Best Universities for Mining Engineering in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Mining Engineering. A graph of 62.4K citations received by 7.02K academic papers made by 72 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.

2. University of Pretoria

For Mining Engineering

#69 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

3. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Nigeria
#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
23,100
Founded
1981

4. University of Johannesburg

For Mining Engineering

#140 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Mining Engineering

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. North-West University

For Mining Engineering

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

8. University of Ibadan

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Nigeria
#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

9. University of Nigeria

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Nigeria
#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

10. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Nigeria
#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

11. University of Mines and Technology

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Ghana
#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
2004

12. Cairo University

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Egypt
#331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
207,853
Founded
1908

13. University of Port Harcourt

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Nigeria
#361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

16. Tshwane University of Technology

For Mining Engineering

#373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

17. University of Ghana

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Ghana
#416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

19. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Ghana
#426 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

20. University of Annaba

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Algeria
#437 in the World
Enrollment
39,916

21. Assiut University

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Egypt
#442 in the World
Founded
1957

22. University of the Free State

For Mining Engineering

#458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

23. University of Ilorin

For Mining Engineering

#6 in Nigeria
#464 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

24. Ahmadu Bello University

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Nigeria
#473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

25. University of Zambia

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Zambia
#506 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

26. University of Venda

For Mining Engineering

#507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

27. Adekunle Ajasin University

For Mining Engineering

#8 in Nigeria
#536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1982

28. University of Calabar

For Mining Engineering

#9 in Nigeria
#547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

29. Al-Azhar University

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Egypt
#574 in the World
Founded
1961

30. Sohag university

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Egypt
#576 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

31. University of South Africa

For Mining Engineering

#578 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

32. Mohammed V University

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Morocco
#593 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%

35. Suez University

For Mining Engineering

#6 in Egypt
#617 in the World
Founded
2012

36. Zagazig University

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Egypt
#621 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

37. Covenant University

For Mining Engineering

#10 in Nigeria
#629 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

38. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Mining Engineering

#11 in Nigeria
#635 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

39. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Mining Engineering

#12 in Nigeria
#661 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

40. University of the Western Cape

For Mining Engineering

#662 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

41. University of Lagos

For Mining Engineering

#13 in Nigeria
#684 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

42. University of Zimbabwe

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Zimbabwe
#685 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

43. Ain Shams University

For Mining Engineering

#8 in Egypt
#703 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

44. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Mining Engineering

#14 in Nigeria
#709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,181
Founded
1982

45. University of Jos

For Mining Engineering

#15 in Nigeria
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

46. Rivers State University

For Mining Engineering

#16 in Nigeria
#727 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

47. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Mining Engineering

#17 in Nigeria
#732 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1990

48. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Mining Engineering

#18 in Nigeria
#744 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

49. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Mining Engineering

#19 in Nigeria
#749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1980

50. University of Lubumbashi

For Mining Engineering

#1 in the DR Congo
#775 in the World
Founded
1955

52. Mekelle University

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Ethiopia
#788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

53. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Mining Engineering

#21 in Nigeria
#789 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2011

55. Suez Canal University

For Mining Engineering

#9 in Egypt
#797 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

58. University of Namibia

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Namibia
#851 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

59. Alexandria University

For Mining Engineering

#10 in Egypt
#861 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

60. Benha University

For Mining Engineering

#11 in Egypt
#869 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

61. University of Dar es Salaam

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Tanzania
#878 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

63. University of Benin

For Mining Engineering

#22 in Nigeria
#894 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

66. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

For Mining Engineering

#23 in Nigeria
#904 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

69. Mansoura University

For Mining Engineering

#12 in Egypt
#932 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

70. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Mining Engineering

#25 in Nigeria
#951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1988

72. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Ivory Coast
#957 in the World
Founded
1964