece | Athens

For Materials Science

#1308 in Europe

#5607 in the World

Founded: 1875

31. Technological Education Institute of Ionian Islands

Greece | Argostoli

For Materials Science

#1310 in Europe

#5616 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.