According to the new undergraduate specialty plan formulated by the Ministry of Education at the end of 20 12, the original geology and minerals are divided into two categories: geology and mining, and mining engineering belongs to the mining specialty under the engineering discipline. According to the evaluation grade of undergraduate major of China Statistics Publishing House, among 47 undergraduate colleges offering mining engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Xuzhou) ranks first, Central South University ranks second, Northeastern University ranks third, China University of Mining and Technology ranks fourth and Taiyuan University of Technology ranks fifth. These five universities are all A-level and above.