Major

Sciences Programs Abroad

Universities open to US students offering Sciences programs, ranked by global ranking.

75 Schools36 CountriesFree Tuition AvailableEnglish Programs

Schools

75

Countries

36

Lowest Tuition

Free

per year

Avg Acceptance

32%

75 Schools Offering Sciences

#2

University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Second oldest English university, home to Isaac Newton and 121 Nobel laureates.

$33,000/yr21% admitEnglish
#2

Imperial College London

London, United Kingdom

World's top STEM-focused university, located in London's museum quarter, consistently in global top 10.

$38,000/yr17% admitEnglish
#3

University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom

World's top-ranked university with 800+ years of history. Unique tutorial system with 1-on-1 teaching.

$33,000/yr17% admitEnglish
#7

ETH Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland

Europe's leading technical university, home to 21 Nobel laureates including Albert Einstein.

$1,500/yr27% admitEnglish
#8

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore, Singapore

Asia's top-ranked university in one of the world's safest and most connected cities.

$28,000/yr5% admitEnglish
#9

University College London (UCL)

London, United Kingdom

London's leading multidisciplinary university, founded on radical principles of inclusion.

$31,000/yr63% admitEnglish
#14

Peking University

Beijing, China

China's most prestigious university in Beijing with generous government scholarships for international students.

$4,500/yr10% admitEnglish
#14

University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

Australia's #1 university in a city consistently voted world's most liveable, with a vibrant student scene.

$35,000/yr70% admitEnglish
#15

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

Singapore, Singapore

World's fastest-rising young university with a stunning campus and cutting-edge research facilities.

$27,000/yr33% admitEnglish
#16

EPFL

Lausanne, Switzerland

Europe's top technical university on Lake Geneva, producing world-changing research in AI and life sciences.

$1,500/yr22% admitEnglish
#17

University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Asia's most international university, offering a unique gateway between East and West.

$20,000/yr10% admitEnglish
#18

University of Sydney

Sydney, Australia

Australia's oldest university with a stunning Gothic campus minutes from the Sydney Opera House.

$34,000/yr30% admitEnglish
#20

Tsinghua University

Beijing, China

China's top STEM university, often called China's MIT, producing world-leading engineers and entrepreneurs.

$4,500/yr3% admitEnglish
#21

University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

Canada's most research-intensive university, located in one of the world's most multicultural cities.

$45,000/yr43% admitEnglish
#22

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Scotland's capital city university with 425 years of history and world-class research.

$27,000/yr43% admitEnglish
#28

University of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

Japan's most prestigious university, offering English-language programs with Japanese government scholarships.

$6,000/yr34% admitEnglish
#30

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Munich, Germany

Germany's top technical university, consistently ranked among Europe's best for engineering.

$500/yr8% admitEnglish
#31

McGill University

Montreal, Canada

Canada's top-ranked university, located in vibrant bilingual Montreal with affordable tuition.

$22,000/yr46% admitEnglish
#31

Seoul National University (SNU)

Seoul, South Korea

South Korea's most prestigious university in the heart of Seoul — Asia's rising global capital.

$6,000/yr15% admitEnglish
#32

University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom

Research powerhouse with 25 Nobel laureates, located in the UK's most popular student city.

$26,000/yr57% admitEnglish
#34

Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

Australia's top-ranked university with unparalleled research output and government connections in Canberra.

$32,000/yr35% admitEnglish
#34

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, Canada

One of North America's top public universities set on a stunning campus between mountains and the Pacific.

$38,000/yr52% admitEnglish
#37

Monash University

Melbourne, Australia

Australia's largest research university with campuses across four continents and strong industry ties.

$30,000/yr55% admitEnglish
#40

King's College London

London, United Kingdom

One of England's oldest universities, located in the heart of London with 30,000+ students.

$28,000/yr55% admitEnglish
#40

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Asia's top science and engineering university with a stunning seaside campus and entrepreneurial culture.

$20,000/yr23% admitEnglish
#40

University of Queensland (UQ)

Brisbane, Australia

Queensland's top university in sunny Brisbane, gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest.

