研究型大学
| 排名 | 学校名称 | 学校英文名称 | 学费/年 | 学生人数 | SAT均分 | ACT均分 | 所在城市 |
| 1 | 麻省理工学院 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $60,156 | 4,657 (fall 2022) | 1520-1580 | 35-36 | Cambridge, MA |
| 2 | 加州大学伯克利分校 | University of California, Berkeley | $48,465 | 32,831 (fall 2022) | N/A | N/A | Berkeley, CA |
| 2 | 伊利诺伊大学厄本那-香槟分校 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $36,068 | 35,120 (fall 2022) | 1340-1530 | 29-34 | Champaign, IL |
| 4 | 西北大学 | Northwestern University | $65,997 | 8,659 (fall 2022) | 1490-1570 | 33-35 | Evanston, IL |
| 4 | 密歇根大学安娜堡分校 | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | $57,273 | 32,695 (fall 2022) | 1350-1530 | 31-34 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 6 | 佐治亚理工学院 | Georgia Institute of Technology | $32,876 | 18,415 (fall 2022) | 1370-1550 | 31-35 | Atlanta, GA |
| 6 | 斯坦福大学 | Stanford University | $62,484 | 8,049 (fall 2022) | 1500-1580 | 33-35 | Stanford, CA |
| 8 | 康奈尔大学 | Cornell University | $66,014 | 15,735 (fall 2022) | 1470-1570 | 33-35 | Ithaca, NY |
| 9 | 宾州州立大学公园分校 | The Pennsylvania State University, University Park | $38,651 | 41,745 (fall 2022) | 1210-1390 | 26-31 | University Park, PA |
| 10 | 加州理工学院 | California Institute of Technology | $63,255 | 982 (fall 2022) | N/A | N/A | Pasadena, CA |
| 11 | 俄亥俄州立大学 | The Ohio State University | $36,722 | 46,123 (fall 2022) | 1310-1480 | 29-32 | Columbus, OH |
| 11 | 普渡大学西拉法叶分校 | Purdue University, Main Campus | $28,794 | 37,949 (fall 2022) | 1200-1470 | 27-34 | West Lafayette, IN |
| 13 | 卡耐基梅隆大学 | Carnegie Mellon University | $63,829 | 7,509 (fall 2022) | 1490-1570 | 34-35 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 14 | 加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校 | University of California, Santa Barbara | $45,658 | 23,460 (fall 2022) | N/A | N/A | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 15 | 宾夕法尼亚大学 | University of Pennsylvania | $66,104 | 9,760 (fall 2022) | 1500-1570 | 34-35 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 16 | 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | $40,603 | 37,230 (fall 2022) | 1350-1510 | 28-33 | Madison, WI |
| 17 | 科罗拉多矿业学院 | Colorado School of Mines | $42,120 | 5,733 (fall 2022) | 1330-1490 | 30-33 | Golden, CO |
| 17 | 佛罗里达大学 | University of Florida | $28,658 | 34,552 (fall 2022) | 1300-1490 | 28-33 | Gainesville, FL |
| 19 | 加州大学洛杉矶分校 | University of California, Los Angeles | $46,326 | 32,423 (fall 2022) | N/A | N/A | Los Angeles, CA |
| 20 | 哈佛大学 | Harvard University | $59,076 | 7,240 (fall 2022) | 1490-1580 | 34-36 | Cambridge, MA |
| 20 | 约翰霍普金斯大学 | Johns Hopkins University | $63,340 | 6,044 (fall 2022) | 1520-1570 | 34-35 | Baltimore, MD |
| 20 | 北卡罗来纳州立大学 | North Carolina State University | $31,976 | 26,254 (fall 2022) | 1245-1440 | 24-31 | Raleigh, NC |
| 20 | 德州农工大学 | Texas A&M University | $40,607 | 57,512 (fall 2022) | 1150-1390 | 25-31 | College Station, TX |
| 24 | 马里兰大学学院公园分校 | University of Maryland, College Park | $40,306 | 30,353 (fall 2022) | 1360-1520 | 30-34 | College Park, MD |
| 24 | 明尼苏达大学双城分校 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | $36,402 | 39,248 (fall 2022) | 1290-1500 | 27-32 | Minneapolis, MN |
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注：以上学校均为研究型大学（where doctorate is highest degree）；材料工程专业没有相应的非研究型大学排名。
参考资料：
(1) Best Undergraduate Materials Engineering Programs (Doctorate) USNEWS