Best Remote Sensing Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

#24 in Asia #9 in China

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

2

United States | California

California Institute of Technology

#50 in North America #46 in United States

3% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

3

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland – College Park

#33 in North America #30 in United States

45% Acceptance

31,133 Enrollment

1465 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

4

China | Xi'an

Xidian University

#126 in Asia #47 in China

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

5

United States | Colorado

University of Colorado Boulder

#48 in North America #45 in United States

78% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1335 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

6

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#6 in North America #6 in United States

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

7

United States | Arizona

University of Arizona

#38 in North America #35 in United States

86% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

8

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

#8 in North America #8 in United States

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

9

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

#5 in North America #5 in United States

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

10

United States | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

#14 in North America #13 in United States

45% Acceptance

38,040 Enrollment

1450 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

11

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

#44 in Asia #20 in China

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

12

China | Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

#197 in Asia #66 in China

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

13

United States | California

Stanford University

#2 in North America #2 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

14

United States | Colorado

Colorado State University – Fort Collins

#71 in North America #65 in United States

89% Acceptance

10,813 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

15

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

#40 in Europe #5 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

16

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia #1 in Japan

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

17

United Kingdom | England

University College London

#3 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

18

United States | California

University of California – Santa Barbara

#59 in North America #55 in United States

33% Acceptance

45,882 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1921 Founded

19

United States | Ohio

Ohio State University

#19 in North America #18 in United States

61% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

20

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

#3 in Asia #1 in China

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

21

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#10 in Asia #4 in China

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

22

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

#3 in North America #3 in United States

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

23

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

#7 in Europe #1 in Switzerland

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

24

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

#34 in Asia #15 in China

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

25

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

#84 in Asia #33 in China

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

26

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

#17 in Europe #3 in Germany

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

27

China | Beijing

Peking University

#4 in Asia #2 in China

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

28

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

#20 in North America #19 in United States

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

29

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

#1 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

30

China | Beijing

Beihang University

#56 in Asia #26 in China

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

31

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

#37 in North America #34 in United States

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

32

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

#93 in Europe #7 in Italy

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

33

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

#28 in North America #26 in United States

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

34

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

#18 in North America #17 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

35

United States | Texas

Texas A&M University – College Station

#39 in North America #36 in United States

57% Acceptance

60,710 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

36

United States | Florida

University of Florida

#24 in North America #23 in United States

24% Acceptance

36,573 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

37

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

#4 in Oceania #4 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

38

United States | Arizona

Arizona State University – Tempe

#45 in North America #42 in United States

90% Acceptance

38,313 Enrollment

970 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

39

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

#88 in Asia #35 in China

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

40

United States | Massachusetts

Harvard University

#1 in North America #1 in United States

4% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1636 Founded

41

Australia | Canberra

Australian National University

#6 in Oceania #6 in Australia

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1946 Founded

42

United States | California

University of California – Los Angeles

#11 in North America #11 in United States

9% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

43

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

#74 in Asia #31 in China

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

44

Spain | Barcelona

Technical University of Catalonia

#128 in Europe #7 in Spain

51% Acceptance

29,812 Enrollment

45

United States | California

University of California-San Diego

#21 in North America #20 in United States

27% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1960 Founded

46

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

#25 in Asia #10 in China

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

47

United States | Massachusetts

Boston University

#40 in North America #37 in United States

11% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

48

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

#62 in Europe #3 in Denmark

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

49

United States | Oregon

Oregon State University

#66 in North America #61 in United States

77% Acceptance

25,685 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

50

United States | New York State

Cornell University

#4 in North America #4 in United States

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

51

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

#25 in North America #2 in Canada

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

52

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

#68 in Europe #15 in Germany

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

53

United States | Oklahoma State

University of Oklahoma – Norman

#111 in North America #97 in United States

77% Acceptance

23,329 Enrollment

1235 Avg SAT

1890 Founded

54

United States | Georgia, US

Georgia Institute of Technology

#51 in North America #47 in United States

14% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1455 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

55

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland – Baltimore County

#182 in North America #158 in United States

72% Acceptance

10,767 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1966 Founded

56

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

#12 in North America #1 in Canada

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

57

Netherlands | Wageningen

Wageningen University

#71 in Europe #8 in Netherlands

47% Acceptance

12,819 Enrollment

1918 Founded

58

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

#31 in Europe #2 in Italy

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

59

United States | Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University

#41 in North America #38 in United States

12% Acceptance

7,377 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1900 Founded

60

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

#2 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

61

United States | New York State

Columbia University

#7 in North America #7 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

62

Canada | Alberta

University of Calgary

#68 in North America #6 in Canada

55% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

63

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

64

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

#28 in Asia #12 in China

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

65

United States | Minnesota

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

#15 in North America #14 in United States

80% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

66

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

#344 in Asia #95 in China

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

67

United States | Nebraska

University of Nebraska – Lincoln

#70 in North America #64 in United States

87% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1214 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

68

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

#61 in Europe #1 in France

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

69

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

#15 in Europe #2 in Switzerland

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

70

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

#30 in Asia #13 in China

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

71

Spain | Valencia

University of Valencia

#90 in Europe #4 in Spain

51% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

72

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

#5 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

73

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

#10 in Europe #1 in Belgium

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

74

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Bonn

#42 in Europe #7 in Germany

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

75

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

#32 in Europe #12 in United Kingdom

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

76

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

#33 in Europe #3 in Switzerland

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

77

Netherlands | Enschede

University of Twente

#121 in Europe #11 in Netherlands

51% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

78

United States | California

University of California – Davis

#30 in North America #28 in United States

42% Acceptance

25,685 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1905 Founded

79

United States | New Jersey

Princeton University

#22 in North America #21 in United States

5% Acceptance

5,813 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1746 Founded

80

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

University of Trento

#212 in Europe #16 in Italy

73% Acceptance

16,239 Enrollment

1962 Founded

81

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

#2 in Oceania #2 in Australia

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

82

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

#22 in Asia #8 in China

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

83

Canada | Ontario

University of Waterloo

#65 in North America #5 in Canada

54% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1957 Founded

84

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

85

United States | Maryland

Johns Hopkins University

#9 in North America #9 in United States

6% Acceptance

6,636 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

86

Austria | Vienna

Vienna University of Technology

#162 in Europe #3 in Austria

34% Acceptance

29,341 Enrollment

1872 Founded

87

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

#7 in Asia #3 in China

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

88

China | Changsha

Central South University

#51 in Asia #23 in China

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

89

United States | Utah

University of Utah

#44 in North America #41 in United States

86% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1850 Founded

90

United States | Mississippi

Mississippi State University

#153 in North America #132 in United States

78% Acceptance

18,567 Enrollment

1225 Avg SAT

1878 Founded

91

United Kingdom | England

University of Reading

#113 in Europe #29 in United Kingdom

37% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1892 Founded

92

United States | Florida

University of Miami

#67 in North America #62 in United States

19% Acceptance

2,986 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1925 Founded

93

Germany | Bremen State

University of Bremen

#170 in Europe #35 in Germany

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

94

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

#99 in Europe #9 in Italy

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

95

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

#12 in Europe #2 in Germany

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

96

China | Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

#190 in Asia #62 in China

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

97

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

#38 in Asia #18 in China

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

98

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#11 in Asia #5 in China

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

99

China | Nanjing

Hohai University

#231 in Asia #73 in China

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

100

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

#2 in Asia #2 in Japan

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

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