Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Remote Sensing

If you are looking to study Remote Sensing in China, our index highlights the top 100 domain-leading institutions. Our methodology evaluated 9.17M subject-specific papers and 188.55M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Wuhan

Wuhan University

#24 in Asia #232 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

2

Xi'an

Xidian University

#126 in Asia #747 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

3

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

#44 in Asia #381 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

4

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

#197 in Asia #965 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

5

Beijing

Tsinghua University

#3 in Asia #60 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#10 in Asia #124 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

7

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

#34 in Asia #314 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

8

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

#84 in Asia #557 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

9

Beijing

Peking University

#4 in Asia #70 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

10

Beijing

Beihang University

#56 in Asia #435 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

11

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

#88 in Asia #562 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

12

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

#74 in Asia #501 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

13

Nanjing

Nanjing University

#25 in Asia #241 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

14

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

#28 in Asia #263 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

15

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

#344 in Asia #1382 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

16

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

#30 in Asia #271 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

17

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

#22 in Asia #204 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

18

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

#7 in Asia #89 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

19

Changsha

Central South University

#51 in Asia #415 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

20

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

#190 in Asia #944 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

21

Shanghai

Tongji University

#38 in Asia #344 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

22

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#11 in Asia #130 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

23

Nanjing

Hohai University

#231 in Asia #1045 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

24

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

#13 in Asia #151 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

25

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#27 in Asia #261 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

26

Shanghai

Fudan University

#20 in Asia #189 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

27

Qingdao

Ocean University of China

#174 in Asia #892 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

28

Beijing

China Agricultural University

#101 in Asia #618 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

29

Shanghai

East China Normal University

#86 in Asia #559 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

30

Changsha

Hunan University

#110 in Asia #663 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

31

Changchun

Jilin University

#46 in Asia #386 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

32

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

#128 in Asia #749 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

33

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

#293 in Asia #1247 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

34

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

#73 in Asia #500 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

35

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

#99 in Asia #614 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

36

Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

#788 in Asia #2687 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

37

Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

#413 in Asia #1601 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

38

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

#162 in Asia #866 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

39

Tianjin

Tianjin University

#59 in Asia #440 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

40

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

#50 in Asia #412 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

41

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

#242 in Asia #1073 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

42

Yangling

Northwest A&F University

#179 in Asia #909 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

43

Nanjing

Southeast University

#54 in Asia #426 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

44

Chongqing

Chongqing University

#79 in Asia #530 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

45

Xiamen

Xiamen University

#58 in Asia #437 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

46

Beijing

Beijing Forestry University

#373 in Asia #1469 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,347 Enrollment

1952 Founded

47

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

#71 in Asia #495 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

48

Chengdu

Chengdu University of Technology

#660 in Asia #2329 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

49

Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

#176 in Asia #898 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

50

Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

#553 in Asia #2011 in the World

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

51

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

#224 in Asia #1025 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

52

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

#134 in Asia #762 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

53

Jinan

Shandong University

#36 in Asia #336 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

54

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

#33 in Asia #308 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

55

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

#192 in Asia #946 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

56

Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

#253 in Asia #1108 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

57

Chengdu

Sichuan University

#39 in Asia #345 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

58

Harbin

Northeast Forestry University

#499 in Asia #1856 in the World

41% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

59

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

#124 in Asia #735 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

60

Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

#264 in Asia #1140 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded

61

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

#170 in Asia #884 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

62

Shanghai

Shanghai Ocean University

#662 in Asia #2336 in the World

53% Acceptance

15,800 Enrollment

1912 Founded

63

Shanghai

Shanghai University

#112 in Asia #670 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

64

Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

#196 in Asia #963 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

65

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

#266 in Asia #1150 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

66

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

#270 in Asia #1164 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

67

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

#294 in Asia #1249 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

68

Lin'an

Zhejiang Forestry University

#862 in Asia #2887 in the World

44% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

69

Kunming

Kunming University of Science and Technology

#533 in Asia #1959 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

70

Huludao

Liaoning Technical University

#1139 in Asia #3568 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

71

Tianjin

Nankai University

#55 in Asia #429 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

72

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

#113 in Asia #674 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

73

Macau

University of Macau

#173 in Asia #891 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

74

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

#116 in Asia #699 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

75

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

#248 in Asia #1092 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

76

Zhoushan

Zhejiang Ocean University

#1347 in Asia #4062 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,907 Enrollment

1998 Founded

77

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

#336 in Asia #1359 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

78

Tai'an

Shandong Agricultural University

#634 in Asia #2267 in the World

24% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

79

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

#95 in Asia #594 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

80

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

#100 in Asia #615 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

81

Taiyuan

Taiyuan University of Technology

#439 in Asia #1688 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

82

Nanchang

Nanchang University

#188 in Asia #931 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

83

Ya'an

Sichuan Agricultural University

#549 in Asia #2000 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

84

Huainan

Anhui University of Science and Technology

#812 in Asia #2759 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

85

Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

#409 in Asia #1595 in the World

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

86

Harbin

Northeast Agricultural University

#706 in Asia #2450 in the World

49% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

87

Shanghai

Shanghai Maritime University

#649 in Asia #2304 in the World

39% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

88

Xiangtan

Hunan University of Science and Technology

#794 in Asia #2701 in the World

47% Acceptance

27,777 Enrollment

2003 Founded

89

Qingdao

Qingdao University

#263 in Asia #1131 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

90

Guiyang

Guizhou University

#298 in Asia #1259 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

91

Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

#193 in Asia #951 in the World

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

92

Nanjing

Nanjing Tech University

#307 in Asia #1282 in the World

43% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

93

Beijing

Renmin University of China

#96 in Asia #603 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

94

Shanghai

Donghua University

#198 in Asia #969 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

95

Jingzhou

Yangtze University

#467 in Asia #1772 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

96

Wuhu

Anhui Normal University

#590 in Asia #2137 in the World

44% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

97

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

#142 in Asia #799 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

98

Qingdao

Qingdao University of Science and Technology

#498 in Asia #1855 in the World

41% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

99

Ningbo

Ningbo University of Technology

#1718 in Asia #4896 in the World

49% Acceptance

13 Enrollment

1986 Founded

100

Nanchong

Southwest Petroleum University

#711 in Asia #2475 in the World

49% Acceptance

34,755 Enrollment

1958 Founded