Best Universities for Remote Sensing in the World

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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 1,992 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: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Remote Sensing

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

4. Xidian University

For Remote Sensing

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

5. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Remote Sensing

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

6. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

7. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Remote Sensing

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

9. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Remote Sensing

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

10. Stanford University

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

11. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Remote Sensing

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

12. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Remote Sensing

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

13. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

14. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Remote Sensing

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

15. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Remote Sensing

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

16. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Asia

#4 in China

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

17. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

18. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Remote Sensing

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

19. University of Tokyo

For Remote Sensing

#5 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

20. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#6 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

21. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#7 in Asia

#6 in China

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

22. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Remote Sensing

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

23. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

24. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Remote Sensing

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

25. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

26. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

27. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Remote Sensing

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

28. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Remote Sensing

#16 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

29. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Remote Sensing

#17 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

30. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Remote Sensing

#8 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

31. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Remote Sensing

#18 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

32. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

33. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#9 in Asia

#8 in China

Founded: 1952

34. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Remote Sensing

#10 in Asia

#9 in China

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

35. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Remote Sensing

#19 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

36. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Remote Sensing

#6 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

37. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Remote Sensing

#20 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

38. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Remote Sensing

#21 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

39. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Remote Sensing

#11 in Asia

#10 in China

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

40. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Remote Sensing

#22 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

41. University of Oklahoma - Norman

United States | Oklahoma State

For Remote Sensing

#23 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

42. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Remote Sensing

#24 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

43. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#25 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

44. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Remote Sensing

#26 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

45. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Remote Sensing

#27 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

46. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

47. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Remote Sensing

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

48. University of Maryland - Baltimore County

United States | Maryland

For Remote Sensing

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

49. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Remote Sensing

#7 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

50. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Remote Sensing

#8 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 29,812

51. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#12 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

52. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Remote Sensing

#30 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,450

53. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Remote Sensing

#31 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

54. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Remote Sensing

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

55. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Remote Sensing

#9 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

56. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

57. University of Trento

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Remote Sensing

#10 in Europe

#2 in Italy

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

58. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Remote Sensing

#34 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

59. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Remote Sensing

#11 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

60. Sapienza University of Rome

For Remote Sensing

#12 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

61. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Remote Sensing

#13 in Asia

#12 in China

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

62. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Remote Sensing

#13 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

63. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Remote Sensing

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

64. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Remote Sensing

#14 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

65. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Remote Sensing

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

66. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Remote Sensing

#15 in Europe

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

67. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Remote Sensing

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

68. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Remote Sensing

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

69. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Remote Sensing

#17 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

70. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Remote Sensing

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

71. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Remote Sensing

#14 in Asia

#13 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

72. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Remote Sensing

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

73. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

74. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Remote Sensing

#18 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

75. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Remote Sensing

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1829

76. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#15 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

77. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For Remote Sensing

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 97%

78. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Remote Sensing

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 79%

79. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Remote Sensing

#20 in Europe

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

80. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

81. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Remote Sensing

#21 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Founded: 1321

82. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Remote Sensing

#42 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

83. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Remote Sensing

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

84. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Remote Sensing

#22 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

85. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Remote Sensing

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,492

86. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Remote Sensing

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

87. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Remote Sensing

#23 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

88. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Remote Sensing

#24 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

89. University of Extremadura

Spain | Badajoz

For Remote Sensing

#25 in Europe

#3 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1973

90. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Remote Sensing

#16 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

91. Kyoto University

For Remote Sensing

#17 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

92. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Remote Sensing

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

93. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Remote Sensing

#26 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

94. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Remote Sensing

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

95. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Remote Sensing

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

96. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Remote Sensing

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

97. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Remote Sensing

#27 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,234
Founded: 1971

98. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Remote Sensing

#18 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

99. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Remote Sensing

#28 in Europe

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

100. University of New Hampshire

United States | New Hampshire

For Remote Sensing

#49 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4182

Aerospace Engineering4024

Agricultural Engineering1019

Applied/Engineering Physics1229

Architectural Engineering1368

Architecture1110

Automation and Control engineering1679

Automotive Engineering1961

Biochemical Engineering1017

Biomedical Engineering1500

Biotechnology2869

Chemical Engineering4034

Civil Engineering3150

Computer Engineering1878

Computer Networking4175

Construction Management1012

Electrical Engineering4680

Electronic Engineering3144

Engineering Management1190

Environmental Engineering2524

Firefighting and Fire Science1048

Geotechnical Engineering3062

Human-Computer Interaction2467

Industrial Engineering1019

Landscape Architecture1097

Marine Engineering1004

Materials Science5568

Mechanical Engineering4969

Metallurgical Engineering4637

Mining Engineering1000

Nanotechnology3831

Nuclear Engineering1002

Operations Research1864

Optical Engineering4982

Petroleum Engineering1126

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1000

Product and Industrial Design1014

Reliability and Quality Engineering1750

Renewable Energy Engineering1886

Structural Engineering3570

Systems Engineering2931

Technical Drawing1004

Telecommunications4316

Transportation Engineering1493