Nagoya's 13 best Materials Science schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nagoya ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 1.96M citations received by 106K academic papers made by 13 universities in Nagoya 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. Nagoya University

For Materials Science

#7 in Japan

#29 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

2. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#19 in Japan

#141 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

3. Meijo University

For Materials Science

#55 in Japan

#345 in Asia

Founded: 1926

4. Toyota Technological Institute

For Materials Science

#59 in Japan

#383 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

5. Nagoya City University

For Materials Science

#86 in Japan

#602 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

6. Daido University

For Materials Science

#171 in Japan

#1226 in Asia

Founded: 1964

7. Chukyo University

For Materials Science

#259 in Japan

#1973 in Asia

Founded: 1927

8. Aichi University

For Materials Science

#263 in Japan

#2004 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,879
Founded: 1946

9. Kinjo Gakuin University

For Materials Science

#276 in Japan

#2078 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,037
Founded: 1889

10. Nanzan University

For Materials Science

#295 in Japan

#2164 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,883
Founded: 1949

11. Aichi Shukutoku University

For Materials Science

#308 in Japan

#2253 in Asia

Founded: 1975

12. Sugiyama Jogakuen University

For Materials Science

#314 in Japan

#2267 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1905

13. Nagoya Women's University

For Materials Science

#336 in Japan

#2384 in Asia

Founded: 1964

Universities for Materials Science near Nagoya

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Fujita Health University	170	Toyoake
11	Aichi Gakuin University	156	Nisshin
16	Aichi University of Education	184	Kariya
18	Aichi Institute of Technology	96	Toyota
19	Chubu University	77	Kasugai
37	Asahi University	133	Gifu
42	Gifu University	39	Gifu
43	Gifu Pharmaceutical University	106	Gifu
56	Mie University	42	Tsu
63	Toyohashi University of Technology	23	Toyohashi

Chemistry subfields in Nagoya

Biochemistry14

Chemical Engineering7

Computational Chemistry6

Environmental Chemistry6

Inorganic Chemistry6

Nanotechnology7

Nutrition and Food Science7

Organic Chemistry13

Petrology and Geochemistry5

Pharmacy5

Physical chemistry8