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Brown University leads the 10 Materials Engineering universities in the United States at #69 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (QS World #494) and Colorado School of Mines (QS World #501). Across the whole list there are 13 courses to choose from.
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how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Materials Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Materials Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Materials Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Materials Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Materials Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Materials Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Materials Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Materials Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Materials Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Materials Engineering
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #69 (Brown University) to #501 (Colorado School of Mines); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Alabama at Birmingham is cited most (16,536,534 citations). 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
10 are public and 0 private (100% public). The oldest is Brown University, founded in 1764.
The usual length is 4 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (91% of courses with a stated intake). Colorado School of Mines offers the widest choice, with 2 of these courses.
Brown University (QS World #69), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (QS World #494) and Colorado School of Mines (QS World #501) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
10 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Colorado School of Mines, with 2, ahead of University of Texas at El Paso (2).
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