$30,000/yr40% admitEnglish
#42

KU Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

Belgium's top research university, Europe's most prolific patent filer, in a charming medieval city.

$2,500/yr60% admitEnglish
#46

Kyoto University

Kyoto, Japan

Japan's second most prestigious university in ancient Kyoto — Japan's cultural and historical capital.

$6,000/yr35% admitEnglish
#54

University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

One of the UK's most sought-after universities in Bristol — voted the UK's best city to live in.

$27,000/yr18% admitEnglish
#55

University of Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Research university in the heart of Amsterdam — one of Europe's most liveable and international cities.

$12,000/yr40% admitEnglish
#56

Yonsei University

Seoul, South Korea

One of Korea's prestigious SKY trio with a stunning campus and excellent English-language programs.

$14,000/yr19% admitEnglish
#57

Delft University of Technology

Delft, Netherlands

Europe's top technical university, known for groundbreaking research in water management and engineering.

$12,000/yr35% admitEnglish
#59

Sorbonne University

Paris, France

One of the world's oldest and most prestigious universities in the heart of Paris at almost no cost.

$300/yr40% admitEnglish
#65

University of Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysia's top-ranked university in cosmopolitan Kuala Lumpur, offering English education at very low cost.

$5,000/yr23% admitEnglish
#65

KAIST

Daejeon, South Korea

South Korea's top science and technology university, offering scholarships to all admitted international students.

$8,000/yr27% admitEnglish
#65

National Taiwan University (NTU)

Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan's most prestigious university in Taipei — safe, affordable, with world-class research and food culture.

$4,000/yr26% admitEnglish
#65

Ecole Polytechnique

Palaiseau, France

France's most elite engineering school, founded by Napoleon, producing world-class scientists and engineers.

$13,000/yr15% admitEnglish
#66

Heidelberg University

Heidelberg, Germany

Germany's oldest university (1386) with 8 Nobel laureates, set in a picturesque medieval town.

$500/yr20% admitEnglish
#67

University of Warwick

Coventry, United Kingdom

One of the UK's top research universities with a world-class business school and economics department.

$27,000/yr13% admitEnglish
#68

University of Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand's #1 university in one of the world's most liveable cities with stunning natural surroundings.

$26,000/yr64% admitEnglish
#77

University of Glasgow

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Scotland's oldest research university in vibrant Glasgow — the UK's most music-obsessed city.

$25,000/yr54% admitEnglish
#78

Durham University

Durham, United Kingdom

A collegiate university of Oxford/Cambridge caliber set in a UNESCO World Heritage cathedral city.

$27,000/yr16% admitEnglish
#79

University of Copenhagen

Copenhagen, Denmark

Scandinavia's top-ranked university in Copenhagen — one of the world's happiest and most liveable cities.

$14,000/yr35% admitEnglish
#81

Trinity College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

Ireland's oldest and most prestigious university, home to the Book of Kells, in Europe's Silicon Valley.

$22,000/yr28% admitEnglish
#89

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Stockholm, Sweden

Scandinavia's leading technical university in Stockholm — Spotify, Klarna, and Mojang all started here.

$16,000/yr30% admitEnglish
#91

Uppsala University

Uppsala, Sweden

Scandinavia's oldest university in a charming university city just 40 minutes from Stockholm.

$14,000/yr40% admitEnglish
#95

RWTH Aachen University

Aachen, Germany

Germany's premier engineering university with the highest third-party research funding and industry partnerships.

$500/yr20% admitEnglish
#96

University of São Paulo (USP)

São Paulo, Brazil

Latin America's top-ranked university with free tuition, producing more research than any other LatAm institution.

Free10% admit
#98

Freie Universität Berlin

Berlin, Germany

One of Germany's Excellence Universities, located in Berlin — Europe's startup and cultural capital.

$500/yr24% admitEnglish
#100

University of St Andrews

St Andrews, United Kingdom

Scotland's oldest and most prestigious university, attended by royalty, in a charming coastal Scottish town.

$28,000/yr8% admitEnglish
#105

UNAM

Mexico City, Mexico

Latin America's largest and most prestigious public university on a UNESCO World Heritage campus, with free tuition.

