Top Universities in Materials Science in United States: 85 Ranked Universities in 2026

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University of Bayreuth

New York City, United States +7•4,559 Reviews
#8
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 6.2% Global Rank
11 PhDs On-campus

University of Texas El Paso

El Paso, United States •4,221 Reviews
#30
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 12.7% Global Rank
24 PhDs On-campus Online

Stanford University

Stanford, United States •4,150 Reviews
#103
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.1% Global Rank
73 PhDs On-campus Online

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, United States +1•4,362 Reviews
#105
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.1% Global Rank
47 PhDs On-campus Online

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, United States +1•4,3101 Reviews
#108
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.1% Global Rank
89 PhDs On-campus Online

California Institute of Technology - Caltech

Pasadena, United States •4,137 Reviews
#109
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.1% Global Rank
2 PhDs On-campus

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, United States +1•4,450 Reviews
#114
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 1.1% Global Rank
45 PhDs On-campus Online

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Beverly Hills, United States •4,280 Reviews
#119
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.3% Global Rank
85 PhDs On-campus Online

Yale University

New Haven, United States •4,254 Reviews
#120
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.2% Global Rank
78 PhDs On-campus Online

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, United States •4,324 Reviews
#123
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.9% Global Rank
58 PhDs On-campus Online

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Urbana, United States •4,528 Reviews
#126
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.8% Global Rank
89 PhDs On-campus Online

Columbia University

Manhattan, United States +1•4,4113 Reviews
#127
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.3% Global Rank
65 PhDs On-campus Online

University of Toronto

San Francisco, United States +7•4,1295 Reviews
#129
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.3% Global Rank
87 PhDs On-campus Online

Cornell University

Ithaca, United States +1•4,343 Reviews
#130
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.2% Global Rank
75 PhDs On-campus Online

Northwestern University

Evanston, United States •4,352 Reviews
#134
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.4% Global Rank
90 PhDs On-campus Online

Purdue University

West Lafayette, United States •4,434 Reviews
#135
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 1.2% Global Rank
85 PhDs On-campus Online

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, United States •4,322 Reviews
#140
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.2% Global Rank
108 PhDs On-campus Online

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, United States +3•4,643 Reviews
#141
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.2% Global Rank
95 PhDs On-campus Online

University of California, San Diego

San Diego, United States •4,316 Reviews
#146
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.4% Global Rank
46 PhDs On-campus Online

University of Washington

Seattle, United States +1•4,258 Reviews
#155
Materials Science Worldwide
•Top 0.4% Global Rank
113 PhDs On-campus Online

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