Best Universities for Mining Engineering in Europe

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Mining Engineering. A graph of 473K citations received by 31.5K academic papers made by 243 universities in Europe 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. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Poland

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

2. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

4. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Ukraine

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 8,260
Founded: 1899

5. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Mining Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

6. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Norway

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

7. University of Oviedo

Spain | Oviedo

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Spain

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1604

8. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Greece

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

9. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Poland

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,200
Founded: 1945

10. Kuzbass State Technical University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Russia

#66 in the World

Founded: 1950

11. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Poland

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1945

12. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Serbia

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

13. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Russia

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1773

14. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Italy

#85 in the World

Founded: 1859

15. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Germany

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

16. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

17. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

18. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Founded: 1963

19. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Mining Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Founded: 1997

20. VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Mining Engineering

#1 in the Czech Republic

#102 in the World

Founded: 1849

21. Freiberg University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Germany

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

22. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

23. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

24. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Mining Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

26. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Italy

#121 in the World

Founded: 1321

27. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

28. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Ireland

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

29. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Italy

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

30. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#129 in the World

Founded: 1904

31. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

32. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Spain

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

33. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Germany

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

34. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

35. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Spain

#143 in the World

Founded: 1971

36. University of Huelva

Spain | Huelva

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Spain

#146 in the World

Founded: 1993

37. University of Vigo

Spain | Vigo

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Spain

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 18,577
Founded: 1989

38. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Austria

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

39. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Poland

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1968

40. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

41. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

42. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Russia

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

43. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Greece

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

44. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Portugal

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

45. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

46. Tomsk State University

Russia | Tomsk

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Russia

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

47. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Italy

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

48. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#177 in the World

Founded: 1824

49. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

50. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Croatia

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

51. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

52. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

53. Tomsk Polytechnic University

Russia | Tomsk

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Russia

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

54. University of Lorraine

France | Grand Est

For Mining Engineering

#1 in France

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

55. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Founded: 1905

56. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

57. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Italy

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

58. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Norway

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

59. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Mining Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#212 in the World

Founded: 1495

60. Technical University of Kosice

Slovakia | Kosice

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Slovakia

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 9,714
Founded: 1952

61. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Mining Engineering

#6 in Spain

#220 in the World

Founded: 1508

62. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Germany

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

63. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Mining Engineering

#2 in France

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

64. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

65. University of Cagliari

Italy | Sardinia

For Mining Engineering

#6 in Italy

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,069
Founded: 1620

66. Clausthal University of Technology

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Germany

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

67. Kryvyi Rih National University

Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Ukraine

#235 in the World

Founded: 2011

68. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Spain

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

69. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Mining Engineering

#6 in Germany

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

70. Royal Holloway, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#243 in the World

Founded: 1849

71. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Portugal

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

72. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

73. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Mining Engineering

#2 in the Czech Republic

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 49,508
Founded: 1348

74. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Germany

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

75. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Finland

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

76. University of Castilla La Mancha

Spain | Ciudad Real

For Mining Engineering

#8 in Spain

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1982

77. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

78. Tallinn University of Technology

Estonia | Tallinn

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Estonia

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%

79. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Denmark

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

80. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Switzerland

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

81. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Mining Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

82. Siberian Federal University

Russia | Krasnoyarsk

For Mining Engineering

#6 in Russia

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 32,145
Founded: 2006

83. Technical University of Crete

Greece | Chania

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Greece

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1977

84. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

85. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Italy

#290 in the World

Founded: 1404

86. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Mining Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#292 in the World

Founded: 1451

87. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Mining Engineering

#8 in Germany

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

88. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Portugal

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

89. Nottingham Trent University

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

90. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Austria

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

91. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

92. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

France | Ile-de-France

For Mining Engineering

#3 in France

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

93. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Mining Engineering

#8 in Italy

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

94. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

Russia | Moscow

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Russia

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1930

95. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Mining Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

96. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Mining Engineering

#9 in Spain

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 56,842
Founded: 1531

97. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Mining Engineering

#10 in Spain

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

98. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Mining Engineering

#9 in Italy

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 70,000
Founded: 1222

99. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

100. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Mining Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1187

Aerospace Engineering1139

Agricultural Engineering248

Applied/Engineering Physics468

Architectural Engineering564

Architecture522

Automation and Control engineering547

Automotive Engineering665

Aviation362

Biochemical Engineering460

Biomedical Engineering565

Biotechnology768

Chemical Engineering1043

Civil Engineering973

Computer Engineering592

Computer Networking1124

Construction Management448

Electrical Engineering1217

Electronic Engineering879

Engineering Management482

Environmental Engineering733

Firefighting and Fire Science296

Geotechnical Engineering853

Human-Computer Interaction858

Industrial Engineering390

Landscape Architecture408

Marine Engineering344

Materials Science1349

Mechanical Engineering1306

Metallurgical Engineering1155

Nanotechnology992

Nuclear Engineering363

Operations Research670

Optical Engineering1268

Petroleum Engineering420

Polymer science and Plastics engineering352

Product and Industrial Design352

Reliability and Quality Engineering622

Remote Sensing677

Renewable Energy Engineering626

Robotics496

Structural Engineering1041

Systems Engineering995

Technical Drawing373

Telecommunications1149

Transportation Engineering589