19 Best universities for Mining Engineering in Nigeria

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Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Mining Engineering. A graph of 14.6K citations received by 2.2K academic papers made by 19 universities in Nigeria 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. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Mining Engineering

#3 in Africa
#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
23,100
Founded
1981

2. University of Ibadan

For Mining Engineering

#8 in Africa
#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

3. University of Nigeria

For Mining Engineering

#9 in Africa
#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

4. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Mining Engineering

#10 in Africa
#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

5. University of Port Harcourt

For Mining Engineering

#13 in Africa
#361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

6. University of Ilorin

For Mining Engineering

#23 in Africa
#464 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

7. Ahmadu Bello University

For Mining Engineering

#24 in Africa
#473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

8. Adekunle Ajasin University

For Mining Engineering

#27 in Africa
#536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1982

9. University of Calabar

For Mining Engineering

#28 in Africa
#547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

10. Covenant University

For Mining Engineering

#37 in Africa
#629 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

11. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Mining Engineering

#38 in Africa
#635 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

12. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Mining Engineering

#39 in Africa
#661 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

13. University of Lagos

For Mining Engineering

#41 in Africa
#684 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

14. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Mining Engineering

#44 in Africa
#709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,181
Founded
1982

15. University of Jos

For Mining Engineering

#45 in Africa
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

16. Rivers State University

For Mining Engineering

#46 in Africa
#727 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

17. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Mining Engineering

#47 in Africa
#732 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1990

18. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Mining Engineering

#48 in Africa
#744 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

19. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Mining Engineering

#49 in Africa
#749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1980

The best cities to study Mining Engineering in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Akure, Ibadan, Nsukka, and Ife.