| 排名 | 学校名称 | 学校英文名 | 项目英文名 |
| 1 | 加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校 | University of California at Santa Barbara | Materials |
| 2 | 加州理工学院 | California Institute of Technology | Materials Science |
| 3 | 麻省理工学院 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Material Sciences and Engineering |
| 4 | 马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校 | University of Massachusetts at Amherst | Polymer Science and Engineering |
| 5 | 西北大学 | Northwestern University | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 6 | 加州大学伯克利分校 | University of California atBerkeley | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 7 | 伊利诺伊大学厄本那-香槟分校 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 8 | 加州大学戴维斯分校 | University of California at Davis | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 9 | 斯坦福大学 | Stanford University | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 10 | 佛罗里达大学 | University of Florida | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 11 | 约翰霍普金斯大学 | Johns Hopkins University | Materials Science & Engineering |
| 12 | 宾州州立大学公园分校 | Pennsylvania State University | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 13 | 加州大学洛杉矶分校 | University of California at Los Angeles | Materials Science & Engineering |
| 14 | 卡耐基梅隆大学 | Carnegie Mellon University | Materials Science & Engineering |
| 15 | 密歇根大学安娜堡分校 | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 16 | 德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校 | University of Texas at Austin | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 17 | 亚利桑那州立大学 | Arizona State University | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 18 | 德雷塞尔大学 | Drexel University | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 19 | 莱斯大学 | Rice University | Materials Science |
| 20 | 明尼苏达大学双城分校 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 21 | 佐治亚理工学院 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Materials Science & Engineering |
| 22 | 北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Materials Sciences |
| 23 | 纽约州立大学石溪分校 | State University of New York at Stony Brook | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 24 | 加州大学圣地亚哥分校 | University of California at San Diego | Materials Science |
| 25 | 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校 | University of Wisconsin at Madison | Metallurgical Engineering |
| 26 | 密歇根大学安娜堡分校 | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor | Macromolecular Science and Engineering |
| 27 | 南加州大学 | University of Southern California | Materials Science |
| 28 | 华盛顿州立大学 | Washington State University | Materials Science Engineering |
| 29 | 宾夕法尼亚大学 | University of Pennsylvania | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 30 | 中佛罗里达大学 | University of Central Florida | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 31 | 布朗大学 | Brown University | ENGINEERING: Materials Science |
| 32 | 密歇根州立大学 | Michigan State University | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 33 | 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校 | University of Wisconsin at Madison | Materials Science |
| 34 | 伦斯勒理工学院 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Materials Engineering |
| 35 | 康涅狄格大学 | University of Connecticut | Polymer Science Ph.D. |
| 36 | 康涅狄格大学 | University of Connecticut | Materials Science Ph.D. |
| 37 | 范德堡大学 | Vanderbilt University | Int. Material Science |
| 38 | 凯斯西储大学 | Case Western Reserve University | Macromolecular Science and Engineering |
| 39 | 阿克伦大学 | University of Akron | Polymer Engineering |
| 40 | 特拉华大学 | University of Delaware | Material Science and Engineering |
| 41 | 田纳西大学 | University of Tennessee | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 42 | 马里兰大学学院公园分校 | University of Maryland at College Park | Material Sciences and Engineering |
| 43 | 俄亥俄州立大学 | Ohio State University Main Campus | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 44 | 康奈尔大学 | Cornell University | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 45 | 佐治亚理工学院 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Textile Engineering |
| 46 | 加州大学尔湾分校 | University of California at Irvine | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 47 | 哥伦比亚大学 | Columbia University | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 48 | 印第安纳普渡大学 | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis | Dental Science |
| 49 | 爱荷华州立大学 | Iowa State University | Materials Science & Engineering |
| 50 | 亚利桑那大学 | University of Arizona | Materials Science & Engineering |
| 51 | 华盛顿大学 | University of Washington | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 52 | 密苏里大学罗拉分校 | Uinversity of Missouri at Rolla | Ceramic Engineering |
| 53 | 康涅狄格大学 | University of Connecticut | Pharmaceutical Science Ph.D. Pharmaceutics |
| 54 | 北卡罗来纳州立大学 | North Carolina State University | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 55 | 辛辛那提大学 | University of Cincinnati Main Campus | Materials Science |
| 56 | 普渡大学 | Purdue University Main Campus | Materials Engineering |
| 57 | 犹他大学 | University of Utah | Metallurgical Engineering |
| 58 | 弗吉尼亚大学 | University of Virginia | Materials Science & Engineering |
| 59 | 弗吉尼亚理工学院 | Virginia Tech | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 60 | 犹他大学 | University of Utah | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 61 | 奥本大学 | Auburn University | Materials Engineering |
| 62 | 匹兹堡大学 | University of Pittsburgh Main Campus | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 63 | 阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校,阿拉巴马大学亨茨维尔分校和阿拉巴马大学 | University of Alabama at Birmingham and at Huntsville, and University of Alabama | Materials/ Metallurgical Engineering |
| 64 | 北德克萨斯大学 | University of North Texas | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 65 | 肯塔基大学 | University of Kentucky | Materials Science & Engineering |
| 66 | 克莱蒙森大学 | Clemson University | Materials Science & Engineering |
| 67 | 丹顿大学 | University of Dayton | Materials Engineering |
| 68 | 南密西西比大学 | University of Southern Mississippi | Polymer Science & Engineering |
| 69 | 阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校,阿拉巴马大学亨茨维尔分校和阿拉巴马大学 | University of Alabama at Birmingham and at Huntsville, and University of Alabama | Materials Science |
| 70 | 新泽西理工学院 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 71 | 内布拉斯加大学林肯分校 | University of Nebraska at Lincoln | Chemical & Materials Engineering |
| 72 | 里海大学 | Lehigh University | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 73 | 内华达大学雷诺分校 | University of Nevada at Reno | Metallurgical Engineering |
| 74 | 康涅狄格大学 | University of Connecticut | Metallurgy Ph.D. |
| 75 | 奥本大学 | Auburn University | Integrated Textile and Apparel Science |
| 76 | 克莱蒙森大学 | Clemson University | Polymer and Fiber Science |
| 77 | 凯斯西储大学 | Case Western Reserve University | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 78 | 弗吉尼亚理工学院 | Virginia Tech | Mining Engineering |
| 79 | 罗格斯大学 | Rutgers University at New Brunswick | Ceramic and Materials Science and Engineering |
| 80 | 密苏里大学罗拉分校 | Uinversity of Missouri at Rolla | Metallurgical Engineering |
| 81 | 密歇根理工大学 | Michigan Technological University | Materials Science and Engineering |
| 82 | 伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Materials Engineering |
| 83 | 密苏里大学罗拉分校 | Uinversity of Missouri at Rolla | Mining Engineering |
| 84 | 佐治亚大学 | University of Georgia | Textile Sciences |
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排名评分权重
| 声誉 | 论文 | 资金 | 多样性 | 课程 | |||||
| 40% | 30% | 10% | 5% | 15% | |||||
| S-Rank High | S-Rank Low | Research High | Research Low | Students High | Students Low | Diversity High | Diversity Low | R-Rank High | R-Rank Low |
注：(1)此表的排名是根据NRC排名表提供的数据结合以上评分权重计算得出的
(2) NRC排名是由美国国家研究委员会（National Research Council）发布的排名，专注于PhD项目，每十年发布一次。第一次是在1995年，第二次本应在2005-2006年发布的，但推迟至了2010年，迄今只有两个排名版本
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参考资料：
(1) https://www.chronicle.com/article/NRC-Rankings-Overview-/124742/