79 Best universities for Remote Sensing in France

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Remote Sensing. A graph of 1M citations received by 33.4K academic papers made by 79 universities in France 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. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Remote Sensing

#13 in Europe

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

2. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Remote Sensing

#16 in Europe

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

3. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Remote Sensing

#68 in Europe

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

4. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Remote Sensing

#69 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

5. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Remote Sensing

#72 in Europe

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

6. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Remote Sensing

#97 in Europe

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,790
Founded: 1794

7. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Remote Sensing

#98 in Europe

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

8. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Remote Sensing

#105 in Europe

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

9. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Remote Sensing

#118 in Europe

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

10. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Remote Sensing

#124 in Europe

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

11. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Remote Sensing

#143 in Europe

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

12. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Remote Sensing

#150 in Europe

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

13. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Remote Sensing

#158 in Europe

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

14. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Remote Sensing

#161 in Europe

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

15. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Remote Sensing

#165 in Europe

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

16. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Remote Sensing

#177 in Europe

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

17. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Remote Sensing

#183 in Europe

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

18. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Remote Sensing

#188 in Europe

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,536
Founded: 1794

19. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Remote Sensing

#200 in Europe

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

20. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Remote Sensing

#202 in Europe

#523 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

21. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Remote Sensing

#205 in Europe

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,690
Founded: 1854

22. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Remote Sensing

#261 in Europe

#689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

23. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Remote Sensing

#279 in Europe

#748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,523
Founded: 1970

24. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Remote Sensing

#281 in Europe

#756 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

25. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Remote Sensing

#288 in Europe

#772 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

26. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Remote Sensing

#302 in Europe

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1460

27. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Remote Sensing

#325 in Europe

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

28. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Remote Sensing

#331 in Europe

#904 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

29. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Remote Sensing

#338 in Europe

#919 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

30. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Remote Sensing

#340 in Europe

#926 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

31. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Remote Sensing

#342 in Europe

#930 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

32. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Remote Sensing

#349 in Europe

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,067
Founded: 1957

33. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Remote Sensing

#355 in Europe

#972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

34. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Remote Sensing

#357 in Europe

#982 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

35. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Remote Sensing

#359 in Europe

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

36. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Remote Sensing

#368 in Europe

#1023 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

37. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Remote Sensing

#376 in Europe

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,629
Founded: 1970

38. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Remote Sensing

#380 in Europe

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 2007

39. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Remote Sensing

#393 in Europe

#1117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

40. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Remote Sensing

#400 in Europe

#1135 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

41. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Remote Sensing

#404 in Europe

#1145 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

42. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Remote Sensing

#416 in Europe

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,367
Founded: 1972

43. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Remote Sensing

#424 in Europe

#1215 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

44. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Remote Sensing

#440 in Europe

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,009
Founded: 2003

45. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Remote Sensing

#446 in Europe

#1324 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

46. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Remote Sensing

#455 in Europe

#1347 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

47. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Remote Sensing

#475 in Europe

#1446 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

48. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Remote Sensing

#480 in Europe

#1456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,820
Founded: 1431

49. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Remote Sensing

#481 in Europe

#1457 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

50. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Remote Sensing

#482 in Europe

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

51. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Remote Sensing

#486 in Europe

#1476 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

52. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Remote Sensing

#490 in Europe

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,196
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

53. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Remote Sensing

#491 in Europe

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

54. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Remote Sensing

#496 in Europe

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 4,300
Founded: 1894

55. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Remote Sensing

#498 in Europe

#1523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

56. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Remote Sensing

#503 in Europe

#1542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1780

57. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Remote Sensing

#509 in Europe

#1571 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

58. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Remote Sensing

#518 in Europe

#1621 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

59. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Remote Sensing

#540 in Europe

#1749 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

60. University of New Caledonia

New Caledonia | Noumea

For Remote Sensing

#562 in Europe

#1848 in the World

Enrollment: 3,536
Founded: 1987

61. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Remote Sensing

#569 in Europe

#1873 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

62. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Remote Sensing

#574 in Europe

#1890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 760
Founded: 1961

63. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Remote Sensing

#575 in Europe

#1891 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

64. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Remote Sensing

#577 in Europe

#1905 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

65. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Remote Sensing

#591 in Europe

#1963 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

66. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Remote Sensing

#594 in Europe

#1979 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

67. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Remote Sensing

#595 in Europe

#1982 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

68. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Remote Sensing

#597 in Europe

#1993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,690
Founded: 2019

69. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Remote Sensing

#598 in Europe

#2021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,238
Founded: 1970

70. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Remote Sensing

#600 in Europe

#2024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 22,023
Founded: 1968

71. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Remote Sensing

#607 in Europe

#2053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,900
Founded: 1970

72. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Remote Sensing

#615 in Europe

#2112 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

73. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Remote Sensing

#616 in Europe

#2113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 2,920
Founded: 1857

74. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Remote Sensing

#622 in Europe

#2141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,003
Founded: 1985

75. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Remote Sensing

#623 in Europe

#2146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 3,077
Founded: 1963

76. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Remote Sensing

#640 in Europe

#2247 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

77. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Remote Sensing

#645 in Europe

#2269 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

78. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Remote Sensing

#656 in Europe

#2322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

79. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Remote Sensing

#663 in Europe

#2343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 21,997
Founded: 1970

The best cities to study Remote Sensing in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Toulouse, Saint Martin d'Heres, and Villeurbanne.