83 Best universities for Remote Sensing in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 1.31M citations received by 46K 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

#25 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

#8 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

#73 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

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

5. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Remote Sensing

#28 in Europe

#94 in the World

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

6. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Remote Sensing

#41 in Europe

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

7. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Remote Sensing

#43 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

#44 in Europe

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

9. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Remote Sensing

#65 in Europe

#195 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

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

12. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Remote Sensing

#88 in Europe

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

13. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Remote Sensing

#92 in Europe

#285 in the World

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

14. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Remote Sensing

#97 in Europe

#297 in the World

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

15. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Remote Sensing

#105 in Europe

#307 in the World

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

16. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Remote Sensing

#106 in Europe

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

17. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Remote Sensing

#111 in Europe

#326 in the World

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

18. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Remote Sensing

#114 in Europe

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

19. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Remote Sensing

#121 in Europe

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

20. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Remote Sensing

#122 in Europe

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

21. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Remote Sensing

#125 in Europe

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

22. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Remote Sensing

#131 in Europe

#372 in the World

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

23. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Remote Sensing

#134 in Europe

#377 in the World

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

24. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Remote Sensing

#148 in Europe

#403 in the World

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

25. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Remote Sensing

#152 in Europe

#410 in the World

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

26. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Remote Sensing

#153 in Europe

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

27. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Remote Sensing

#155 in Europe

#417 in the World

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

28. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Remote Sensing

#162 in Europe

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

29. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Remote Sensing

#188 in Europe

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

30. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Remote Sensing

#202 in Europe

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

31. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Remote Sensing

#208 in Europe

#536 in the World

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

32. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Remote Sensing

#215 in Europe

#563 in the World

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

33. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Remote Sensing

#224 in Europe

#591 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

#229 in Europe

#602 in the World

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

35. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Remote Sensing

#236 in Europe

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

36. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Remote Sensing

#237 in Europe

#621 in the World

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

37. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Remote Sensing

#245 in Europe

#637 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

38. University of Kassel

For Remote Sensing

#259 in Europe

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 25,043
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

39. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Remote Sensing

#269 in Europe

#710 in the World

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

40. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Remote Sensing

#285 in Europe

#750 in the World

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

41. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Remote Sensing

#289 in Europe

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

42. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Remote Sensing

#291 in Europe

#774 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

43. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Remote Sensing

#296 in Europe

#790 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

44. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Remote Sensing

#300 in Europe

#796 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

45. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Remote Sensing

#303 in Europe

#803 in the World

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

46. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Remote Sensing

#306 in Europe

#812 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

47. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Remote Sensing

#315 in Europe

#842 in the World

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

48. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Remote Sensing

#318 in Europe

#856 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

49. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Remote Sensing

#320 in Europe

#861 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

50. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Remote Sensing

#325 in Europe

#877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

51. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Remote Sensing

#333 in Europe

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

52. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Remote Sensing

#339 in Europe

#916 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

53. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Remote Sensing

#368 in Europe

#1000 in the World

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

54. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Remote Sensing

#370 in Europe

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

55. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Remote Sensing

#374 in Europe

#1020 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

56. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Remote Sensing

#388 in Europe

#1083 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

57. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Remote Sensing

#408 in Europe

#1145 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

58. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Remote Sensing

#411 in Europe

#1157 in the World

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

59. Jade University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Wilhelmshaven

For Remote Sensing

#421 in Europe

#1212 in the World

Enrollment: 6,127
Founded: 2009

60. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Remote Sensing

#441 in Europe

#1281 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

61. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Remote Sensing

#443 in Europe

#1294 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

#447 in Europe

#1309 in the World

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

63. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Remote Sensing

#450 in Europe

#1313 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

64. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Remote Sensing

#462 in Europe

#1370 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

65. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Remote Sensing

#471 in Europe

#1411 in the World

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

66. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Remote Sensing

#474 in Europe

#1417 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

67. HafenCity University Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Remote Sensing

#475 in Europe

#1421 in the World

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

68. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Remote Sensing

#484 in Europe

#1454 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

69. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Remote Sensing

#485 in Europe

#1458 in the World

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

70. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Remote Sensing

#486 in Europe

#1459 in the World

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

71. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Remote Sensing

#491 in Europe

#1472 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

72. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Remote Sensing

#505 in Europe

#1540 in the World

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

73. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Remote Sensing

#507 in Europe

#1548 in the World

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

74. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Remote Sensing

#514 in Europe

#1583 in the World

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

75. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Remote Sensing

#518 in Europe

#1612 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

76. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Remote Sensing

#528 in Europe

#1644 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

77. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Remote Sensing

#534 in Europe

#1679 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

78. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Remote Sensing

#553 in Europe

#1804 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

79. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Remote Sensing

#563 in Europe

#1837 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

80. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Remote Sensing

#609 in Europe

#2047 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

81. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Remote Sensing

#616 in Europe

#2095 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

82. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Remote Sensing

#617 in Europe

#2113 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

83. Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Bavaria | Deggendorf

For Remote Sensing

#629 in Europe

#2177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 5,760
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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