28 Best Materials Science schools in Portugal

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 3.84M citations received by 142K academic papers made by 28 universities in Portugal 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. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Materials Science

#83 in Europe

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

2. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#87 in Europe

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

3. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Materials Science

#93 in Europe

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

4. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Materials Science

#105 in Europe

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

5. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Materials Science

#142 in Europe

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

6. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#193 in Europe

#538 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

7. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#309 in Europe

#892 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Materials Science

#472 in Europe

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Portugal | Vila Real

For Materials Science

#522 in Europe

#1745 in the World

Enrollment: 6,515
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1986

10. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Materials Science

#533 in Europe

#1806 in the World

Founded: 1979

11. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Materials Science

#557 in Europe

#1896 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

12. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Materials Science

#561 in Europe

#1916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

13. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#641 in Europe

#2284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,205
Founded: 1971

14. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Materials Science

#650 in Europe

#2327 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

15. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Materials Science

#674 in Europe

#2435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

16. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Materials Science

#788 in Europe

#3024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

17. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#800 in Europe

#3085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

18. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Materials Science

#843 in Europe

#3274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

19. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Materials Science

#848 in Europe

#3290 in the World

Founded: 1996

20. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#866 in Europe

#3362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

21. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Materials Science

#913 in Europe

#3583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

22. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Materials Science

#922 in Europe

#3640 in the World

Founded: 1979

23. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Materials Science

#949 in Europe

#3771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

24. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Materials Science

#1041 in Europe

#4270 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Materials Science

#1098 in Europe

#4524 in the World

Founded: 1979

26. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Materials Science

#1120 in Europe

#4652 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

27. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Portugal | Beja

For Materials Science

#1129 in Europe

#4688 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1979

28. European University - Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#1330 in Europe

#5731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

The best cities to study Materials Science in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Porto, Lisbon, Aveiro, and Braga.

Chemistry subfields in Portugal

Biochemical Engineering15

Chemical Engineering25

Computational Chemistry9

Environmental Chemistry22

Inorganic Chemistry14

Nanotechnology24

Nutrition and Food Science26

Organic Chemistry28

Petrology and Geochemistry20

Physical chemistry25

Polymer science and Plastics engineering6

Radiochemistry13