50 Best universities for Remote Sensing in the United Kingdom

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Remote Sensing. A graph of 319K citations received by 8.8K academic papers made by 50 universities in the United Kingdom 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

England | London

For Remote Sensing

#5 in Europe

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Remote Sensing

#7 in Europe

#33 in the World

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

3. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Remote Sensing

#12 in Europe

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

4. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Remote Sensing

#18 in Europe

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

5. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Remote Sensing

#20 in Europe

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

6. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Remote Sensing

#25 in Europe

#78 in the World

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

7. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Remote Sensing

#26 in Europe

#81 in the World

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

8. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Remote Sensing

#32 in Europe

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

9. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Remote Sensing

#33 in Europe

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

10. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Remote Sensing

#34 in Europe

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

11. Durham University

England | Durham

For Remote Sensing

#39 in Europe

#123 in the World

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

12. Imperial College London

England | London

For Remote Sensing

#43 in Europe

#130 in the World

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

13. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Remote Sensing

#49 in Europe

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1872

14. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Remote Sensing

#56 in Europe

#160 in the World

Founded: 1900

15. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Remote Sensing

#58 in Europe

#173 in the World

Founded: 1904

16. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Remote Sensing

#63 in Europe

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

17. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Remote Sensing

#64 in Europe

#187 in the World

Founded: 1824

18. Keele University

England | Keele

For Remote Sensing

#76 in Europe

#213 in the World

Founded: 1962

19. King's College London

England | London

For Remote Sensing

#77 in Europe

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

20. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Remote Sensing

#78 in Europe

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

21. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Remote Sensing

#83 in Europe

#231 in the World

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

22. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Remote Sensing

#88 in Europe

#245 in the World

Founded: 1920

23. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Remote Sensing

#93 in Europe

#260 in the World

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

24. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Remote Sensing

#101 in Europe

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

25. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Remote Sensing

#103 in Europe

#283 in the World

Founded: 1967

26. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Remote Sensing

#108 in Europe

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

27. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Remote Sensing

#118 in Europe

#320 in the World

Founded: 1451

28. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Remote Sensing

#124 in Europe

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

29. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Remote Sensing

#127 in Europe

#334 in the World

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

30. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Remote Sensing

#131 in Europe

#342 in the World

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

31. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Remote Sensing

#141 in Europe

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

32. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Remote Sensing

#145 in Europe

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

33. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Remote Sensing

#151 in Europe

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

34. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Remote Sensing

#158 in Europe

#424 in the World

Founded: 1966

35. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Remote Sensing

#173 in Europe

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

36. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Remote Sensing

#174 in Europe

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

37. University of York

England | York

For Remote Sensing

#179 in Europe

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

38. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Remote Sensing

#186 in Europe

#477 in the World

Founded: 1495

39. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Remote Sensing

#188 in Europe

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1954

40. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Remote Sensing

#191 in Europe

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

41. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Remote Sensing

#196 in Europe

#503 in the World

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

42. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Remote Sensing

#201 in Europe

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

43. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Remote Sensing

#204 in Europe

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1992

44. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Remote Sensing

#215 in Europe

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

45. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Remote Sensing

#244 in Europe

#639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

46. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Remote Sensing

#247 in Europe

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1992

47. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Remote Sensing

#249 in Europe

#652 in the World

Founded: 1964

48. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Remote Sensing

#250 in Europe

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1841

49. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Remote Sensing

#263 in Europe

#693 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Remote Sensing

#265 in Europe

#698 in the World

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

The best cities to study Remote Sensing in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Southampton, Reading, and Nottingham.