27 Best universities for Mining Engineering in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Mining Engineering. A graph of 37.6K citations received by 4.05K academic papers made by 27 universities in Japan 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. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Mining Engineering

#31 in Asia

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

2. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Mining Engineering

#46 in Asia

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

3. University of Tokyo

For Mining Engineering

#47 in Asia

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

4. Kyoto University

For Mining Engineering

#52 in Asia

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

5. Nagoya University

For Mining Engineering

#89 in Asia

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

6. Tohoku University

For Mining Engineering

#109 in Asia

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

7. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Mining Engineering

#127 in Asia

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

8. Kobe University

For Mining Engineering

#132 in Asia

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

9. Waseda University

For Mining Engineering

#139 in Asia

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

10. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Mining Engineering

#147 in Asia

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

11. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Mining Engineering

#157 in Asia

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

12. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Mining Engineering

#161 in Asia

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

13. Akita University

For Mining Engineering

#165 in Asia

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

14. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Mining Engineering

#171 in Asia

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

15. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Mining Engineering

#176 in Asia

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

16. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Mining Engineering

#181 in Asia

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

17. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Mining Engineering

#185 in Asia

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

18. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Mining Engineering

#186 in Asia

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

19. Tokai University

For Mining Engineering

#193 in Asia

#537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

20. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Mining Engineering

#194 in Asia

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

21. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Mining Engineering

#221 in Asia

#614 in the World

Founded: 1949

22. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Mining Engineering

#246 in Asia

#695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

23. Tokyo University of Science

For Mining Engineering

#284 in Asia

#786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

24. Meijo University

For Mining Engineering

#293 in Asia

#812 in the World

Founded: 1926

25. Kochi University

For Mining Engineering

#312 in Asia

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

26. Chiba University

For Mining Engineering

#315 in Asia

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

27. Muroran Institute of Technology

Japan | Muroran

For Mining Engineering

#328 in Asia

#865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

The best cities to study Mining Engineering in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Fukuoka, Sapporo, Tokyo, and Kyoto.

Engineering subfields in Japan

Acoustical Engineering280

Aerospace Engineering266

Agricultural Engineering37

Applied/Engineering Physics96

Architectural Engineering100

Automation and Control engineering121

Automotive Engineering121

Biochemical Engineering26

Biomedical Engineering140

Biotechnology183

Chemical Engineering263

Civil Engineering207

Computer Engineering109

Computer Networking223

Construction Management25

Electrical Engineering289

Electronic Engineering193

Engineering Management26

Environmental Engineering127

Firefighting and Fire Science34

Geotechnical Engineering172

Human-Computer Interaction149

Industrial Engineering22

Landscape Architecture30

Marine Engineering69

Materials Science388

Mechanical Engineering322

Metallurgical Engineering313

Nanotechnology246

Nuclear Engineering77

Operations Research80

Optical Engineering353

Petroleum Engineering81

Polymer science and Plastics engineering71

Product and Industrial Design26

Reliability and Quality Engineering79

Remote Sensing118

Renewable Energy Engineering74

Structural Engineering245

Systems Engineering156

Technical Drawing65

Telecommunications262

Transportation Engineering84