37 Best colleges for Remote Sensing in California, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Remote Sensing. A graph of 1.55M citations received by 37.2K academic papers made by 37 universities in California 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. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Remote Sensing

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

2. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Remote Sensing

#7 in the United States

#7 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

3. Stanford University

Stanford

For Remote Sensing

#10 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

4. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Remote Sensing

#11 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

5. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Remote Sensing

#22 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

6. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Remote Sensing

#23 in the United States

#23 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

7. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Remote Sensing

#35 in the United States

#38 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

8. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Remote Sensing

#44 in the United States

#48 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Remote Sensing

#46 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

10. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Remote Sensing

#58 in the United States

#66 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,459
Enrollment: 39,241

11. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Remote Sensing

#87 in the United States

#102 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,600
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Remote Sensing

#88 in the United States

#103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,564
Enrollment: 19,764

13. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Remote Sensing

#110 in the United States

#131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $24,868
Enrollment: 9,147

14. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Remote Sensing

#112 in the United States

#134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

15. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Remote Sensing

#122 in the United States

#146 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

16. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Remote Sensing

#166 in the United States

#193 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $11,311
Enrollment: 36,062

17. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Remote Sensing

#182 in the United States

#209 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $12,478
Enrollment: 25,080

18. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Remote Sensing

#186 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $12,707
Enrollment: 22,485

19. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Remote Sensing

#207 in the United States

#237 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,480
Enrollment: 6,742

20. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Remote Sensing

#215 in the United States

#249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,046
Enrollment: 6,156

21. Chapman University

Orange

For Remote Sensing

#240 in the United States

#275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $48,037

22. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Remote Sensing

#244 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

23. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Remote Sensing

#245 in the United States

#280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,412
Enrollment: 23,986

24. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Remote Sensing

#247 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,498
Enrollment: 23,908

25. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Remote Sensing

#257 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $10,441
Enrollment: 26,848

26. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Remote Sensing

#269 in the United States

#306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,512
Enrollment: 40,278

27. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Remote Sensing

#276 in the United States

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $8,546
Enrollment: 5,990

28. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Remote Sensing

#277 in the United States

#315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $11,063
Enrollment: 805

29. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Remote Sensing

#289 in the United States

#329 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $49,651

30. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Remote Sensing

#293 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1201
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,054

31. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Remote Sensing

#311 in the United States

#353 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,331
Enrollment: 14,523

32. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Remote Sensing

#312 in the United States

#354 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,445
Enrollment: 41,962

33. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Remote Sensing

#313 in the United States

#356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,104

34. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Remote Sensing

#335 in the United States

#380 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,763
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

35. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Remote Sensing

#346 in the United States

#392 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,223
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1975

36. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Remote Sensing

#352 in the United States

#398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,421
Enrollment: 18,925

37. Harvey Mudd College

Claremont

For Remote Sensing

#353 in the United States

#399 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $42,720

Closest to California states to learn Remote Sensing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	26
Utah	3	37
Arizona	3	5
Idaho	3	74
Washington	6	6
Colorado	7	3
New Mexico	3	95
Montana	3	70
South Dakota	3	65
Kansas	3	41
Texas	26	16
Oklahoma	3	28
North Dakota	2	132
Minnesota	3	32
Iowa	3	54
Missouri	7	64
Arkansas	3	149
Louisiana	6	79
Wisconsin	5	8
Illinois	11	14
Mississippi	4	39
Indiana	8	15
Michigan	8	13
Tennessee	7	69
Alabama	7	66
Kentucky	4	104
Ohio	13	12
Georgia	8	27
South Carolina	5	63
North Carolina	10	42
Virginia	9	40
Alaska	3	49
Pennsylvania	15	17
Florida	16	19
District of Columbia	5	124
Maryland	8	2
New York	28	25
New Jersey	7	34
Hawaii	3	55
Connecticut	4	56
Massachusetts	18	4
New Hampshire	3	52
Rhode Island	3	83