31 Best universities for Remote Sensing in Beijing

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Beijing ranked based on their research performance in Remote Sensing. A graph of 638K citations received by 38.4K academic papers made by 31 universities in Beijing 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. Beijing Normal University

For Remote Sensing

#3 in China

#3 in Asia

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

2. Tsinghua University

For Remote Sensing

#5 in China

#6 in Asia

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Peking University

For Remote Sensing

#9 in China

#10 in Asia

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. Beihang University

For Remote Sensing

#10 in China

#11 in Asia

Founded: 1952

5. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#12 in China

#13 in Asia

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

6. China Agricultural University

For Remote Sensing

#29 in China

#35 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

7. China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#40 in China

#57 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

8. Beijing Forestry University

For Remote Sensing

#51 in China

#78 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,347
Founded: 1952

9. Capital Normal University

For Remote Sensing

#54 in China

#83 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 31,559
Founded: 1954

10. Beijing Jiaotong University

For Remote Sensing

#58 in China

#88 in Asia

Founded: 1896

11. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Remote Sensing

#62 in China

#95 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

12. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Remote Sensing

#64 in China

#99 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

13. Beijing University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#82 in China

#137 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

14. North China Electric Power University

For Remote Sensing

#86 in China

#144 in Asia

Founded: 1958

15. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#95 in China

#166 in Asia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

16. Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

For Remote Sensing

#110 in China

#194 in Asia

Founded: 1936

17. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#134 in China

#258 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

18. Peking Union Medical College

For Remote Sensing

#151 in China

#315 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

19. Renmin University of China

For Remote Sensing

#161 in China

#338 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

20. North China University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#164 in China

#343 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1946

21. Beijing Information Science and Technology University

For Remote Sensing

#171 in China

#361 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1915

22. Minzu University of China

For Remote Sensing

#185 in China

#420 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,456
Founded: 1941

23. Beijing Technology and Business University

For Remote Sensing

#215 in China

#514 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1999

24. Beijing Union University

For Remote Sensing

#239 in China

#598 in Asia

Founded: 1978

25. Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Institute

For Remote Sensing

#263 in China

#703 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1947

26. Communication University of China

For Remote Sensing

#268 in China

#715 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

27. Capital Medical University

For Remote Sensing

#273 in China

#739 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

28. Central University of Finance and Economics

For Remote Sensing

#344 in China

#1003 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1949

29. Beijing City University

For Remote Sensing

#352 in China

#1027 in Asia

Founded: 1984

30. Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology

For Remote Sensing

#353 in China

#1028 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1978

31. Capital University of Economics and Business

For Remote Sensing

#356 in China

#1034 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1956

Universities for Remote Sensing near Beijing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
94	Hebei University of Technology	147	Tianjin
111	Tianjin University	44	Tianjin
111	Nankai University	92	Tianjin
113	Tianjin Normal University	183	Tianjin
125	Civil Aviation University of China	115	Tianjin
140	Agricultural University of Hebei	187	Baoding
273	Yanshan University	163	Qinhuangdao
364	Shandong University	59	Jinan
365	Shandong Jianzhu University	143	Jinan
367	Shandong Normal University	118	Jinan