Only one university has managed to break into the top 20 of this year’s materials science ranking. Up six places, ETH Zurich is now ranked 15th, although it’s not enough to be Switzerland’s highest-ranked institution as Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has climbed one place to 10th.

Expanding our view to the top 50, Asia is well-represented with 18 universities from six different countries. The US also has 18 universities in the top 50, with the other 14 coming from Australia, Canada and Western Europe.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Interested in other courses besides materials science? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.