What you would study
- Bachelor's
- BS / BEng Materials Science
- Master's / PhD
- MS / MSc Materials Science & Engineering
- Class 12 stream
- PCM
- Careers
- Explore Materials Science careers →
Exams you may need
- For bachelor's
- SAT · IELTS/TOEFL
- For master's
- GRE (some programmes) · IELTS/TOEFL
Ranked for Materials Science & Engineering
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025
#1Tsinghua UniversityBeijing, China · World #18#2Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois, United States · World #31 · UG fees ~₹65.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#3Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #1 · UG fees ~₹59.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#4Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #3 · UG fees ~₹63.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#5Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, Georgia, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹33 lakh/yrAdmission guide#6University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, California, United States · World #5 · UG fees ~₹48.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#7Stanford UniversityStanford, California, United States · World #2 · UG fees ~₹64.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#8University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California, United States · World #16 · UG fees ~₹47.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#9Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China · World #24#10Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · World #30#11National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore · World #56Admission guide#12University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei, China · World #40#13The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas, United States · World #49Admission guide#14Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an, China · World 101–150#15Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China · World #92#16Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore, Singapore · World #88Admission guide#17Pennsylvania State University, University ParkUniversity Park, Pennsylvania, United States · World 101–150Admission guide#17University of Illinois Urbana, ChampaignUrbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States · World #53 · UG fees ~₹33.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#19City University of Hong KongHong Kong, Hong Kong · World #99Admission guide#20University of CambridgeCambridge, England, United Kingdom · World #4 · UG fees ~₹39.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide#21University of Michigan, Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI, United States · World #33 · UG fees ~₹58.4 lakh/yr#22Fudan UniversityYangpu District, China · World #41#23Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin, China · World 101–150#24University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, San Diego, California, United States · World #20 · UG fees ~₹48.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#25Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou, China · World 151–200#26Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China · World #73#27Peking UniversityBeijing, China · World #23#28Soochow University (China)Suzhou, China · World 101–150#29Jilin UniversityChangchun, China · World 101–150#30Sichuan UniversityChengdu, China · World #87#30South China University of TechnologyGuangzhou, China · World 101–150#32Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA, United States · World 501–600 · UG fees ~₹59.8 lakh/yr#32Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China · World 101–150#34Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul, South Korea · World 151–200Admission guide#35Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China · World #75#36The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong, Hong Kong · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹29.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#37Central South UniversityChangsha, China · World #96#38Imperial College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #26Admission guide#39Wuhan University of TechnologyWuhan, China · World 201–300#40University of Science and Technology BeijingXueyuanlu Subdistrict, China · World 201–300#41Beijing Institute of TechnologyZizhuyuan Subdistrict, China · World 101–150#42The University of New South WalesKensington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · World #80Admission guide#43Hunan UniversityChangsha, China · World 151–200#43Seoul National UniversityGwanak District, South Korea · World #81Admission guide#45Wuhan UniversityWuhan, China · World #81#46The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleUnited States · World 201–300#47Tongji UniversityChina · World 101–150#48California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA, United States · World #9 · UG fees ~₹65.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#49University of WaterlooWaterloo, Ontario, Canada · World 151–200Admission guide#50University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu, China · World 151–200
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Materials Science & Engineering. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.