Colleges

The 11 US colleges offering materials sciences — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Texas A&M University-College Station

Public

College Station, Texas · Midsize city · 80 mi to Waco

Admission
57%
SAT
1280
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
84%
Students
59,615
To beach
97 mi
Grads in major
6

University of Arizona

Public

Tucson, Arizona · Large city · 2 mi to Tucson

Admission
86%
SAT
1246
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
68%
Students
42,537
To beach
144 mi
Grads in major
11

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Public

University Park, Pennsylvania · Small city · 63 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
61%
SAT
1337
Net price
$33k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
86%
Students
42,284
To beach
124 mi
Grads in major
58

University of California-Los Angeles

Public

Los Angeles, California · Large city · 11 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
9%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
93%
Students
33,475
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
13

University of California-Berkeley

Public

Berkeley, California · Midsize city · 11 mi to San Francisco

Admission
11%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$92k
Grad rate
93%
Students
33,068
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
28

University of Delaware

Public

Newark, Delaware · Large suburb · 36 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
71%
SAT
1292
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$73k
Grad rate
81%
Students
19,071
To beach
8 mi
Grads in major
16

Central Michigan University

Public

Mount Pleasant, Michigan · Distant town · 60 mi to Lansing

Admission
90%
SAT
1091
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
59%
Students
10,035
To beach
43 mi
Grads in major
1

Columbia University in the City of New York

Private

New York, New York · Large city · 7 mi to New York

Admission
4%
SAT
1553
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$102k
Grad rate
96%
Students
8,973
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
7

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Public

Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Small city · 87 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
82%
SAT
1220
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
64%
Students
8,895
To beach
127 mi
Grads in major
6

Carnegie Mellon University

Private

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · 3 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
12%
SAT
1546
Net price
$32k
Earnings
$115k
Grad rate
94%
Students
7,304
To beach
110 mi
Grads in major
26

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Public

Fort Wayne, Indiana · Large city · 3 mi to Fort Wayne

Admission
84%
SAT
1100
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
36%
Students
5,484
To beach
95 mi
Grads in major
1