Free10% admit
#111

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada

One of Canada's top research universities with world-class oil sands and AI research programs.

$28,000/yr59% admitEnglish
#112

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Canada

World's largest co-op program; top feeder to Google, Microsoft, and top US tech companies.

$35,000/yr53% admitEnglish
#115

Aalto University

Espoo, Finland

Finland's top innovation university merging technology, business and design in Helsinki's vibrant tech scene.

$15,000/yr12% admitEnglish
#118

Leiden University

Leiden, Netherlands

The Netherlands' oldest university (1575) in a beautiful canal city, with Rembrandt as one of its famous alumni.

$12,000/yr55% admitEnglish
#119

University of Oslo

Oslo, Norway

Norway's largest research university with NO tuition fees for international students.

Free40% admitEnglish
#123

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)

Eindhoven, Netherlands

The technical heart of Europe's largest tech hub (ASML, Philips, DAF), with 100% English programs.

$12,000/yr40% admitEnglish
#128

University of Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands

One of the oldest Dutch universities in the Netherlands' most student-friendly city, with 27,000 students.

$12,000/yr46% admitEnglish
#131

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC Chile)

Santiago, Chile

Latin America's top Catholic university with world-class research in one of South America's safest cities.

$8,000/yr20% admitEnglish
#134

University College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

Ireland's largest university with strong industry ties to Google, Facebook, and Apple's European HQs.

$20,000/yr50% admitEnglish
#150

University of Vienna

Vienna, Austria

Austria's largest and oldest university in Vienna — the EU's most liveable city with unmatched cultural life.

$1,500/yr65% admitEnglish
#154

University of Bologna

Bologna, Italy

The world's oldest university (1088) in Italy's food capital, offering degrees at very low cost.

$3,000/yr50% admitEnglish
#185

NYU Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

NYU's most selective campus worldwide offering full scholarships to all students with 120+ nationalities.

Free4% admitEnglish
#201

Chulalongkorn University

Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand's most prestigious university in the heart of Bangkok — Southeast Asia's most vibrant capital.

$5,000/yr12% admitEnglish
#201

Charles University

Prague, Czech Republic

Central Europe's oldest university (1348) in magical Prague — one of Europe's most beautiful cities.

$3,000/yr20% admitEnglish
#201

Tec de Monterrey (ITESM)

Monterrey, Mexico

Mexico's top private university with 26 campuses, known for engineering and entrepreneurship education.

$14,000/yr55% admitEnglish
#201

Waseda University

Tokyo, Japan

Japan's most prestigious private university in the heart of Tokyo with excellent English-language programs.

$12,000/yr34% admitEnglish
#226

University of Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa

Africa's top-ranked university with a breathtaking Table Mountain campus and affordable world-class education.

$7,000/yr9% admitEnglish
#246

Queen's University

Kingston, Canada

Canada's most collegiate university experience with one of the country's most spirited campus communities.

$32,000/yr42% admitEnglish
#251

Universidad de los Andes

Bogotá, Colombia

Colombia's top university in Bogotá — Latin America's fastest-growing major city and tech startup scene.

$9,000/yr36% admitEnglish
#284

Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Latin America's most prestigious public university with FREE tuition and a vibrant Buenos Aires location.

Free25% admit
#301

University of Tartu

Tartu, Estonia

The flagship university of the world's most digitally advanced nation, offering affordable EU-quality education.

$4,000/yr50% admitEnglish
#351

Jagiellonian University

Kraków, Poland

One of the world's oldest universities (1364) in Kraków — Poland's stunning royal capital.

$2,000/yr30% admitEnglish
#351

American University of Beirut (AUB)

Beirut, Lebanon

The Middle East's most prestigious university, US-chartered with English instruction and a stunning Beirut campus.

$18,000/yr35% admitEnglish
#501

American University in Cairo (AUC)

Cairo, Egypt

Egypt's premier English-language university with US accreditation and a stunning new campus in Cairo.

$20,000/yr45% admitEnglish

About Studying Sciences Abroad

75 universities in our directory offer Sciences programs accessible to US students, spanning 36 countries. Tuition ranges from free, with an average acceptance rate of 32%. English-taught options are available, so prior language training may not be required.