100 Best Materials Science schools in the United States

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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 146M citations received by 4.19M academic papers made by 1,094 universities in the United States 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Materials Science

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

3. Stanford University

For Materials Science

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

4. Harvard University

For Materials Science

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Materials Science

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

6. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Materials Science

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

7. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

8. Pennsylvania State University

For Materials Science

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

9. Cornell University

For Materials Science

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

10. University of Texas at Austin

For Materials Science

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

11. Northwestern University

For Materials Science

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

12. University of California - Los Angeles

For Materials Science

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

13. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Materials Science

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

14. University of Washington - Seattle

For Materials Science

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

15. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Materials Science

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Materials Science

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

17. California Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

18. Purdue University

For Materials Science

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

19. University of California-San Diego

For Materials Science

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

20. University of Pennsylvania

For Materials Science

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

21. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Materials Science

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

22. Ohio State University

For Materials Science

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

23. Princeton University

For Materials Science

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

24. University of Florida

For Materials Science

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

25. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Materials Science

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

26. Columbia University

For Materials Science

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

27. University of Maryland - College Park

For Materials Science

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

28. Iowa State University

For Materials Science

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

29. University of California - Davis

For Materials Science

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

30. Johns Hopkins University

For Materials Science

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

31. Carnegie Mellon University

For Materials Science

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

32. Yale University

For Materials Science

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

33. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Materials Science

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

34. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Materials Science

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

35. University of Southern California

For Materials Science

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

36. Rice University

For Materials Science

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

37. University of Arizona

For Materials Science

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

38. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Materials Science

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

39. University of Colorado Boulder

For Materials Science

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

40. University of Utah

For Materials Science

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

41. Michigan State University

For Materials Science

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

42. University of Chicago

For Materials Science

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

43. Case Western Reserve University

For Materials Science

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

44. University of Pittsburgh

For Materials Science

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

45. Duke University

For Materials Science

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

46. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Materials Science

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

47. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Materials Science

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

48. University of California - Irvine

For Materials Science

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

49. University of Virginia

For Materials Science

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

50. University of Delaware

For Materials Science

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

51. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Materials Science

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

52. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Materials Science

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,127

53. University of Rochester

For Materials Science

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

54. University at Buffalo

For Materials Science

#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

55. Boston University

For Materials Science

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

56. University of California - San Francisco

For Materials Science

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

57. New York University

For Materials Science

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

58. Washington University in St Louis

For Materials Science

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

59. Brown University

For Materials Science

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

60. Providence College

For Materials Science

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

61. University of California - Riverside

For Materials Science

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

62. University of Connecticut

For Materials Science

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

63. Stony Brook University

For Materials Science

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

64. University of Houston

For Materials Science

#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

65. University of Kentucky

For Materials Science

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

66. University of Notre Dame

For Materials Science

#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

67. University of Central Florida

For Materials Science

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

68. University of Cincinnati

For Materials Science

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

69. Drexel University

For Materials Science

#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$39,267

70. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Materials Science

#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

71. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Materials Science

#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

72. University of Iowa

For Materials Science

#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

73. Clemson University

For Materials Science

#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
85%

74. University of Georgia

For Materials Science

#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

75. Vanderbilt University

For Materials Science

#245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

76. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Materials Science

#246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

77. University of Akron

For Materials Science

#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

78. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Materials Science

#256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

79. Washington State University

For Materials Science

#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

80. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Materials Science

#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

81. Lehigh University

For Materials Science

#275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$30,453

82. Oregon State University

For Materials Science

#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,260
Enrollment
34,292

83. University of New Mexico

For Materials Science

#286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

84. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Materials Science

#299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

85. Northeastern University

For Materials Science

#307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

86. Emory University

For Materials Science

#323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

87. Missouri University of Science and Technology

For Materials Science

#328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1272
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
98%

88. Florida State University

For Materials Science

#342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

89. Wayne State University

For Materials Science

#349 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

90. Tufts University

For Materials Science

#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

91. Auburn University

For Materials Science

#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
79%

92. Kansas State University

For Materials Science

#382 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$8,537
Enrollment
19,722

93. University of South Florida

For Materials Science

#383 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

94. Colorado School of Mines

For Materials Science

#394 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1409
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
98%

95. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Materials Science

#398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

96. Texas Tech University

For Materials Science

#399 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
88%

97. University of Alabama

For Materials Science

#400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

98. University of Miami

For Materials Science

#401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

99. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Materials Science

#402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,931
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

100. University of Kansas

For Materials Science

#423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

The best cities to study Materials Science in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Berkeley, Stanford, and Ann Arbor.