63 Best universities for Remote Sensing in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Remote Sensing. A graph of 1.09M citations received by 37.7K academic papers made by 63 universities in England 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 College London

For Remote Sensing

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

For Remote Sensing

#2 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Cambridge

For Remote Sensing

#3 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. Imperial College London

For Remote Sensing

#4 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Southampton

For Remote Sensing

#5 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

6. University of Reading

For Remote Sensing

#6 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Founded: 1892

7. University of Leeds

For Remote Sensing

#7 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Founded: 1904

8. University of Nottingham

For Remote Sensing

#8 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Founded: 1948

9. University of Bristol

For Remote Sensing

#9 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

10. University of Sheffield

For Remote Sensing

#11 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

Founded: 1905

11. University of Leicester

For Remote Sensing

#12 in the United Kingdom

#56 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

12. University of Manchester

For Remote Sensing

#13 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Founded: 1824

13. Lancaster University

For Remote Sensing

#14 in the United Kingdom

#62 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

14. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Remote Sensing

#15 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Founded: 1963

15. University of Birmingham

For Remote Sensing

#16 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

Founded: 1900

16. University of Exeter

For Remote Sensing

#17 in the United Kingdom

#80 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

17. Durham University

For Remote Sensing

#18 in the United Kingdom

#84 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

18. University of Surrey

For Remote Sensing

#20 in the United Kingdom

#89 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

19. Cranfield University

For Remote Sensing

#22 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

20. King's College London

For Remote Sensing

#26 in the United Kingdom

#125 in Europe

Founded: 1829

21. University of East Anglia

For Remote Sensing

#27 in the United Kingdom

#139 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

22. University of Liverpool

For Remote Sensing

#28 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

23. Loughborough University

For Remote Sensing

#33 in the United Kingdom

#166 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

24. Queen Mary University of London

For Remote Sensing

#34 in the United Kingdom

#168 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

25. University of Bath

For Remote Sensing

#35 in the United Kingdom

#177 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

26. University of Salford

For Remote Sensing

#37 in the United Kingdom

#210 in Europe

Founded: 1967

27. University of Plymouth

For Remote Sensing

#38 in the United Kingdom

#215 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

28. University of Sussex

For Remote Sensing

#41 in the United Kingdom

#224 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

29. University of York

For Remote Sensing

#42 in the United Kingdom

#226 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

30. University of Warwick

For Remote Sensing

#43 in the United Kingdom

#232 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

31. City, University of London

For Remote Sensing

#44 in the United Kingdom

#254 in Europe

Founded: 1966

32. Birkbeck, University of London

For Remote Sensing

#46 in the United Kingdom

#269 in Europe

Founded: 1823

33. University of London

For Remote Sensing

#48 in the United Kingdom

#285 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

34. University of Portsmouth

For Remote Sensing

#49 in the United Kingdom

#290 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

35. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Remote Sensing

#50 in the United Kingdom

#293 in Europe

Founded: 1992

36. University of Essex

For Remote Sensing

#51 in the United Kingdom

#296 in Europe

Founded: 1964

37. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Remote Sensing

#52 in the United Kingdom

#297 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Remote Sensing

#54 in the United Kingdom

#300 in Europe

Founded: 1954

39. University of Kent

For Remote Sensing

#55 in the United Kingdom

#322 in Europe

Founded: 1965

40. De Montfort University

For Remote Sensing

#56 in the United Kingdom

#326 in Europe

Founded: 1992

41. University of Bradford

For Remote Sensing

#57 in the United Kingdom

#330 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

42. Keele University

For Remote Sensing

#58 in the United Kingdom

#331 in Europe

Founded: 1962

43. University of Hertfordshire

For Remote Sensing

#59 in the United Kingdom

#334 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

44. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Remote Sensing

#60 in the United Kingdom

#346 in Europe

Founded: 1992

45. Nottingham Trent University

For Remote Sensing

#61 in the United Kingdom

#355 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

46. Liverpool John Moores University

For Remote Sensing

#62 in the United Kingdom

#360 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Remote Sensing

#63 in the United Kingdom

#396 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

48. Aston University

For Remote Sensing

#64 in the United Kingdom

#403 in Europe

Founded: 1895

49. Brunel University London

For Remote Sensing

#65 in the United Kingdom

#421 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

50. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Remote Sensing

#66 in the United Kingdom

#427 in Europe

Founded: 1849

51. Coventry University

For Remote Sensing

#67 in the United Kingdom

#430 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

52. Bournemouth University

For Remote Sensing

#68 in the United Kingdom

#441 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

53. University of the West of England

For Remote Sensing

#70 in the United Kingdom

#450 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

54. University of Greenwich

For Remote Sensing

#71 in the United Kingdom

#459 in Europe

Founded: 1890

55. University of Huddersfield

For Remote Sensing

#72 in the United Kingdom

#475 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

56. University of Lincoln

For Remote Sensing

#73 in the United Kingdom

#516 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

57. University of Brighton

For Remote Sensing

#74 in the United Kingdom

#534 in Europe

Founded: 1992

58. University of West London

For Remote Sensing

#75 in the United Kingdom

#535 in Europe

Founded: 1990

59. University of Derby

For Remote Sensing

#76 in the United Kingdom

#543 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

60. University of Central Lancashire

For Remote Sensing

#77 in the United Kingdom

#544 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

61. London Metropolitan University

For Remote Sensing

#78 in the United Kingdom

#556 in Europe

Founded: 1848

62. London South Bank University

For Remote Sensing

#79 in the United Kingdom

#570 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

63. Oxford Brookes University

For Remote Sensing

#80 in the United Kingdom

#597 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

Closest to England states to learn Remote Sensing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	6	19
Scotland	11	10

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering110

Aerospace Engineering97

Agricultural Engineering28

Applied/Engineering Physics51

Architectural Engineering73

Automation and Control engineering58

Automotive Engineering67

Biochemical Engineering45

Biomedical Engineering60

Biotechnology79

Chemical Engineering88

Civil Engineering92

Computer Engineering68

Computer Networking96

Construction Management62

Electrical Engineering97

Electronic Engineering81

Engineering Management67

Environmental Engineering66

Firefighting and Fire Science43

Geotechnical Engineering85

Human-Computer Interaction91

Industrial Engineering55

Landscape Architecture60

Marine Engineering48

Materials Science106

Mechanical Engineering105

Metallurgical Engineering93

Mining Engineering35

Nanotechnology81

Nuclear Engineering39

Operations Research73

Optical Engineering103

Petroleum Engineering47

Polymer science and Plastics engineering46

Product and Industrial Design58

Reliability and Quality Engineering69

Renewable Energy Engineering63

Structural Engineering92

Systems Engineering90

Technical Drawing45

Telecommunications97

Transportation Engineering67