Best Materials Science Schools in North America [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 205M citations received by 5.27M academic papers made by 1,198 universities in North America 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Materials Science

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

2. Stanford University

United States | California

For Materials Science

#2 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

3. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Materials Science

#3 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

4. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Materials Science

#4 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Materials Science

#5 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

6. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Materials Science

#6 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

7. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Materials Science

#7 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

8. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#8 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

9. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Materials Science

#9 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

10. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Materials Science

#10 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

11. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#1 in Canada

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

12. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#11 in the United States

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

13. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Materials Science

#12 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

14. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Materials Science

#13 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

15. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Materials Science

#14 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

16. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Materials Science

#15 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Materials Science

#16 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Materials Science

#17 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

19. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Materials Science

#18 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

20. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Materials Science

#19 in the United States

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

21. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#20 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

22. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Materials Science

#21 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

23. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Materials Science

#22 in the United States

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

24. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Materials Science

#23 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

25. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Materials Science

#24 in the United States

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

26. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Materials Science

#25 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

27. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#26 in the United States

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

28. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Materials Science

#27 in the United States

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

29. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Materials Science

#28 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

30. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Materials Science

#2 in Canada

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

31. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Materials Science

#29 in the United States

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

32. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Materials Science

#3 in Canada

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

33. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Materials Science

#30 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

34. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#31 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

35. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Materials Science

#32 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

36. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Materials Science

#4 in Canada

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

37. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Materials Science

#33 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

38. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Materials Science

#34 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

39. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Materials Science

#35 in the United States

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

40. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Materials Science

#36 in the United States

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

41. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Materials Science

#37 in the United States

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

42. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#5 in Canada

#100 in the World

Founded: 1957

43. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Materials Science

#38 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

44. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Materials Science

#39 in the United States

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

45. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Materials Science

#40 in the United States

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

46. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Materials Science

#41 in the United States

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

47. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Materials Science

#42 in the United States

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

48. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Materials Science

#43 in the United States

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

49. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Materials Science

#44 in the United States

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

50. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#45 in the United States

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

51. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Materials Science

#46 in the United States

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

52. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Materials Science

#47 in the United States

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

53. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Materials Science

#48 in the United States

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

54. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Materials Science

#49 in the United States

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

55. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Materials Science

#50 in the United States

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

56. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Materials Science

#51 in the United States

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

57. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#52 in the United States

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,940

58. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#53 in the United States

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

59. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#6 in Canada

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

60. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Materials Science

#54 in the United States

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

61. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Materials Science

#55 in the United States

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

62. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#56 in the United States

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

63. New York University

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#57 in the United States

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

64. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Materials Science

#7 in Canada

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

65. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Materials Science

#58 in the United States

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,608

66. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Materials Science

#59 in the United States

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

67. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#60 in the United States

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

68. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Materials Science

#61 in the United States

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

69. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Materials Science

#62 in the United States

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,083

70. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Materials Science

#63 in the United States

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

71. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#8 in Canada

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

72. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Materials Science

#64 in the United States

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

73. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Materials Science

#65 in the United States

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

74. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Materials Science

#66 in the United States

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

75. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Materials Science

#67 in the United States

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,554
Enrollment: 33,500

76. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Materials Science

#68 in the United States

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

77. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Materials Science

#69 in the United States

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

78. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Materials Science

#70 in the United States

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

79. Drexel University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#71 in the United States

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,342

80. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Materials Science

#72 in the United States

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

81. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Materials Science

#73 in the United States

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 84%

82. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Materials Science

#74 in the United States

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

83. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#9 in Canada

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

84. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Materials Science

#75 in the United States

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

85. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Materials Science

#76 in the United States

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

86. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Materials Science

#10 in Canada

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

87. University of Akron

United States | Ohio

For Materials Science

#77 in the United States

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

88. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Materials Science

#78 in the United States

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

89. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Materials Science

#79 in the United States

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,370
Enrollment: 26,490

90. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#11 in Canada

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

91. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Materials Science

#80 in the United States

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,922
Enrollment: 35,622

92. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Materials Science

#81 in the United States

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

93. Lehigh University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#82 in the United States

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,289

94. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Materials Science

#83 in the United States

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

95. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Materials Science

#12 in Canada

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

96. Northeastern University

United States | Massachusetts

For Materials Science

#84 in the United States

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

97. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Materials Science

#85 in the United States

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,986

98. Missouri University of Science and Technology

United States | Missouri

For Materials Science

#86 in the United States

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1264
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

99. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Materials Science

#87 in the United States

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

100. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Materials Science

#88 in the United States

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

Chemistry subfields in North America