"The college has a national key discipline in chemistry and a first-level discipline in chemical engineering and technology, including inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, polymer chemistry and physics, chemical biology, nanomaterial chemistry, energy chemistry, industrial catalysis, Chemical engineering, chemical technology, biochemical engineering, applied chemistry, energy chemical engineering and other secondary disciplines have doctoral and master's degree authorization points; there are two post-doctoral mobile stations in chemistry, chemical engineering and technology. In 2017, the chemistry discipline was successfully selected as a ""double first-class"" construction discipline."

The School of Materials of Xiamen University was established in 2007. It is one of the important bases for the cultivation of high-level materials professionals and high-level materials science research in China. The College has a Department of Materials Science and Engineering and a Department of Biomaterials.