The Bachelor of Science (BS) program in Mining Engineering, hereafter abbreviated as ‎‎“MINE,” is undergraduate program offered by the Department of Mining ‎Engineering at King Abdulaziz University (KAU). The program was first implemented in ‎the academic year 1975–1976 to support the Kingdom’s development plans and workforce ‎needs in the field of mineral resources‏.‏ The Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Mining and Similarly Named Engineering Programs. ‎The number of graduates in the mining engineering department in the past 5 years is as follows:‎ ‎ 2024-25: 13 ‎, 2023-24: 7 , 2022-23: 20 , 2021-22: 17 , 2020-21: 15 ‎ ‎ As of 2026, the current number of enrolled students in the Minig Engineering Program is 88‎ students.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