10 Best universities for Mining Engineering in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Mining Engineering. A graph of 14.7K citations received by 1.59K academic papers made by 10 universities in South Africa 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. University of the Witwatersrand

For Mining Engineering

#1 in Africa
#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

2. University of Pretoria

For Mining Engineering

#2 in Africa
#89 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

4. University of Johannesburg

For Mining Engineering

#4 in Africa
#189 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Mining Engineering

#5 in Africa
#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. North-West University

For Mining Engineering

#7 in Africa
#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

8. Tshwane University of Technology

For Mining Engineering

#19 in Africa
#434 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

9. University of the Free State

For Mining Engineering

#23 in Africa
#498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. University of Venda

For Mining Engineering

#24 in Africa
#518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

The best cities to study Mining Engineering in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, and Durban.