Discipline guide
Best Universities for Natural Sciences 2026
Physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and earth sciences programs — for international students targeting research careers, PhD pipelines, or applied science roles in industry.
14 countries and 50 universities cover this discipline in our dataset.
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United States
18 universities
University of California, Berkeley, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Princeton University
United Kingdom
7 universities
University of Warwick, University of St Andrews, Lancaster University
Germany
5 universities
Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Heidelberg University
Japan
3 universities
University of Tokyo (Todai), Kyoto University, Osaka University
Switzerland
3 universities
ETH Zurich, EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), University of Geneva
China
3 universities
Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, Nanjing University
Australia
2 universities
University of Sydney, Australian National University (ANU)
Canada
2 universities
University of Waterloo, Dalhousie University
South Korea
2 universities
KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
Netherlands
1 universities
Utrecht University
Europe (Other)
1 universities
Lund University
Denmark
1 universities
University of Copenhagen
New Zealand
1 universities
University of Canterbury
Ireland
1 universities
University of Galway
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