World University Index

QS World University Rankings by Subject: Mineral & Mining Engineering

2026 edition, Mineral & Mining Engineering. Published by Quacquarelli Symonds.

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12 institutions
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14 institutions

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In their own words

  • Curtin ranked fourth in the world for Mineral and Mining Engineering in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.

    Curtin University , source , retrieved

Citing other editions of this index

  • A total of 42 ANU subjects are now ranked among the world’s best, contributing another four with this prestigious status.

    Australian National University , source , retrieved
  • Sports-related subjects jumped to 49, after being ranked 51-100 in 2025.

    Griffith University , source , retrieved
  • Sports-related subjects reached their highest-ever rank, climbing 18 places to 29 to enter the world’s top 50, rising from ninth to fifth place in Australia.

    La Trobe University , source , retrieved
  • RMIT also ranked 1st in Australia and 29th globally in Library & Information Management, an interdisciplinary subject area that spans data science, knowledge management and information science.

    RMIT University , source , retrieved
  • Among the subjects ranked, Architecture and Built Environment now places among the top 200 in the world, up from the top 240 in 2024.

    Swinburne University of Technology , source , retrieved
  • A total of 22 subjects were rated in the global top 100, a remarkable result in the first year of the institution.

    University of Adelaide , source , retrieved
  • The University of Melbourne is the only Australian university to have ranked in the top 50 in all broad subject areas in 2025.

    University of Melbourne , source , archived , retrieved
  • In total, 39 UNSW subjects placed in the global top 100, with rankings based on academic reputation, employer reputation and research citations.

    University of New South Wales , source , retrieved
  • In the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject, UQ maintained its position as first nationally and 2nd globally for sports-related subjects for the 6th year, and rose to 5th globally for mineral and mining engineering.

    University of Queensland , source , retrieved
  • UTS was placed between 51st and 100th in the world for a further 12 subjects.

    University of Technology Sydney , source , retrieved
  • UOW ranks 6th in the world for Philosophy in QS Subject Rankings 2026

    University of Wollongong , source , retrieved

Recorded placements 14

Institutions the Index records in this table. A placement here is a placement anywhere: the Index reports each institution's best, whatever its scope.

Rank Institution Claim
2 McGill University 2nd in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering
3 University of New South Wales 3rd in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering
4 Curtin University Cites this table 4th in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering
5 University of Queensland 5th in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering
6 Pennsylvania State University 6th in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering
8 Imperial College London 8th in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering
9 University of Western Australia 9th in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering
11 Monash University 11th in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering
18 University of Adelaide 18th in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering
31 University of Melbourne 31st in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering
37 University of Sydney 37th in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering
39 RWTH Aachen University 39th in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering
42 Queensland University of Technology 42nd in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering
44 University of Newcastle 44th in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering