28 Best Materials Science schools in Portugal

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 4.14M citations received by 146K 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

#79 in Europe

#273 in the World

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

2. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#86 in Europe

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

3. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Materials Science

#89 in Europe

#290 in the World

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

4. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Materials Science

#101 in Europe

#312 in the World

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

5. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Materials Science

#139 in Europe

#412 in the World

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

6. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#192 in Europe

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

7. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#309 in Europe

#904 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Materials Science

#462 in Europe

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Materials Science

#521 in Europe

#1751 in the World

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

10. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Materials Science

#535 in Europe

#1810 in the World

Founded: 1979

11. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Materials Science

#555 in Europe

#1902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

12. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Materials Science

#558 in Europe

#1923 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

13. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#638 in Europe

#2282 in the World

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

14. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Materials Science

#646 in Europe

#2314 in the World

Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1979

15. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Materials Science

#671 in Europe

#2438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

16. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Materials Science

#788 in Europe

#3036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

17. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#800 in Europe

#3080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

18. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Materials Science

#839 in Europe

#3270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

19. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Materials Science

#847 in Europe

#3296 in the World

Founded: 1996

20. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#866 in Europe

#3363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

21. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Materials Science

#906 in Europe

#3575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

22. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Materials Science

#919 in Europe

#3638 in the World

Founded: 1979

23. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Materials Science

#952 in Europe

#3800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

24. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Materials Science

#1036 in Europe

#4247 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Materials Science

#1095 in Europe

#4519 in the World

Founded: 1979

26. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Materials Science

#1118 in Europe

#4633 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

27. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Portugal | Beja

For Materials Science

#1128 in Europe

#4693 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1979

28. European University - Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Materials Science

#1331 in Europe

#5749 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 Chemistry15

Nanotechnology24

Nutrition and Food Science26

Organic Chemistry28

Petrology and Geochemistry21

Physical chemistry25

Polymer science and Plastics engineering6

Radiochemistry13