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 215M citations received by 5.36M academic papers made by 1,207 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: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

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: $25,078

3. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Materials Science

#3 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

4. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Materials Science

#4 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Materials Science

#5 in the United States

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

6. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Materials Science

#6 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

7. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Materials Science

#7 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

8. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#8 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

9. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Materials Science

#9 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

10. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#1 in Canada

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

11. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Materials Science

#10 in the United States

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

12. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#11 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

13. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Materials Science

#12 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

14. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Materials Science

#13 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

15. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Materials Science

#14 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

16. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Materials Science

#15 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Materials Science

#16 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Materials Science

#17 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

19. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Materials Science

#18 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

20. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Materials Science

#19 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

21. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#20 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

22. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Materials Science

#21 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

23. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Materials Science

#22 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

24. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Materials Science

#23 in the United States

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

25. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Materials Science

#24 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

26. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Materials Science

#25 in the United States

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

27. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#26 in the United States

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

28. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Materials Science

#27 in the United States

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

29. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Materials Science

#28 in the United States

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

30. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Materials Science

#2 in Canada

#72 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

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

32. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Materials Science

#3 in Canada

#78 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

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

34. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#31 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

35. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Materials Science

#32 in the United States

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

36. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Materials Science

#4 in Canada

#87 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

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

38. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Materials Science

#34 in the United States

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

39. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Materials Science

#35 in the United States

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

40. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Materials Science

#36 in the United States

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

41. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#5 in Canada

#106 in the World

Founded: 1957

42. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Materials Science

#37 in the United States

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

43. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Materials Science

#38 in the United States

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

44. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Materials Science

#39 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

45. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Materials Science

#40 in the United States

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

46. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Materials Science

#41 in the United States

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

47. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Materials Science

#42 in the United States

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

48. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Materials Science

#43 in the United States

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

49. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Materials Science

#44 in the United States

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

50. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#45 in the United States

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

51. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Materials Science

#46 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

52. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Materials Science

#47 in the United States

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

53. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Materials Science

#48 in the United States

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

54. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Materials Science

#49 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

55. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Materials Science

#50 in the United States

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

56. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Materials Science

#51 in the United States

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

57. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#52 in the United States

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1443
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,887

58. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#53 in the United States

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,462

59. New York University

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#54 in the United States

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

60. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#6 in Canada

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

61. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Materials Science

#55 in the United States

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

62. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#56 in the United States

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

63. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Materials Science

#57 in the United States

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

64. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Materials Science

#7 in Canada

#194 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

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,256

66. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Materials Science

#59 in the United States

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

67. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Materials Science

#60 in the United States

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 99%

68. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Materials Science

#61 in the United States

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

69. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Materials Science

#62 in the United States

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1508
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,300

70. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Materials Science

#63 in the United States

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

71. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#8 in Canada

#215 in the World

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

72. Drexel University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#64 in the United States

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

73. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Materials Science

#65 in the United States

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

74. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Materials Science

#66 in the United States

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

75. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Materials Science

#67 in the United States

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

76. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Materials Science

#68 in the United States

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,160
Enrollment: 34,096

77. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Materials Science

#69 in the United States

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

78. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Materials Science

#70 in the United States

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,186

79. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Materials Science

#71 in the United States

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

80. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Materials Science

#72 in the United States

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

81. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Materials Science

#73 in the United States

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

82. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Materials Science

#74 in the United States

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

83. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Materials Science

#75 in the United States

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1214
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

84. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#9 in Canada

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

85. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Materials Science

#76 in the United States

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 94%

86. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Materials Science

#10 in Canada

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 56,000
Founded: 1852

87. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Materials Science

#77 in the United States

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 25,685

88. University of Akron

United States | Ohio

For Materials Science

#78 in the United States

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

89. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Materials Science

#79 in the United States

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

90. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Materials Science

#11 in Canada

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 35,612
Founded: 1841

91. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Materials Science

#80 in the United States

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

92. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Materials Science

#81 in the United States

#301 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

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

94. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Materials Science

#83 in the United States

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

95. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Materials Science

#12 in Canada

#317 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

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,207

97. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Materials Science

#85 in the United States

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,303

98. Missouri University of Science and Technology

United States | Missouri

For Materials Science

#86 in the United States

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

99. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Materials Science

#87 in the United States

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

100. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Materials Science

#88 in the United States

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 89%

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