Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in China for Cryptography and Distributed computing

Focusing specifically on Cryptography and Distributed computing, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in China. Our methodology evaluated 9M subject-specific papers and 185.4M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Beijing

Tsinghua University

#3 in Asia #60 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Beijing

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

#192 in Asia #946 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

3

Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#11 in Asia #130 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

4

Xi'an

Xidian University

#126 in Asia #747 in the World

26% Acceptance

35,277 Enrollment

1931 Founded

5

Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

#7 in Asia #89 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

#84 in Asia #557 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

7

Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#27 in Asia #261 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

8

Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

#197 in Asia #965 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

9

Beijing

Beihang University

#56 in Asia #435 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

10

Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

#50 in Asia #412 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

11

Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

#22 in Asia #204 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

12

Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

#34 in Asia #314 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

13

Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

#13 in Asia #151 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

14

Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#10 in Asia #124 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

15

Beijing

Peking University

#4 in Asia #70 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

16

Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

#33 in Asia #308 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

17

Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

#124 in Asia #735 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

18

Nanjing

Southeast University

#54 in Asia #426 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

19

Jinan

Shandong University

#36 in Asia #336 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

20

Wuhan

Wuhan University

#24 in Asia #232 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

21

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

#74 in Asia #501 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

22

Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

#71 in Asia #495 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

23

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

#28 in Asia #263 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

24

Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

#134 in Asia #762 in the World

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

25

Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

#30 in Asia #271 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

26

Chongqing

Chongqing University

#79 in Asia #530 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

27

Changsha

Central South University

#51 in Asia #415 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

28

Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

#88 in Asia #562 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

29

Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

#73 in Asia #500 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

30

Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

#128 in Asia #749 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

31

Changsha

Hunan University

#110 in Asia #663 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

32

Shanghai

Tongji University

#38 in Asia #344 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

33

Nanjing

Nanjing University

#25 in Asia #241 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

34

Shanghai

Fudan University

#20 in Asia #189 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

35

Beijing

North China Electric Power University

#294 in Asia #1249 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

36

Guangzhou

Guangdong University of Technology

#336 in Asia #1359 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,338 Enrollment

1956 Founded

37

Tianjin

Tianjin University

#59 in Asia #440 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

38

Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

#113 in Asia #674 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

39

Shanghai

East China Normal University

#86 in Asia #559 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

40

Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

#170 in Asia #884 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

41

Shanghai

Shanghai University

#112 in Asia #670 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

42

Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

#266 in Asia #1150 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

43

Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

#162 in Asia #866 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

44

Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

#344 in Asia #1382 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

45

Tai'an

Shandong University of Science and Technology

#413 in Asia #1601 in the World

22% Acceptance

45,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

46

Chengdu

Sichuan University

#39 in Asia #345 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

47

Nanjing

Hohai University

#231 in Asia #1045 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

48

Tianjin

Nankai University

#55 in Asia #429 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

49

Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

#553 in Asia #2011 in the World

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

50

Changchun

Jilin University

#46 in Asia #386 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

51

Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

#242 in Asia #1073 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

52

Fuzhou, Fujian

Fuzhou University

#293 in Asia #1247 in the World

37% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

53

Xiamen

Xiamen University

#58 in Asia #437 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

54

Nanchang

Nanchang University

#188 in Asia #931 in the World

27% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

55

Macau

University of Macau

#173 in Asia #891 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

56

Shanghai

Donghua University

#198 in Asia #969 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

57

Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou University

#116 in Asia #699 in the World

40% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

58

Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

#224 in Asia #1025 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

59

Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

#142 in Asia #799 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

60

Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

#190 in Asia #944 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

61

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Baptist University

#95 in Asia #594 in the World

35% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

62

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Soochow University

#100 in Asia #615 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,901 Enrollment

1899 Founded

63

Beijing

Beijing Normal University

#44 in Asia #381 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

64

Shanghai

Shanghai Maritime University

#649 in Asia #2304 in the World

39% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

65

Guiyang

Guizhou University

#298 in Asia #1259 in the World

40% Acceptance

30,443 Enrollment

1902 Founded

66

Wuxi

Jiangnan University

#248 in Asia #1092 in the World

27% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

67

Xiangtan

Hunan University of Science and Technology

#794 in Asia #2701 in the World

47% Acceptance

27,777 Enrollment

2003 Founded

68

Qingdao

Qingdao University

#263 in Asia #1131 in the World

40% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

69

Beijing

Renmin University of China

#96 in Asia #603 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,201 Enrollment

1937 Founded

70

Guangzhou

South China Agricultural University

#264 in Asia #1140 in the World

34% Acceptance

60,588 Enrollment

1909 Founded

71

Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

#99 in Asia #614 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

72

Taiyuan

Taiyuan University of Technology

#439 in Asia #1688 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1902 Founded

73

Qingdao

Ocean University of China

#174 in Asia #892 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

74

Kunming

Kunming University of Science and Technology

#533 in Asia #1959 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

75

Beijing

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

#253 in Asia #1108 in the World

30% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

76

Wuhu

Anhui Normal University

#590 in Asia #2137 in the World

44% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1928 Founded

77

Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

#409 in Asia #1595 in the World

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

78

Xi'an

Northwest University, China

#270 in Asia #1164 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1912 Founded

79

Nanjing

Nanjing Tech University

#307 in Asia #1282 in the World

43% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

80

Qingdao

Qingdao University of Science and Technology

#498 in Asia #1855 in the World

41% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

81

Huainan

Anhui University of Science and Technology

#812 in Asia #2759 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

82

Beijing

China University of Geosciences Beijing

#788 in Asia #2687 in the World

44% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

83

Harbin

Northeast Forestry University

#499 in Asia #1856 in the World

41% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

84

Chengdu

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

#383 in Asia #1518 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

85

Jingzhou

Yangtze University

#467 in Asia #1772 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

86

Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

#176 in Asia #898 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

87

Daqing

Northeast Petroleum University

#1079 in Asia #3431 in the World

45% Acceptance

23,848 Enrollment

1960 Founded

88

Beijing

China Agricultural University

#101 in Asia #618 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

89

Nanchong

Southwest Petroleum University

#711 in Asia #2475 in the World

49% Acceptance

34,755 Enrollment

1958 Founded

90

Chengdu

Chengdu University of Technology

#660 in Asia #2329 in the World

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

91

Tianjin

Tianjin University of Science and Technology

#900 in Asia #2981 in the World

52% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

92

Shanghai

Shanghai Ocean University

#662 in Asia #2336 in the World

53% Acceptance

15,800 Enrollment

1912 Founded

93

Ningbo

Ningbo University of Technology

#1718 in Asia #4896 in the World

49% Acceptance

13 Enrollment

1986 Founded

94

Lin'an

Zhejiang Forestry University

#862 in Asia #2887 in the World

44% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

95

Huludao

Liaoning Technical University

#1139 in Asia #3568 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

96

Beijing

Beijing Forestry University

#373 in Asia #1469 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,347 Enrollment

1952 Founded

97

Tai'an

Shandong Agricultural University

#634 in Asia #2267 in the World

24% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

98

Wuhan

Huazhong Agricultural University

#196 in Asia #963 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1898 Founded

99

Zhoushan

Zhejiang Ocean University

#1347 in Asia #4062 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,907 Enrollment

1998 Founded

100

Yangling

Northwest A&F University

#179 in Asia #909 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded