36 Best universities for Mining Engineering in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Mining Engineering. A graph of 76.2K citations received by 4.13K academic papers made by 36 universities in the United Kingdom 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. Imperial College London

England | London

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Europe

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

2. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Europe

#56 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Mining Engineering

#13 in Europe

#77 in the World

Founded: 1948

4. Durham University

England | Durham

For Mining Engineering

#19 in Europe

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

5. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Mining Engineering

#20 in Europe

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Mining Engineering

#21 in Europe

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

7. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Mining Engineering

#27 in Europe

#120 in the World

Founded: 1997

8. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Mining Engineering

#31 in Europe

#136 in the World

Founded: 1904

9. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Mining Engineering

#38 in Europe

#153 in the World

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

10. University College London

England | London

For Mining Engineering

#45 in Europe

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

11. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Mining Engineering

#50 in Europe

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

12. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Mining Engineering

#53 in Europe

#195 in the World

Founded: 1824

13. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Mining Engineering

#54 in Europe

#200 in the World

Founded: 1905

14. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Mining Engineering

#57 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

15. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Mining Engineering

#60 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

16. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Mining Engineering

#61 in Europe

#220 in the World

Founded: 1495

17. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Mining Engineering

#63 in Europe

#226 in the World

Founded: 1849

18. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Mining Engineering

#70 in Europe

#238 in the World

Founded: 1893

19. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Mining Engineering

#78 in Europe

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

20. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Mining Engineering

#86 in Europe

#285 in the World

Founded: 1451

21. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Mining Engineering

#90 in Europe

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

22. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Mining Engineering

#92 in Europe

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

23. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Mining Engineering

#93 in Europe

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

24. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Mining Engineering

#101 in Europe

#323 in the World

Founded: 1900

25. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Mining Engineering

#102 in Europe

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

26. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Mining Engineering

#107 in Europe

#345 in the World

Founded: 1823

27. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Mining Engineering

#110 in Europe

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

28. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Mining Engineering

#112 in Europe

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

29. Keele University

England | Keele

For Mining Engineering

#118 in Europe

#385 in the World

Founded: 1962

30. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Mining Engineering

#123 in Europe

#413 in the World

Founded: 1872

31. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Mining Engineering

#124 in Europe

#421 in the World

Founded: 1966

32. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Mining Engineering

#132 in Europe

#446 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

33. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Mining Engineering

#133 in Europe

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

34. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Mining Engineering

#134 in Europe

#452 in the World

Founded: 1892

35. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Mining Engineering

#138 in Europe

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

36. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Mining Engineering

#157 in Europe

#514 in the World

Founded: 1964

The best cities to study Mining Engineering in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham, and Durham.