Best Universities for Mining Engineering in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Mining Engineering. A graph of 851K citations received by 73.8K academic papers made by 371 universities in Asia 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. China University of Mining and Technology

China | Xuzhou

For Mining Engineering

#1 in China

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

2. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Mining Engineering

#2 in China

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

3. Shandong University of Science and Technology

China | Tai'an

For Mining Engineering

#3 in China

#3 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

4. China University of Geosciences Beijing

China | Beijing

For Mining Engineering

#4 in China

#4 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

5. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Mining Engineering

#5 in China

#5 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

6. Anhui University of Science and Technology

China | Huainan

For Mining Engineering

#6 in China

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1945

7. Xi'an University of Science and Technology

China | Xi'an

For Mining Engineering

#7 in China

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1978

8. Indian School of Mines

India | Jharkhand

For Mining Engineering

#1 in India

#9 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

9. Chengdu University of Technology

China | Chengdu

For Mining Engineering

#8 in China

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

10. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Mining Engineering

#9 in China

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

11. Shandong University

China | Jinan

For Mining Engineering

#10 in China

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

12. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Mining Engineering

#11 in China

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

13. Liaoning Technical University

China | Huludao

For Mining Engineering

#12 in China

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1963

14. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Mining Engineering

#13 in China

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

15. Taiyuan University of Technology

China | Taiyuan

For Mining Engineering

#14 in China

#24 in the World

Founded: 1902

16. Wuhan University

China | Wuhan

For Mining Engineering

#15 in China

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

17. Tarbiat Modares University

Iran | Tehran

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Iran

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,270
Founded: 1982

18. Chang'an University

China | Xi'an

For Mining Engineering

#16 in China

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

19. Amirkabir University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Iran

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

20. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Mining Engineering

#17 in China

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

21. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Mining Engineering

#18 in China

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

22. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Mining Engineering

#19 in China

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

23. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Malaysia

#40 in the World

Founded: 1904

24. Xuzhou Institute of Technology

China | Xuzhou

For Mining Engineering

#20 in China

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1983

25. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Mining Engineering

#21 in China

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

26. University of Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Iran

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

27. Shahrood University of Technology

Iran | Shahrud

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Iran

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

28. Kunming University of Science and Technology

China | Kunming

For Mining Engineering

#22 in China

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1954

29. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Mining Engineering

#2 in India

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

30. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

India | Uttarakhand

For Mining Engineering

#3 in India

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

31. Hunan University of Science and Technology

China | Xiangtan

For Mining Engineering

#23 in China

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 27,777
Founded: 2003

32. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Japan

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

33. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Singapore

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

34. Guizhou University

China | Guiyang

For Mining Engineering

#24 in China

#72 in the World

Founded: 1902

35. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Mining Engineering

#4 in India

#73 in the World

Founded: 1958

36. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Mining Engineering

#25 in China

#74 in the World

Founded: 1896

37. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Mining Engineering

#5 in India

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

38. Wuhan University of Technology

China | Wuhan

For Mining Engineering

#26 in China

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

39. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Turkey

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

40. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Mining Engineering

#27 in China

#82 in the World

Founded: 1915

41. Dalian University of Technology

China | Dalian

For Mining Engineering

#28 in China

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

42. North China Institute of Science and Technology

China | Sanhe

For Mining Engineering

#29 in China

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1984

43. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Turkey

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

44. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Mining Engineering

#30 in China

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

45. Southwest Petroleum University

China | Nanchong

For Mining Engineering

#31 in China

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 34,755
Founded: 1958

46. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Turkey

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

47. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Japan

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

48. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Mining Engineering

#32 in China

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

49. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Mining Engineering

#33 in China

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

50. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Japan

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

51. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Mining Engineering

#34 in China

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

52. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Japan

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

53. Hanoi University of Mining and Geology

Vietnam | Hanoi

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Vietnam

#109 in the World

Founded: 1966

54. University of Science and Technology of China

China | Hefei

