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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Mineral & Mining Engineering

Discover the top universities around the world for studying mineral & mining engineering according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 

One of the more specialised areas of engineering, mineral & mining engineering is taught by 100 universities included in this year’s ranking. Many of these institutions are specialists in this field, such as King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals which is ranked seventh this year. 

Imperial College London makes its first appearance in this ranking in eighth place, making it the top university in both the UK and western Europe for this subject. The next highest debutant is Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) which is 30th. 

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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Mineral & Mining Engineering

Discover the top universities around the world for studying mineral & mining engineering according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 

One of the more specialised areas of engineering, mineral & mining engineering is taught by 100 universities included in this year’s ranking. Many of these institutions are specialists in this field, such as King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals which is ranked seventh this year. 

Imperial College London makes its first appearance in this ranking in eighth place, making it the top university in both the UK and western Europe for this subject. The next highest debutant is Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) which is 30th. 

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Published on: 12 March 2025

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Rank 1 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 96.7
Colorado School of Mines Colorado School of Mines
location Golden, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

99.1

H-index Citations

90.8

Citations per Paper

89.2

Academic Reputation

100

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Scholarship

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English Tests

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.5

Employer Reputation

89

H-index Citations

91.7

Citations per Paper

95.2

Academic Reputation

74.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.6

Employer Reputation

92.2

H-index Citations

87.3

Citations per Paper

96.9

Academic Reputation

70.7

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Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83

Employer Reputation

91.5

H-index Citations

77.6

Citations per Paper

80.6

Academic Reputation

79.6

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Rank 5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.3
Curtin University Curtin University
location Perth, Australia
QS stars 5+ QS Stars

Employer Reputation

84.1

H-index Citations

96.3

Citations per Paper

94.3

Academic Reputation

71.1

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Rank 6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.6
The University of Queensland The University of Queensland
location Brisbane City, Australia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

85.6

H-index Citations

89.3

Citations per Paper

93.4

Academic Reputation

71.2

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Rank 7 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.6
KFUPM KFUPM
location Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

100

H-index Citations

79.6

Citations per Paper

84.2

Academic Reputation

65.1

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Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.5
Imperial College London Imperial College London
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

91.1

H-index Citations

92.5

Citations per Paper

93.4

Academic Reputation

63.3

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.4

Employer Reputation

91.7

H-index Citations

88.8

Citations per Paper

90.1

Academic Reputation

62.6

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Rank 10 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.8
Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University
location University Park, United States
QS stars 5 QS Stars

Employer Reputation

80.2

H-index Citations

92.3

Citations per Paper

93.2

Academic Reputation

67.2

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Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.3
University of Witwatersrand University of Witwatersrand
location Johannesburg, South Africa
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

86.4

H-index Citations

81.7

Citations per Paper

87.7

Academic Reputation

67.5

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Scholarship

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Rank 12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.2

Employer Reputation

88.7

H-index Citations

88.1

Citations per Paper

94.1

Academic Reputation

60.7

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Rank 13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.1

Employer Reputation

80.8

H-index Citations

93.6

Citations per Paper

92.8

Academic Reputation

64.7

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English Tests

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Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.8

Employer Reputation

65.8

H-index Citations

100

Citations per Paper

93.9

Academic Reputation

70

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Rank 15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.3
Monash University Monash University
location Melbourne, Australia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

77

H-index Citations

94.9

Citations per Paper

100

Academic Reputation

60

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Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.1

Employer Reputation

73.2

H-index Citations

90.6

Citations per Paper

90.5

Academic Reputation

67.4

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Scholarship

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Rank =17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 75.7

Employer Reputation

82.3

H-index Citations

90.2

Citations per Paper

86

Academic Reputation

61.5

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Scholarship

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Rank =17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 75.7

Employer Reputation

90.2

H-index Citations

81.7

Citations per Paper

89.6

Academic Reputation

57.4

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Overall Score: 75.2
University of Exeter University of Exeter
location Exeter, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

80.4

H-index Citations

86.5

Citations per Paper

96.1

Academic Reputation

59.2

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Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 74.7

Employer Reputation

67

H-index Citations

79.9

Citations per Paper

84.6

Academic Reputation

74.7

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Scholarship

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Rank =21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 73.4

Employer Reputation

80.4

H-index Citations

81

Citations per Paper

87.7

Academic Reputation

60

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Rank =21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 73.4
The University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong
location Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

82.6

H-index Citations

91.3

Citations per Paper

97.7

Academic Reputation

50.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 73.3

Employer Reputation

81.5

H-index Citations

84

Citations per Paper

94.4

Academic Reputation

55.3

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 73.1

Employer Reputation

73

H-index Citations

82.7

Citations per Paper

92.4

Academic Reputation

62.4

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank =25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 72.9

Employer Reputation

85

H-index Citations

87.8

Citations per Paper

91.9

Academic Reputation

51.1

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Scholarship

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Rank =25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 72.9

Employer Reputation

71

H-index Citations

84.8

Citations per Paper

88

Academic Reputation

64.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 72.5

Employer Reputation

60.6

H-index Citations

83.3

Citations per Paper

89.6

Academic Reputation

70.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank =28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 72.1

Employer Reputation

77.2

H-index Citations

78.4

Citations per Paper

88.1

Academic Reputation

59.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank =28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 72.1

Employer Reputation

70.9

H-index Citations

92.5

Citations per Paper

96.7

Academic Reputation

56

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 71.8

Employer Reputation

97.1

H-index Citations

70.1

Citations per Paper

79.2

Academic Reputation

50.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

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