Best Universities for Mining Engineering in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 292K citations received by 24.6K academic papers made by 256 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

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

2. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Mining Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#32 in the World

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

4. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

5. University of Oviedo

Spain | Oviedo

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Spain

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1604

6. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Norway

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

7. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#56 in the World

Founded: 1963

8. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Greece

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

9. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Poland

#66 in the World

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

10. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Italy

#67 in the World

Founded: 1859

11. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Ireland

#75 in the World

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

12. Kuzbass State Technical University

Russia | Kemerovo

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Russia

#76 in the World

Founded: 1950

13. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#77 in the World

Founded: 1948

14. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Germany

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

15. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Poland

#86 in the World

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

16. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

17. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

18. VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Mining Engineering

#1 in the Czech Republic

#95 in the World

Founded: 1849

19. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

20. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

21. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

22. Freiberg University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Germany

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

23. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Serbia

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

24. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

25. Saint-Petersburg Mining University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Russia

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1773

26. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Italy

#115 in the World

Founded: 1321

27. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Mining Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#120 in the World

Founded: 1997

28. University of Vigo

Spain | Vigo

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Spain

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 18,577
Founded: 1989

29. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

30. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Spain

#133 in the World

Founded: 1971

31. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#136 in the World

Founded: 1904

32. 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

33. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Germany

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

34. University of Huelva

Spain | Huelva

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Spain

#145 in the World

Founded: 1993

35. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Russia

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

36. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Greece

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

37. Polytechnic University of Bari

Italy | Apulia

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Italy

#152 in the World

Founded: 1990

38. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#153 in the World

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

39. National University of Ireland, System

Ireland | Dublin

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Ireland

#154 in the World

Founded: 1908

40. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Mining Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

41. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

42. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Austria

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

43. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Spain

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

44. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Italy

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

45. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

46. University of Cagliari

Italy | Sardinia

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Italy

#176 in the World

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

47. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Poland

#178 in the World

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

48. Tomsk State University

Russia | Tomsk

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Russia

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

49. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Ukraine

#186 in the World

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

50. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

51. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Mining Engineering

#6 in Italy

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

52. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Norway

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

53. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#195 in the World

Founded: 1824

54. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#200 in the World

Founded: 1905

55. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Italy

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

56. Tomsk Polytechnic University

Russia | Tomsk

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Russia

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

57. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

58. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Germany

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

59. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Mining Engineering

#1 in France

#215 in the World

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

60. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

61. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Mining Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#220 in the World

Founded: 1495

62. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

63. Royal Holloway, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#226 in the World

Founded: 1849

64. Clausthal University of Technology

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Germany

#227 in the World

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

65. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

66. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Croatia

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

67. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

France | Ile-de-France

For Mining Engineering

#2 in France

#234 in the World

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

68. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Mining Engineering

#6 in Spain

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

69. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Mining Engineering

#6 in Germany

#236 in the World

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

70. University of Wales

United Kingdom | Wales

For Mining Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#238 in the World

Founded: 1893

71. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Mining Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

72. Technical University of Crete

Greece | Chania

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Greece

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1977

73. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Portugal

#248 in the World

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

74. Technical University of Kosice

Slovakia | Kosice

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Slovakia

#251 in the World

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

75. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Spain

#253 in the World

Founded: 1531

76. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Mining Engineering

#8 in Spain

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

77. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Austria

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

78. Nottingham Trent University

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

79. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

80. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Mining Engineering

#2 in the Czech Republic

#267 in the World

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

81. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Germany

#268 in the World

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

82. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Mining Engineering

#8 in Italy

#270 in the World

Founded: 1404

83. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Finland

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

84. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Mining Engineering

#9 in Spain

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

85. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,912
Founded: 1829

86. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Mining Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#285 in the World

Founded: 1451

87. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

88. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#290 in the World

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

89. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Portugal

#293 in the World

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

90. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Mining Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

91. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Portugal

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

92. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Mining Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

93. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Mining Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

94. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Mining Engineering

#9 in Italy

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

95. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Mining Engineering

#8 in Germany

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

96. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Norway

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

97. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Switzerland

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

98. University of Castilla La Mancha

Spain | Ciudad Real

For Mining Engineering

#10 in Spain

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1982

99. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Mining Engineering

#10 in Italy

#317 in the World

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

100. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Slovenia

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1135

Aerospace Engineering1090

Agricultural Engineering262

Applied/Engineering Physics419

Architectural Engineering501

Architecture479

Automation and Control engineering521

Automotive Engineering605

Aviation377

Biochemical Engineering398

Biomedical Engineering528

Biotechnology716

Chemical Engineering1007

Civil Engineering921

Computer Engineering572

Computer Networking1083

Construction Management396

Electrical Engineering1180

Electronic Engineering851

Engineering Management405

Environmental Engineering679

Firefighting and Fire Science299

Geotechnical Engineering812

Human-Computer Interaction792

Industrial Engineering397

Landscape Architecture453

Marine Engineering327

Materials Science1327

Mechanical Engineering1276

Metallurgical Engineering1132

Nanotechnology971

Nuclear Engineering338

Operations Research627

Optical Engineering1236

Petroleum Engineering378

Polymer science and Plastics engineering367

Product and Industrial Design350

Reliability and Quality Engineering576

Remote Sensing628

Renewable Energy Engineering595

Robotics466

Structural Engineering990

Systems Engineering948

Technical Drawing326

Telecommunications1102

Transportation Engineering536