Best Materials Science Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Materials Science

#1 in China #2 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Materials Science

#1 in Japan #3 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

3

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Materials Science

#2 in Japan #7 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

4

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Materials Science

#3 in Japan #9 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

5

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Materials Science

#2 in China #10 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

6

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Materials Science

#4 in Japan #12 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

7

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Materials Science

#1 in Singapore #15 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

8

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Materials Science

#2 in Singapore #17 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

9

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Materials Science

#3 in China #18 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

10

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#4 in China #20 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

11

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Materials Science

#5 in China #26 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

12

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

#5 in Japan #28 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

13

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Materials Science

#6 in China #34 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

14

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Materials Science

#7 in China #36 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

15

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Materials Science

#8 in China #39 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

16

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Materials Science

#10 in China #42 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

17

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Materials Science

#1 in South Korea #44 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

18

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Materials Science

#11 in China #45 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

19

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Materials Science

#12 in China #46 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

20

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Materials Science

#13 in China #47 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

21

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Materials Science

#14 in China #48 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

22

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Materials Science

#15 in China #49 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

23

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Materials Science

#16 in China #55 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

24

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Materials Science

#6 in Japan #57 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

25

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Materials Science

#2 in South Korea #59 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

26

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Materials Science

#17 in China #60 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

27

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Materials Science

#18 in China #62 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

28

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Materials Science

#7 in Japan #64 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

29

China | Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Materials Science

#19 in China #66 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

30

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Materials Science

#20 in China #70 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

31

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Materials Science

#8 in Japan #75 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

32

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Materials Science

#21 in China #76 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

33

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Materials Science

#1 in Taiwan #77 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

34

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Materials Science

#22 in China #80 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

35

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Materials Science

#23 in China #88 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

36

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For Materials Science

#24 in China #90 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

37

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Materials Science

#25 in China #91 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

38

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Materials Science

#26 in China #92 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

39

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Materials Science

#27 in China #95 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

40

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Materials Science

#28 in China #96 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

40 Best Universities in Asia for Materials Science

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