Best Universities for Mining Engineering in Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Mining Engineering. A graph of 36.1K citations received by 5.18K academic papers made by 40 universities in Africa was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Mining Engineering

#1 in South Africa

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

2. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Mining Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

3. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Mining Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#166 in the World

Founded: 1874

4. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Mining Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Mining Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

6. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Mining Engineering

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 17,672
Founded: 1981

7. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Mining Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

8. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Mining Engineering

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

9. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Mining Engineering

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

10. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Mining Engineering

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

11. University of Mines and Technology

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Ghana

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 2004

12. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Mining Engineering

#7 in South Africa

#377 in the World

Founded: 1918

13. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Zambia

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

14. Cairo University

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

15. National University of Science and Technology

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

For Mining Engineering

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1991

16. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Mining Engineering

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

17. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Mining Engineering

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

18. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Mining Engineering

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

19. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Mining Engineering

#8 in South Africa

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

20. University of Ghana

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Ghana

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

21. Assiut University

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#483 in the World

Founded: 1957

22. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Ghana

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

23. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Mining Engineering

#9 in South Africa

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

24. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Mining Engineering

#10 in South Africa

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

25. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

26. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Mining Engineering

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

27. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Mining Engineering

#11 in South Africa

#562 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

28. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

29. Suez University

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#588 in the World

Founded: 2012

30. South Valley University - Qena

For Mining Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#600 in the World

Founded: 1995

31. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Mining Engineering

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

32. Al-Azhar University

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#648 in the World

Founded: 1961

33. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Mining Engineering

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 18,040
Founded: 1955

34. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Mining Engineering

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

35. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Mining Engineering

#12 in South Africa

#682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

36. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Mining Engineering

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

37. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Mining Engineering

#688 in the World

38. Covenant University

For Mining Engineering

#10 in Nigeria

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

39. Ain Shams University

For Mining Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#704 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

40. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Mining Engineering

#11 in Nigeria

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering179

Aerospace Engineering200

Agricultural Engineering63

Applied/Engineering Physics28

Architectural Engineering42

Automation and Control engineering72

Automotive Engineering107

Biochemical Engineering26

Biomedical Engineering28

Biotechnology193

Chemical Engineering228

Civil Engineering180

Computer Engineering60

Computer Networking218

Construction Management30

Electrical Engineering267

Electronic Engineering132

Engineering Management25

Environmental Engineering193

Firefighting and Fire Science20

Geotechnical Engineering208

Human-Computer Interaction71

Industrial Engineering20

Landscape Architecture28

Marine Engineering21

Materials Science302

Mechanical Engineering260

Metallurgical Engineering264

Nanotechnology201

Nuclear Engineering35

Operations Research57

Optical Engineering264

Petroleum Engineering49

Polymer science and Plastics engineering19

Product and Industrial Design10

Reliability and Quality Engineering80

Remote Sensing99

Renewable Energy Engineering138

Structural Engineering169

Systems Engineering131

Technical Drawing15

Telecommunications240

Transportation Engineering50