83 Best universities for Remote Sensing in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Remote Sensing. A graph of 1.4M citations received by 47.2K academic papers made by 83 universities in Germany 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. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Europe

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Remote Sensing

#9 in Europe

#52 in the World

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

3. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Remote Sensing

#19 in Europe

#75 in the World

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

4. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Remote Sensing

#26 in Europe

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Remote Sensing

#28 in Europe

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

6. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Remote Sensing

#43 in Europe

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

7. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Remote Sensing

#44 in Europe

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

8. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Remote Sensing

#45 in Europe

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

9. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Remote Sensing

#66 in Europe

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

10. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Remote Sensing

#71 in Europe

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

11. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Remote Sensing

#87 in Europe

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

12. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Remote Sensing

#88 in Europe

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

13. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Remote Sensing

#95 in Europe

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

14. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Remote Sensing

#99 in Europe

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

15. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Remote Sensing

#101 in Europe

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

16. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Remote Sensing

#103 in Europe

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

17. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Remote Sensing

#111 in Europe

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

18. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Remote Sensing

#113 in Europe

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

19. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Remote Sensing

#120 in Europe

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

20. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Remote Sensing

#122 in Europe

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

21. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Remote Sensing

#125 in Europe

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

22. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Remote Sensing

#129 in Europe

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

23. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Remote Sensing

#131 in Europe

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

24. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Remote Sensing

#142 in Europe

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

25. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Remote Sensing

#151 in Europe

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

26. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Remote Sensing

#154 in Europe

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

27. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Remote Sensing

#156 in Europe

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

28. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Remote Sensing

#160 in Europe

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

29. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Remote Sensing

#201 in Europe

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

30. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Remote Sensing

#208 in Europe

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

31. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Remote Sensing

#213 in Europe

#562 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

32. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Remote Sensing

#224 in Europe

#591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

33. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Remote Sensing

#227 in Europe

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 12,996
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1419

34. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Remote Sensing

#228 in Europe

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

35. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Remote Sensing

#239 in Europe

#633 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

36. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Remote Sensing

#240 in Europe

#634 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

37. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Remote Sensing

#248 in Europe

#655 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

38. University of Kassel

For Remote Sensing

#260 in Europe

#688 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

39. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Remote Sensing

#274 in Europe

#728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

40. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Remote Sensing

#283 in Europe

#763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

41. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Remote Sensing

#291 in Europe

#786 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

42. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Remote Sensing

#292 in Europe

#788 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

43. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Remote Sensing

#303 in Europe

#811 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

44. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Remote Sensing

#304 in Europe

#814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

45. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Remote Sensing

#305 in Europe

#818 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

46. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Remote Sensing

#311 in Europe

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

47. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Remote Sensing

#315 in Europe

#842 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

48. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Remote Sensing

#317 in Europe

#859 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

49. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Remote Sensing

#321 in Europe

#879 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

50. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Remote Sensing

#329 in Europe

#900 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

51. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Remote Sensing

#334 in Europe

#909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

52. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Remote Sensing

#337 in Europe

#916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

53. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Remote Sensing

#366 in Europe

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

54. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Remote Sensing

#369 in Europe

#1026 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

55. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Remote Sensing

#374 in Europe

#1040 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

56. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Remote Sensing

#385 in Europe

#1088 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

57. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Remote Sensing

#413 in Europe

#1183 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

58. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Remote Sensing

#421 in Europe

#1206 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

59. Jade University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Wilhelmshaven

For Remote Sensing

#432 in Europe

#1247 in the World

Enrollment: 6,127
Founded: 2009

60. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Remote Sensing

#441 in Europe

#1308 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

61. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Remote Sensing

#444 in Europe

#1311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

62. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Remote Sensing

#445 in Europe

#1321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

63. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Remote Sensing

#453 in Europe

#1343 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

64. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Remote Sensing

#454 in Europe

#1345 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

65. HafenCity University Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Remote Sensing

#470 in Europe

#1422 in the World

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

66. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Remote Sensing

#472 in Europe

#1440 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

67. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Remote Sensing

#476 in Europe

#1447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

68. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Remote Sensing

#483 in Europe

#1462 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

69. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Remote Sensing

#487 in Europe

#1479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

70. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Remote Sensing

#492 in Europe

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 8,371
Founded: 1878

71. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Remote Sensing

#500 in Europe

#1529 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

72. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Remote Sensing

#501 in Europe

#1536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

73. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Remote Sensing

#514 in Europe

#1599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

74. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Remote Sensing

#520 in Europe

#1627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

75. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Remote Sensing

#522 in Europe

#1635 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

76. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Remote Sensing

#535 in Europe

#1723 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

77. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Remote Sensing

#537 in Europe

#1730 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

78. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Remote Sensing

#551 in Europe

#1800 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

79. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Remote Sensing

#563 in Europe

#1849 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

80. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Remote Sensing

#611 in Europe

#2083 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

81. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Remote Sensing

#617 in Europe

#2115 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

82. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Remote Sensing

#618 in Europe

#2124 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

83. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Bavaria | Deggendorf

For Remote Sensing

#632 in Europe

#2220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Remote Sensing in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Karlsruhe, Bonn, and Bremen.

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