100 Best universities for Remote Sensing in China

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Remote Sensing. A graph of 3.48M citations received by 237K academic papers made by 365 universities in China 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 the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

2. Xidian University

For Remote Sensing

#2 in Asia

#4 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

3. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Asia

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

4. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Asia

#12 in the World

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

5. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#6 in Asia

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

6. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Remote Sensing

#7 in Asia

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

7. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#8 in Asia

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

8. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Remote Sensing

#9 in Asia

#25 in the World

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

9. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#10 in Asia

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

10. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#11 in Asia

#30 in the World

Founded: 1952

11. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Remote Sensing

#12 in Asia

#39 in the World

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

12. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#13 in Asia

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

13. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Remote Sensing

#14 in Asia

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

14. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Remote Sensing

#15 in Asia

#64 in the World

Founded: 1937

15. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Remote Sensing

#16 in Asia

#66 in the World

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

16. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Remote Sensing

#17 in Asia

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

17. University of Science and Technology of China

For Remote Sensing

#18 in Asia

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

18. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Remote Sensing

#19 in Asia

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

19. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Remote Sensing

#20 in Asia

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

20. China University of Mining and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#21 in Asia

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

21. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Remote Sensing

#22 in Asia

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

22. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Remote Sensing

#23 in Asia

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

23. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Remote Sensing

#24 in Asia

#100 in the World

Founded: 1915

24. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Remote Sensing

#28 in Asia

#113 in the World

Founded: 1963

25. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#29 in Asia

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

26. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Remote Sensing

#30 in Asia

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

27. Ocean University of China

China | Qingdao

For Remote Sensing

#32 in Asia

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1924

28. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Remote Sensing

#33 in Asia

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

29. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#35 in Asia

#143 in the World

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

30. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Remote Sensing

#36 in Asia

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

31. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Remote Sensing

#39 in Asia

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

32. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Remote Sensing

#44 in Asia

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

33. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Remote Sensing

#45 in Asia

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

34. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Remote Sensing

#47 in Asia

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

35. Fuzhou University

For Remote Sensing

#49 in Asia

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

36. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Remote Sensing

#50 in Asia

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

37. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Remote Sensing

#52 in Asia

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

38. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Remote Sensing

#54 in Asia

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

39. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Remote Sensing

#55 in Asia

#198 in the World

Founded: 1909

40. China University of Geosciences Beijing

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#57 in Asia

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

41. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#58 in Asia

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

42. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Remote Sensing

#59 in Asia

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

43. Chang'an University

For Remote Sensing

#64 in Asia

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

44. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Remote Sensing

#65 in Asia

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

45. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Remote Sensing

#71 in Asia

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

46. Harbin Engineering University

For Remote Sensing

#72 in Asia

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

47. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Remote Sensing

#73 in Asia

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

48. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Remote Sensing

#75 in Asia

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

49. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Remote Sensing

#76 in Asia

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

50. Xiamen University

For Remote Sensing

#77 in Asia

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

51. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#78 in Asia

#267 in the World

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

52. Dalian University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#79 in Asia

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

53. Chengdu University of Technology

China | Chengdu

For Remote Sensing

#81 in Asia

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

54. Capital Normal University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#83 in Asia

#306 in the World

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

55. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Remote Sensing

#84 in Asia

#315 in the World

Founded: 1952

56. Dalian Maritime University

For Remote Sensing

#86 in Asia

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1953

57. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Remote Sensing

#87 in Asia

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

58. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#88 in Asia

#345 in the World

Founded: 1896

59. Shandong University

For Remote Sensing

#89 in Asia

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

60. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Remote Sensing

#91 in Asia

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

61. Guilin University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#94 in Asia

#367 in the World

Founded: 1956

62. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#95 in Asia

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

63. Nanjing Forestry University

China | Nanjing

For Remote Sensing

#97 in Asia

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

64. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#99 in Asia

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

65. Xinjiang University

For Remote Sensing

#100 in Asia

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1924

66. Xi'an University of Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#102 in Asia

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1978

67. Anhui University

For Remote Sensing

#105 in Asia

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

68. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Remote Sensing

#106 in Asia

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

69. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Remote Sensing

#108 in Asia

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

70. Hefei University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#114 in Asia

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

71. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Remote Sensing

#118 in Asia

#493 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

72. Northeast Forestry University

For Remote Sensing

#119 in Asia

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

73. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Remote Sensing

#121 in Asia

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

74. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Remote Sensing

#123 in Asia

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

75. Wuhan University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#125 in Asia

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

76. Shanghai Ocean University

China | Shanghai

For Remote Sensing

#126 in Asia

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 15,800
Founded: 1912

77. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Remote Sensing

#127 in Asia

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

78. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Remote Sensing

#130 in Asia

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

79. Ningbo University

For Remote Sensing

#131 in Asia

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

80. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Remote Sensing

#132 in Asia

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

81. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Remote Sensing

#135 in Asia

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

82. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#137 in Asia

#540 in the World

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

83. Northwest University, China

For Remote Sensing

#139 in Asia

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1912

84. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Remote Sensing

#141 in Asia

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

85. Hangzhou Dianzi University

China | Hangzhou

For Remote Sensing

#142 in Asia

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1956

86. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#144 in Asia

#559 in the World

Founded: 1958

87. Zhejiang Forestry University

For Remote Sensing

#146 in Asia

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1958

88. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Remote Sensing

#147 in Asia

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 28,024
Founded: 1946

89. Kunming University of Science and Technology

China | Kunming

For Remote Sensing

#150 in Asia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1954

90. Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Chongqing

For Remote Sensing

#157 in Asia

#589 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1950

91. Liaoning Technical University

China | Huludao

For Remote Sensing

#160 in Asia

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1963

92. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Remote Sensing

#161 in Asia

#606 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

93. Central South University of Forestry and Technology

China | Changsha

For Remote Sensing

#163 in Asia

#615 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

94. Chengdu University of Information Technology

China | Chengdu

For Remote Sensing

#165 in Asia

#628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 22,300
Founded: 1978

95. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Remote Sensing

#166 in Asia

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

96. University of Macau

For Remote Sensing

#167 in Asia

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

97. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Remote Sensing

#169 in Asia

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1933

98. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Remote Sensing

#171 in Asia

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

99. Yunnan Normal University

China | Kunming

For Remote Sensing

#172 in Asia

#653 in the World

Founded: 1938

100. Central China Normal University

For Remote Sensing

#173 in Asia

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

The best cities to study Remote Sensing in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Wuhan, Xi'an, Beijing, and Changsha.

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