Best Universities for Remote Sensing in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Remote Sensing. A graph of 18.6M citations received by 941K academic papers made by 2,188 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Wuhan University

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

2. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Remote Sensing

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Remote Sensing

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

4. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Remote Sensing

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

5. Xidian University

For Remote Sensing

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

6. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

7. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Remote Sensing

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

8. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

10. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Remote Sensing

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

11. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

12. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Remote Sensing

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

13. Stanford University

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

14. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Remote Sensing

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

15. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Remote Sensing

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

16. University of Tokyo

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

17. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Remote Sensing

#5 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

18. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Remote Sensing

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

19. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Remote Sensing

#2 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

20. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

21. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Remote Sensing

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

22. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

23. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#6 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

24. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Remote Sensing

#7 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

25. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#8 in Asia

#7 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

26. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

27. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Remote Sensing

#5 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

28. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Remote Sensing

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

29. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Remote Sensing

#6 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

30. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Remote Sensing

#16 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

31. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#9 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

32. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Remote Sensing

#17 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

33. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Remote Sensing

#18 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

34. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Remote Sensing

#10 in Asia

#9 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

35. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

36. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Remote Sensing

#7 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Enrollment: 29,812

37. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Remote Sensing

#19 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

38. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#11 in Asia

#10 in China

Founded: 1952

39. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Remote Sensing

#20 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

40. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Remote Sensing

#21 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

41. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Remote Sensing

#22 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

42. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#23 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

43. University of Maryland - Baltimore County

United States | Maryland

For Remote Sensing

#24 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

44. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Remote Sensing

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

45. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Remote Sensing

#25 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

46. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Remote Sensing

#26 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,260
Enrollment: 34,292

47. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Remote Sensing

#12 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

48. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Remote Sensing

#27 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

49. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Remote Sensing

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

50. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

51. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Remote Sensing

#30 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

52. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Remote Sensing

#8 in Europe

#1 in France

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

53. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Remote Sensing

#31 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

54. University of Oklahoma - Norman

United States | Oklahoma State

For Remote Sensing

#32 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

55. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Remote Sensing

#33 in North America

#2 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

56. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Remote Sensing

#34 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

57. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Remote Sensing

#13 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

58. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Remote Sensing

#9 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

59. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Remote Sensing

#10 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

60. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Remote Sensing

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

61. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Remote Sensing

#11 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

62. Sapienza University of Rome

For Remote Sensing

#12 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

63. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Remote Sensing

#13 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

64. University of Trento

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Remote Sensing

#14 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 16,239
Founded: 1962

65. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

66. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Remote Sensing

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

67. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Remote Sensing

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

68. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Remote Sensing

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

69. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Remote Sensing

#17 in Europe

#2 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

70. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Remote Sensing

#18 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

71. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

72. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Remote Sensing

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

73. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Remote Sensing

#14 in Asia

#13 in China

Founded: 1937

74. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Remote Sensing

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

75. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Remote Sensing

#21 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

76. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Remote Sensing

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

77. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#15 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

78. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Remote Sensing

#22 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1892

79. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

80. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Remote Sensing

#23 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

81. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Remote Sensing

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

82. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Remote Sensing

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

83. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Remote Sensing

#40 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

84. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Remote Sensing

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

85. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Remote Sensing

#24 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Founded: 1321

86. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For Remote Sensing

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

87. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Remote Sensing

#25 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

88. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Remote Sensing

#26 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

89. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Remote Sensing

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

90. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Remote Sensing

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

91. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Remote Sensing

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

92. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Remote Sensing

#16 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

93. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Remote Sensing

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

94. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Remote Sensing

#17 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

95. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Remote Sensing

#27 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

96. University of Extremadura

Spain | Badajoz

For Remote Sensing

#28 in Europe

#3 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1973

97. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Remote Sensing

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

98. Kyoto University

For Remote Sensing

#18 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

99. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

100. University of Iceland

Iceland | Reykjavik

For Remote Sensing

#29 in Europe

#1 in Iceland

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 12,992
Founded: 1911

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4449

Aerospace Engineering4303

Agricultural Engineering1031

Applied/Engineering Physics1260

Architectural Engineering1513

Architecture1232

Automation and Control engineering1820

Automotive Engineering2183

Biochemical Engineering1129

Biomedical Engineering1654

Biotechnology3140

Chemical Engineering4260

Civil Engineering3470

Computer Engineering2056

Computer Networking4414

Construction Management1055

Electrical Engineering4893

Electronic Engineering3360

Engineering Management1383

Environmental Engineering2765

Firefighting and Fire Science1053

Geotechnical Engineering3318

Human-Computer Interaction2706

Industrial Engineering1025

Landscape Architecture1249

Marine Engineering1019

Materials Science5728

Mechanical Engineering5246

Metallurgical Engineering4859

Mining Engineering1031

Nanotechnology4040

Nuclear Engineering1013

Operations Research2129

Optical Engineering5230

Petroleum Engineering1251

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1013

Product and Industrial Design1024

Reliability and Quality Engineering1970

Renewable Energy Engineering2152

Structural Engineering3835

Systems Engineering3216

Technical Drawing1008

Telecommunications4557

Transportation Engineering1696