Shanghai's best Remote Sensing universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Shanghai ranked based on their research performance in Remote Sensing. A graph of 190K citations received by 13K academic papers made by 16 universities in Shanghai 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. Tongji University

For Remote Sensing

#21 in China

#22 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

2. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Remote Sensing

#22 in China

#23 in Asia

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

3. Fudan University

For Remote Sensing

#26 in China

#30 in Asia

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

4. East China Normal University

For Remote Sensing

#31 in China

#39 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

5. Shanghai Ocean University

For Remote Sensing

#76 in China

#126 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,800
Founded: 1912

6. Shanghai University

For Remote Sensing

#77 in China

#127 in Asia

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

7. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#127 in China

#246 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1907

8. Shanghai Normal University

For Remote Sensing

#129 in China

#251 in Asia

Founded: 1954

9. Shanghai Maritime University

For Remote Sensing

#138 in China

#267 in Asia

Founded: 1909

10. Shanghai Tech University

For Remote Sensing

#152 in China

#316 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 3,221
Founded: 2013

11. Donghua University

For Remote Sensing

#162 in China

#339 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1951

12. East China University of Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#180 in China

#399 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

13. Shanghai University of Engineering Science

For Remote Sensing

#213 in China

#504 in Asia

Founded: 1978

14. Shanghai University of Electric Power

For Remote Sensing

#274 in China

#743 in Asia

Founded: 1951

15. Shanghai Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#287 in China

#818 in Asia

Founded: 2000

16. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

For Remote Sensing

#337 in China

#986 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,419
Founded: 1917

Universities for Remote Sensing near Shanghai

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
81	Soochow University	108	Suzhou
118	Jiangnan University	101	Wuxi
132	Huzhou University	169	Huzhou
141	Ningbo University	79	Ningbo
141	China Jiliang University	173	Hangzhou
143	Hangzhou Dianzi University	85	Hangzhou
149	Zhejiang Ocean University	102	Zhoushan
158	Zhejiang University of Technology	112	Hangzhou
163	Zhejiang University	6	Hangzhou
173	Zhejiang University of Science and Technology	186	Hangzhou