30 Best Materials Science schools in Romania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Romania ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 972K citations received by 70.2K academic papers made by 30 universities in Romania 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. Politehnica University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Materials Science

#250 in Europe

#714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,360
Founded: 1864

2. University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Materials Science

#325 in Europe

#961 in the World

Founded: 1864

3. Babes-Bolyai University

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Materials Science

#338 in Europe

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1959

4. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Materials Science

#386 in Europe

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1948

5. Politehnica University of Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Materials Science

#427 in Europe

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1920

6. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

Romania | Iasi

For Materials Science

#472 in Europe

#1520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 25,175
Founded: 1860

7. Transilvania University of Brasov

Romania | Brasov

For Materials Science

#476 in Europe

#1570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1971

8. University Dunarea de Jos of Galati

Romania | Galati

For Materials Science

#556 in Europe

#1903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,481
Founded: 1974

9. Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Romania | Iasi

For Materials Science

#623 in Europe

#2230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1879

10. University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Materials Science

#643 in Europe

#2301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

11. University of Craiova

Romania | Craiova

For Materials Science

#649 in Europe

#2324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1947

12. West University of Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Materials Science

#651 in Europe

#2335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1962

13. Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Romania | Bucharest

For Materials Science

#680 in Europe

#2472 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1857

14. Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava

Romania | Suceava

For Materials Science

#703 in Europe

#2570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1963

15. University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Materials Science

#761 in Europe

#2908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1869

16. Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Romania | Sibiu

For Materials Science

#779 in Europe

#2991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1976

17. University of Oradea

Romania | Oradea

For Materials Science

#803 in Europe

#3101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1963

18. Ovidius University of Constanta

Romania | Constanta

For Materials Science

#824 in Europe

#3215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1961

19. University of Pitesti

Romania | Pitesti

For Materials Science

#868 in Europe

#3382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

20. Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

Romania | Bucharest

For Materials Science

#886 in Europe

#3476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 23,063
Founded: 1913

21. Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Materials Science

#887 in Europe

#3479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1948

22. University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures

Romania | Targu Mures

For Materials Science

#921 in Europe

#3642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1948

23. University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova

Romania | Craiova

For Materials Science

#923 in Europe

#3645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1998

24. University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine

Romania | Bucharest

For Materials Science

#970 in Europe

#3877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,251
Founded: 1852

25. Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad

Romania | Arad

For Materials Science

#976 in Europe

#3951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1990

26. Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Materials Science

#1054 in Europe

#4330 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Materials Science

#1064 in Europe

#4386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 2000

28. Titu Maiorescu University

Romania | Bucharest

For Materials Science

#1138 in Europe

#4736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1990

29. National School of Political Studies and Public Administration

Romania | Bucharest

For Materials Science

#1297 in Europe

#5571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,282
Founded: 1991

30. Spiru Haret University

Romania | Bucharest

For Materials Science

#1329 in Europe

#5730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1991

The best cities to study Materials Science in Romania based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, and Iasi.