14 Best universities for Mining Engineering in South Korea

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Korea ranked based on their research performance in Mining Engineering. A graph of 16.7K citations received by 1.31K academic papers made by 14 universities in South Korea 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. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Mining Engineering

#54 in Asia

#116 in the World

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

2. Pukyong National University

South Korea | Busan

For Mining Engineering

#83 in Asia

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 28,100
Founded: 1924

3. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Mining Engineering

#116 in Asia

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

4. Sejong University

South Korea | Seoul

For Mining Engineering

#128 in Asia

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

5. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Mining Engineering

#136 in Asia

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

6. Kangwon National University

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Mining Engineering

#152 in Asia

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 38,064
Founded: 1947

7. Inha University

South Korea | Incheon

For Mining Engineering

#167 in Asia

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 20,613
Founded: 1954

8. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Mining Engineering

#174 in Asia

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

9. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Mining Engineering

#214 in Asia

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

10. Chonnam National University

South Korea | Gwangju

For Mining Engineering

#234 in Asia

#652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,195
Founded: 1909

11. Dong-A University

South Korea | Busan

For Mining Engineering

#237 in Asia

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 21,519
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1946

12. Kongju National University

South Korea | Gongju

For Mining Engineering

#317 in Asia

#850 in the World

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1948

13. University of Science and Technology Korea

South Korea | Daejeon

For Mining Engineering

#342 in Asia

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 1,292
Founded: 2003

14. Yong-In University

South Korea | Yongin

For Mining Engineering

#359 in Asia

#934 in the World

Enrollment: 7,160
Founded: 1953

The best cities to study Mining Engineering in South Korea based on the number of universities and their ranks are Seoul, Busan, Chuncheon, and Incheon.