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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
Careers: Explore Materials Science careers →

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

#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.

Where Materials Science leads

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Careers it opens

Every Materials Science career — pay, skills, a week in the life →

Or study it in India

B.Tech / B.E. · After 12th
Polytechnic Diploma · After 10th
M.Tech / M.E. · After graduation
Merchant Navy (B.Sc Nautical Science / B.Tech Marine Engineering) · After 12th
NDA (National Defence Academy) · After 12th
B.Des · After 12th

Every route in India after 10th, 12th and graduation →

Where this comes from

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