80 Best universities for Remote Sensing in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 838K citations received by 38.3K academic papers made by 80 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

#3 in Europe

#22 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

#19 in Europe

#72 in the World

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

3. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Remote Sensing

#20 in Europe

#74 in the World

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

4. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Remote Sensing

#27 in Europe

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

5. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Remote Sensing

#44 in Europe

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

6. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Remote Sensing

#47 in Europe

#143 in the World

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

7. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Remote Sensing

#49 in Europe

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

8. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Remote Sensing

#53 in Europe

#158 in the World

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

9. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Remote Sensing

#64 in Europe

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

10. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Remote Sensing

#76 in Europe

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

11. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Remote Sensing

#92 in Europe

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

12. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Remote Sensing

#93 in Europe

#286 in the World

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

13. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Remote Sensing

#94 in Europe

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

14. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Remote Sensing

#96 in Europe

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

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 Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Remote Sensing

#105 in Europe

#309 in the World

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

17. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Remote Sensing

#118 in Europe

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

18. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Remote Sensing

#122 in Europe

#349 in the World

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

19. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Remote Sensing

#130 in Europe

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

20. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Remote Sensing

#133 in Europe

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

21. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Remote Sensing

#137 in Europe

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

22. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Remote Sensing

#138 in Europe

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

23. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Remote Sensing

#144 in Europe

#396 in the World

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

24. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Remote Sensing

#147 in Europe

#401 in the World

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

25. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Remote Sensing

#149 in Europe

#403 in the World

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

26. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Remote Sensing

#151 in Europe

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

27. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Remote Sensing

#160 in Europe

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

28. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Remote Sensing

#171 in Europe

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

29. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Remote Sensing

#194 in Europe

#493 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

30. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Remote Sensing

#195 in Europe

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

31. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Remote Sensing

#203 in Europe

#516 in the World

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

32. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Remote Sensing

#213 in Europe

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

33. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Remote Sensing

#217 in Europe

#582 in the World

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

34. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Remote Sensing

#225 in Europe

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

35. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Remote Sensing

#229 in Europe

#605 in the World

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

36. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Remote Sensing

#238 in Europe

#618 in the World

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

37. University of Kassel

For Remote Sensing

#246 in Europe

#635 in the World

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

38. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Remote Sensing

#253 in Europe

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

39. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Remote Sensing

#276 in Europe

#706 in the World

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

40. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Remote Sensing

#277 in Europe

#708 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

41. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Remote Sensing

#278 in Europe

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

42. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Remote Sensing

#284 in Europe

#745 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

43. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Remote Sensing

#295 in Europe

#764 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

44. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Remote Sensing

#301 in Europe

#791 in the World

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

45. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Remote Sensing

#305 in Europe

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

46. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Remote Sensing

#306 in Europe

#807 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

47. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Remote Sensing

#308 in Europe

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

48. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Remote Sensing

#309 in Europe

#813 in the World

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

49. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Remote Sensing

#311 in Europe

#818 in the World

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

50. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Remote Sensing

#324 in Europe

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

51. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Remote Sensing

#348 in Europe

#933 in the World

Enrollment: 10,964
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

52. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Remote Sensing

#350 in Europe

#936 in the World

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

53. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Remote Sensing

#353 in Europe

#944 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

54. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Remote Sensing

#358 in Europe

#964 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

55. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Remote Sensing

#376 in Europe

#1027 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

56. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Remote Sensing

#392 in Europe

#1096 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

57. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Remote Sensing

#401 in Europe

#1111 in the World

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

58. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Remote Sensing

#416 in Europe

#1162 in the World

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

59. Jade University of Applied Sciences

Lower Saxony | Wilhelmshaven

For Remote Sensing

#424 in Europe

#1187 in the World

Enrollment: 7,600
Founded: 2009

60. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Remote Sensing

#436 in Europe

#1241 in the World

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

61. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Remote Sensing

#438 in Europe

#1249 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

62. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Remote Sensing

#439 in Europe

#1251 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

63. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Remote Sensing

#455 in Europe

#1303 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

64. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Remote Sensing

#456 in Europe

#1305 in the World

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

65. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Remote Sensing

#460 in Europe

#1312 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

66. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Remote Sensing

#478 in Europe

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

67. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Remote Sensing

#479 in Europe

#1376 in the World

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

68. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Remote Sensing

#480 in Europe

#1379 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

69. HafenCity University Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Remote Sensing

#485 in Europe

#1406 in the World

Enrollment: 2,426
Founded: 2006

70. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Remote Sensing

#486 in Europe

#1408 in the World

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

71. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Remote Sensing

#489 in Europe

#1419 in the World

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

72. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Remote Sensing

#494 in Europe

#1443 in the World

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

73. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Remote Sensing

#502 in Europe

#1484 in the World

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

74. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Remote Sensing

#504 in Europe

#1491 in the World

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

75. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Remote Sensing

#505 in Europe

#1492 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

76. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Remote Sensing

#510 in Europe

#1512 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

77. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Remote Sensing

#511 in Europe

#1513 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

78. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Remote Sensing

#557 in Europe

#1791 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

79. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Remote Sensing

#564 in Europe

#1816 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

80. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Remote Sensing

#590 in Europe

#1915 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

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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