Although Colorado School of Mines has retained its place as the best university for studying mineral & mining engineering, there’s plenty of change below them in the top 10. Only Curtin University (second) and Queen’s University (sixth) are the other non-movers.

Australian universities continue to impress for this subject, with six institutions in the top - more than any other country. Of those, both the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the University of Adelaide have climbed four places since last year.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Interested in other courses besides mineral & mining engineering? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.