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Best for Materials Science

Metals, polymers, ceramics, semiconductors and nanomaterials — what things are made of and why.

What you would study

Bachelor's: BS / BEng Materials Science
Master's / PhD: MS / MSc Materials Science & Engineering
Class 12 stream: PCM
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Exams you may need

For bachelor's: SAT · IELTS/TOEFL
For master's: GRE (some programmes) · IELTS/TOEFL

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Ranked for Materials Science & Engineering

ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025

51–75Beihang UniversityBeijing, China · World 101–150 51–75Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing, China · World 201–300 51–75Chongqing UniversityChongqing, China · World 151–200 51–75Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY, United States · World #12 · UG fees ~₹70.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide 51–75Hanyang UniversitySeoul, South Korea · World 201–300Admission guide 51–75Institute of Science TokyoŌokayama, Japan · World 101–150Admission guide 51–75King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyJeddah, Saudi Arabia · World 201–300 51–75Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon, South Korea · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹4.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide 51–75Korea UniversitySeongbuk District, South Korea · World 201–300Admission guide 51–75Nanjing University of Science & TechnologyNanjing, China · World 201–300 51–75Nankai UniversityTianjin, China · World 151–200 51–75Pohang University of Science and TechnologyPohang, South Korea · World 301–400 51–75Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey, United States · World #7 · UG fees ~₹65.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide 51–75Rice UniversityHouston, Texas, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹63.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide 51–75Shandong UniversityJinan, China · World 101–150 51–75Shanghai UniversityShanghai, China · World 201–300 51–75Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen, China · World 201–300 51–75Southeast UniversityNanjing, China · World 101–150 51–75Southern University of Science and TechnologyTaoyuan Subdistrict, China · World 101–150 51–75Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangdong, China · World #65 51–75The Chinese University of Hong KongSha Tin District, Hong Kong · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹28.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide 51–75The University of ManchesterManchester, England, United Kingdom · World #46Admission guide 51–75University of OxfordOxford, England, United Kingdom · World #6Admission guide 51–75University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada · World #25 · UG fees ~₹44.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide 51–75Yonsei UniversitySeoul, South Korea · World 151–200Admission guide 76–100Columbia UniversityNew York, NY, United States · World #8 · UG fees ~₹68.8 lakh/yr 76–100Donghua UniversityShanghai, China · World 401–500 76–100ETH ZurichZurich, Switzerland · World #22Admission guide 76–100Guangdong University of TechnologyGuangzhou, China · World 301–400 76–100KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm Municipality, Sweden · World 201–300 76–100Nanjing Tech UniversityNanjing, China · World 301–400 76–100North Carolina State University at RaleighUnited States · World 201–300 76–100Purdue University, West LafayetteWest Lafayette, Indiana, United States · World 101–150Admission guide 76–100Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY, United States · World 601–700 · UG fees ~₹61.4 lakh/yr 76–100RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · World 201–300Admission guide 76–100Swiss Federal Institute of Technology LausanneSwitzerland · World #44Admission guide 76–100The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong, Hong Kong · World 201–300Admission guide 76–100The University of Hong KongCentral and Western District, Hong Kong · World #67 · UG fees ~₹34.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide 76–100The University of TokyoHongō, Japan · World #31Admission guide 76–100Tohoku UniversitySendai, Japan · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹3.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide 76–100University College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #14Admission guide 76–100University of California, RiversideRiverside, CA, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹47.7 lakh/yr 76–100University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California, United States · World #70 · UG fees ~₹54.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide 76–100University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹41.9 lakh/yr 76–100University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, Maryland, United States · World #55 · UG fees ~₹39.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide 76–100University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California, United States · World #68 · UG fees ~₹70.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide 76–100University of SydneyCamperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · World #72 · UG fees ~₹33.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide 76–100University of Technology SydneyUltimo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · World 201–300Admission guide 76–100University of Wisconsin, MadisonMadison, Wisconsin, United States · World #36 · UG fees ~₹43.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide 76–100Xiamen UniversityXiamen, China · World 101–150

Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Materials Science & Engineering. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.

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