14 Best Materials Science schools in Scotland

Below is a list of best universities in Scotland ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 626K citations received by 25.6K academic papers made by 14 universities in Scotland 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.

2. University of St Andrews

For Materials Science

#76 in Europe
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

3. University of Strathclyde

For Materials Science

#83 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1964

4. University of Edinburgh

For Materials Science

#88 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

8. University of the West of Scotland

For Materials Science

#484 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

9. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Materials Science

#486 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1993

10. University of Stirling

For Materials Science

#497 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

11. Edinburgh Napier University

For Materials Science

#533 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1992

12. Robert Gordon University

For Materials Science

#541 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

13. Abertay University

For Materials Science

#702 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1994

14. Scotland's Rural College

For Materials Science

#884 in Europe
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2012

Closest to Scotland states to learn Materials Science

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Universities
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Best university country rank
Best uni United Kingdom Flag rank
England 78 1
Wales 7 22