Best Universities for Mining Engineering in North America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Mining Engineering. A graph of 439K citations received by 22.9K academic papers made by 174 universities in North America 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. Colorado School of Mines

For Mining Engineering

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
98%

2. University of British Columbia

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Canada
#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

3. University of Texas at Austin

For Mining Engineering

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

4. McGill University

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Canada
#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

5. University of Alberta

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Canada
#22 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

6. Pennsylvania State University

For Mining Engineering

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

7. West Virginia University

For Mining Engineering

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

8. University of Toronto

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Canada
#41 in the World
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

9. University of Calgary

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Canada
#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

10. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Mining Engineering

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

11. Laurentian University

For Mining Engineering

#6 in Canada
#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
9,323
Founded
1960

12. University of Arizona

For Mining Engineering

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

13. Stanford University

For Mining Engineering

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

14. University of Utah

For Mining Engineering

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

15. Queen's University

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Canada
#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
35,612
Founded
1841

16. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Mining Engineering

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

17. University of Kentucky

For Mining Engineering

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

18. University of California - Berkeley

For Mining Engineering

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

19. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

For Mining Engineering

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
99%

20. Missouri University of Science and Technology

For Mining Engineering

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
99%

22. University of Nevada - Reno

For Mining Engineering

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

23. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Mining Engineering

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

24. Columbia University

For Mining Engineering

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

25. University of Quebec, Abitibi-Temiscamingue

For Mining Engineering

#9 in Canada
#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1970

26. University of Colorado Boulder

For Mining Engineering

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
67%

27. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Mining Engineering

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

28. Purdue University

For Mining Engineering

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

29. Laval University

For Mining Engineering

#10 in Canada
#135 in the World
Enrollment
56,000
Founded
1852

30. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Mining Engineering

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

31. Duke University

For Mining Engineering

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

32. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Mining Engineering

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,160
Enrollment
34,096

33. Polytechnic School of Montreal

For Mining Engineering

#11 in Canada
#150 in the World
Enrollment
9,476
Founded
1873

34. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Mining Engineering

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

35. Ohio State University

For Mining Engineering

#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

36. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Mining Engineering

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

37. University of California - Davis

For Mining Engineering

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

38. California Institute of Technology

For Mining Engineering

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$14,513
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$72,373

39. Cornell University

For Mining Engineering

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

40. University of Wyoming

For Mining Engineering

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$10,212
Enrollment
10,813

41. University of Pittsburgh

For Mining Engineering

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

42. Carnegie Mellon University

For Mining Engineering

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$35,552

43. University of Saskatchewan

For Mining Engineering

#12 in Canada
#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

44. University of California - Los Angeles

For Mining Engineering

#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

45. Princeton University

For Mining Engineering

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,313

46. University of Ottawa

For Mining Engineering

#13 in Canada
#224 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

47. University of Washington - Seattle

For Mining Engineering

#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

48. University of Kansas

For Mining Engineering

#236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

49. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Mining Engineering

#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,172
Enrollment
79,818

50. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Mining Engineering

#246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

51. Yale University

For Mining Engineering

#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

52. Simon Fraser University

For Mining Engineering

#14 in Canada
#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

53. University of Houston

For Mining Engineering

#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

55. University of New Brunswick

For Mining Engineering

#16 in Canada
#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
32,036
Founded
1785

56. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Mining Engineering

#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

57. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Mining Engineering

#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
73%

58. University of Alaska Fairbanks

For Mining Engineering

#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$10,424
Enrollment
6,893

59. University of Maryland - College Park

For Mining Engineering

#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

60. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Mining Engineering

#275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$16,694

61. Western University

For Mining Engineering

#17 in Canada
#276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

62. Michigan Technological University

For Mining Engineering

#296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
99%

63. University of Rhode Island

For Mining Engineering

#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1150
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$12,578

64. Dalhousie University

For Mining Engineering

#18 in Canada
#300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

65. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Mining Engineering

#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

66. University of Southern California

For Mining Engineering

#316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

67. University of Alabama

For Mining Engineering

#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
88%

68. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Mining Engineering

#322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

69. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Mining Engineering

#323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

70. University of Georgia

For Mining Engineering

#330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

71. University of Tulsa

For Mining Engineering

#338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1377
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$13,095

72. University of Idaho

For Mining Engineering

#339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
99%

73. Oregon State University

For Mining Engineering

#340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

74. Iowa State University

For Mining Engineering

#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

75. University of Florida

For Mining Engineering

#354 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

76. University of Cincinnati

For Mining Engineering

#355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

77. Clemson University

For Mining Engineering

#358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

78. Carleton University

For Mining Engineering

#19 in Canada
#359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

79. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Mining Engineering

#360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
94%

80. University of South Florida

For Mining Engineering

#364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
89%

81. Harvard University

For Mining Engineering

#365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

82. University of Virginia

For Mining Engineering

#369 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

83. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Mining Engineering

#370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

84. Montana Technological University

For Mining Engineering

#379 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
96%

85. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

For Mining Engineering

#383 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

86. Auburn University

For Mining Engineering

#385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
85%

87. University of Akron

For Mining Engineering

#390 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1045
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
97%

88. Utah State University

For Mining Engineering

#410 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
92%

89. McMaster University

For Mining Engineering

#20 in Canada
#414 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

90. University of Texas at Dallas

For Mining Engineering

#418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

91. University of California-San Diego

For Mining Engineering

#420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

92. University of Manitoba

For Mining Engineering

#21 in Canada
#422 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

93. Kent State University at Kent

For Mining Engineering

#424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%

94. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Mining Engineering

#426 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1443
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$38,887

95. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Mining Engineering

#450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
75%

96. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Mining Engineering

#454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

97. Marymount University

For Mining Engineering

#456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Net Price
$31,989
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$26,069

98. University at Buffalo

For Mining Engineering

#457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

99. New York University

For Mining Engineering

#462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

100. University of Quebec in Montreal

For Mining Engineering

#22 in Canada
#465 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1969