For Mining Engineering

#35 in China

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

55. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Mining Engineering

#36 in China

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

56. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Mining Engineering

#1 in South Korea

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

57. Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

China | Xi'an

For Mining Engineering

#37 in China

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1956

58. Hebei University of Engineering

China | Handan

For Mining Engineering

#38 in China

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 24,456
Founded: 2003

59. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Turkey

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

60. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Mining Engineering

#39 in China

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

61. Dokuz Eylul University

Turkey | Izmir

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Turkey

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

62. Jiangxi University of Science and Technology

China | Ganzhou

For Mining Engineering

#40 in China

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1958

63. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Israel

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

64. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Mining Engineering

#41 in China

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

65. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Mining Engineering

#42 in China

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

66. Isfahan University of Technology

Iran | Isfahan

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Iran

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 10,064
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 1977

67. Hefei University of Technology

China | Hefei

For Mining Engineering

#43 in China

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

68. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Mining Engineering

#6 in Turkey

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

69. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Indonesia

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,848
Founded: 1959

70. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

India | Odisha

For Mining Engineering

#6 in India

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

71. Qingdao University of Technology

China | Qingdao

For Mining Engineering

#44 in China

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

72. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

Iran | Kerman

For Mining Engineering

#6 in Iran

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1972

73. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Singapore

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

74. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Mining Engineering

#45 in China

#187 in the World

Founded: 1937

75. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Indonesia

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

76. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Iran

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

77. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

78. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Mining Engineering

#46 in China

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

79. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Mining Engineering

#47 in China

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

80. Guilin University of Technology

China | Guilin

For Mining Engineering

#48 in China

#197 in the World

Founded: 1956

81. Guangxi University

China | Nanning

For Mining Engineering

#49 in China

#198 in the World

Founded: 1928

82. Satbayev University

Kazakhstan | Almaty

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Kazakhstan

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1933

83. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Israel

#203 in the World

Founded: 1924

84. Southwest University of Science and Technology

China | Mianyang

For Mining Engineering

#50 in China

#205 in the World

Founded: 1952

85. Xinjiang University

China | Urumqi

For Mining Engineering

#51 in China

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1924

86. Pukyong National University

South Korea | Busan

For Mining Engineering

#2 in South Korea

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 28,100
Founded: 1924

87. University of South China

China | Hengyang

For Mining Engineering

#52 in China

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1958

88. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Mining Engineering

#53 in China

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

89. China Three Gorges University

China | Yichang

For Mining Engineering

#54 in China

#226 in the World

Founded: 2000

90. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Turkey

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,417
Founded: 1992

91. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Mining Engineering

#55 in China

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

92. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

India | Karnataka

For Mining Engineering

#7 in India

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

93. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Mining Engineering

#56 in China

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

94. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Japan

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

95. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

96. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Mining Engineering

#57 in China

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

97. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Mining Engineering

#8 in India

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

98. Yangtze University

China | Jingzhou

For Mining Engineering

#58 in China

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 2003

99. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Thailand

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

100. Chongqing Jiaotong University

China | Chongqing

For Mining Engineering

#59 in China

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1951

Engineering subfields in Asia

Acoustical Engineering2086

Aerospace Engineering2028

Agricultural Engineering487

Applied/Engineering Physics669

Architectural Engineering798

Architecture501

Automation and Control engineering909

Automotive Engineering1138

Aviation309

Biochemical Engineering586

Biomedical Engineering814

Biotechnology1583

Chemical Engineering2145

Civil Engineering1676

Computer Engineering1047

Computer Networking2094

Construction Management447

Electrical Engineering2301

Electronic Engineering1762

Engineering Management618

Environmental Engineering1412

Firefighting and Fire Science442

Geotechnical Engineering1626

Human-Computer Interaction1314

Industrial Engineering351

Landscape Architecture455

Marine Engineering444

Materials Science2576

Mechanical Engineering2391

Metallurgical Engineering2304

Nanotechnology2045

Nuclear Engineering468

Operations Research1063

Optical Engineering2396

Petroleum Engineering577

Polymer science and Plastics engineering378

Product and Industrial Design378

Reliability and Quality Engineering968

Remote Sensing1065

Renewable Energy Engineering1081

Robotics733

Structural Engineering1873

Systems Engineering1514

Technical Drawing518

Telecommunications2179

Transportation Engineering796