61 Best universities for Remote Sensing in England

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 121M citations received by 4.23M academic papers made by 61 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

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

For Remote Sensing

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Southampton

For Remote Sensing

#3 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

4. Imperial College London

For Remote Sensing

#4 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Cambridge

For Remote Sensing

#5 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. University of Reading

For Remote Sensing

#6 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

7. University of Nottingham

For Remote Sensing

#7 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

8. University of Leeds

For Remote Sensing

#8 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Founded: 1904

9. University of Bristol

For Remote Sensing

#9 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

10. University of Sheffield

For Remote Sensing

#11 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

11. University of Leicester

For Remote Sensing

#12 in the United Kingdom

#47 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

12. Lancaster University

For Remote Sensing

#13 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

13. University of Manchester

For Remote Sensing

#14 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Founded: 1824

14. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Remote Sensing

#15 in the United Kingdom

#60 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

15. University of Birmingham

For Remote Sensing

#16 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Founded: 1900

16. University of Exeter

For Remote Sensing

#17 in the United Kingdom

#73 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

17. Durham University

For Remote Sensing

#18 in the United Kingdom

#77 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

18. University of Surrey

For Remote Sensing

#20 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

19. Cranfield University

For Remote Sensing

#23 in the United Kingdom

#98 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

20. University of East Anglia

For Remote Sensing

#26 in the United Kingdom

#126 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

21. King's College London

For Remote Sensing

#27 in the United Kingdom

#128 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

22. University of Liverpool

For Remote Sensing

#28 in the United Kingdom

#135 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

23. Loughborough University

For Remote Sensing

#30 in the United Kingdom

#139 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

24. Queen Mary University of London

For Remote Sensing

#33 in the United Kingdom

#147 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

25. University of Bath

For Remote Sensing

#34 in the United Kingdom

#157 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

#187 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

27. University of Warwick

For Remote Sensing

#40 in the United Kingdom

#208 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

28. University of York

For Remote Sensing

#41 in the United Kingdom

#217 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

29. City, University of London

For Remote Sensing

#44 in the United Kingdom

#244 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

30. Birkbeck, University of London

For Remote Sensing

#45 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1823

31. University of Plymouth

For Remote Sensing

#46 in the United Kingdom

#254 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1992

32. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Remote Sensing

#47 in the United Kingdom

#271 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1992

33. University of Kent

For Remote Sensing

#48 in the United Kingdom

#272 in Europe

Founded: 1965

34. University of Portsmouth

For Remote Sensing

#49 in the United Kingdom

#274 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

35. University of Sussex

For Remote Sensing

#50 in the United Kingdom

#276 in Europe

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

36. University of Essex

For Remote Sensing

#51 in the United Kingdom

#289 in Europe

Founded: 1964

37. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Remote Sensing

#52 in the United Kingdom

#290 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1954

38. University of Hertfordshire

For Remote Sensing

#53 in the United Kingdom

#295 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

39. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Remote Sensing

#54 in the United Kingdom

#298 in Europe

Founded: 1992

40. University of Bradford

For Remote Sensing

#56 in the United Kingdom

#305 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

41. University of London

For Remote Sensing

#57 in the United Kingdom

#322 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

42. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Remote Sensing

#58 in the United Kingdom

#332 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1992

43. Brunel University London

For Remote Sensing

#59 in the United Kingdom

#336 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

44. Liverpool John Moores University

For Remote Sensing

#60 in the United Kingdom

#338 in Europe

Founded: 1992

45. Keele University

For Remote Sensing

#61 in the United Kingdom

#340 in Europe

Founded: 1962

46. De Montfort University

For Remote Sensing

#62 in the United Kingdom

#341 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. Nottingham Trent University

For Remote Sensing

#63 in the United Kingdom

#342 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

48. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Remote Sensing

#64 in the United Kingdom

#345 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1895

49. Aston University

For Remote Sensing

#65 in the United Kingdom

#415 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

50. Bournemouth University

For Remote Sensing

#66 in the United Kingdom

#422 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

51. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Remote Sensing

#67 in the United Kingdom

#423 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1849

52. University of the West of England

For Remote Sensing

#68 in the United Kingdom

#425 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

53. University of Greenwich

For Remote Sensing

#70 in the United Kingdom

#450 in Europe

Founded: 1890

54. University of Huddersfield

For Remote Sensing

#71 in the United Kingdom

#471 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

55. Coventry University

For Remote Sensing

#72 in the United Kingdom

#480 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

56. University of Lincoln

For Remote Sensing

#73 in the United Kingdom

#501 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1992

57. University of West London

For Remote Sensing

#74 in the United Kingdom

#505 in Europe

Founded: 1990

58. University of Brighton

For Remote Sensing

#75 in the United Kingdom

#514 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

59. University of Derby

For Remote Sensing

#76 in the United Kingdom

#519 in Europe

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

60. University of Central Lancashire

For Remote Sensing

#77 in the United Kingdom

#522 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1992

61. London Metropolitan University

For Remote Sensing

#78 in the United Kingdom

#538 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1848

Closest to England states to learn Remote Sensing

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

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering102

Aerospace Engineering90

Agricultural Engineering28

Applied/Engineering Physics49

Architectural Engineering71

Automation and Control engineering55

Automotive Engineering63

Biochemical Engineering43

Biomedical Engineering60

Biotechnology76

Chemical Engineering83

Civil Engineering88

Computer Engineering66

Computer Networking94

Construction Management60

Electrical Engineering94

Electronic Engineering80

Engineering Management62

Environmental Engineering65

Firefighting and Fire Science45

Geotechnical Engineering82

Human-Computer Interaction88

Industrial Engineering53

Landscape Architecture59

Marine Engineering47

Materials Science101

Mechanical Engineering104

Metallurgical Engineering93

Mining Engineering33

Nanotechnology79

Nuclear Engineering39

Operations Research71

Optical Engineering100

Petroleum Engineering45

Polymer science and Plastics engineering42

Product and Industrial Design56

Reliability and Quality Engineering61

Renewable Energy Engineering58

Structural Engineering90

Systems Engineering88

Technical Drawing45

Telecommunications92

Transportation Engineering64