34 Best colleges for Remote Sensing in California, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.01M citations received by 29.4K academic papers made by 34 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. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Remote Sensing

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

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

2. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Remote Sensing

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

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

3. Stanford University

Stanford

For Remote Sensing

#9 in the United States

#9 in North America

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

4. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Remote Sensing

#13 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

5. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Remote Sensing

#23 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

6. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Remote Sensing

#28 in the United States

#29 in North America

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

7. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Remote Sensing

#34 in the United States

#37 in North America

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

8. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Remote Sensing

#44 in the United States

#48 in North America

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

9. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Remote Sensing

#45 in the United States

#49 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

10. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Remote Sensing

#55 in the United States

#61 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,934
Enrollment: 37,402

11. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Remote Sensing

#84 in the United States

#99 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,670
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1909

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Remote Sensing

#86 in the United States

#101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

13. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Remote Sensing

#110 in the United States

#130 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

14. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Remote Sensing

#119 in the United States

#142 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $25,868
Enrollment: 9,103

15. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Remote Sensing

#131 in the United States

#155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

16. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Remote Sensing

#167 in the United States

#194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $9,210
Enrollment: 35,751

17. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Remote Sensing

#171 in the United States

#198 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,907
Enrollment: 26,460

18. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Remote Sensing

#199 in the United States

#229 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $10,065
Enrollment: 22,000

19. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Remote Sensing

#211 in the United States

#242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $8,702
Enrollment: 7,045

20. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Remote Sensing

#238 in the United States

#273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

21. Chapman University

Orange

For Remote Sensing

#243 in the United States

#278 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $45,033

22. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Remote Sensing

#244 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,830
Enrollment: 25,282

23. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Remote Sensing

#246 in the United States

#281 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,968
Enrollment: 23,999

24. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Remote Sensing

#254 in the United States

#289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,040
Enrollment: 27,503

25. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Remote Sensing

#256 in the United States

#291 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $9,262
Enrollment: 6,025

26. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Remote Sensing

#269 in the United States

#306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $7,287
Enrollment: 6,637

27. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Remote Sensing

#275 in the United States

#313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,478
Enrollment: 38,973

28. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Remote Sensing

#280 in the United States

#319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 72%
Average Aid: $9,162
Enrollment: 14,183

29. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Remote Sensing

#282 in the United States

#321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $50,551

30. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Remote Sensing

#286 in the United States

#325 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $36,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $36,408

31. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Remote Sensing

#289 in the United States

#328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1196
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,157

32. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Remote Sensing

#309 in the United States

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,194
Enrollment: 40,386

33. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Remote Sensing

#310 in the United States

#351 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $9,529
Enrollment: 849

34. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Remote Sensing

#319 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,953

Closest to California states to learn Remote Sensing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	26
Utah	4	40
Arizona	3	5
Idaho	3	68
Washington	6	7
Colorado	7	3
New Mexico	3	95
Montana	3	75
South Dakota	3	69
Kansas	3	36
Texas	25	15
Oklahoma	3	31
North Dakota	2	132
Minnesota	3	32
Missouri	7	72
Arkansas	3	150
Louisiana	4	79
Wisconsin	4	8
Illinois	11	14
Mississippi	4	38
Indiana	7	19
Michigan	8	12
Tennessee	8	73
Alabama	7	66
Kentucky	4	105
Ohio	13	10
Georgia	7	25
South Carolina	4	70
North Carolina	10	43
Virginia	9	39
Pennsylvania	12	16
Florida	12	18
District of Columbia	5	118
Maryland	7	1
New York	25	22
New Jersey	7	35
Hawaii	3	54
Connecticut	4	61
Massachusetts	17	2
New Hampshire	3	46
Rhode Island	3	81