Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

12 Best Universities in Pennsylvania for Cryptography and Distributed computing

We ranked the top 12 universities for Cryptography and Distributed computing in Pennsylvania based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 1.38M subject-specific papers and 58.39M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Pittsburgh

Carnegie Mellon University

For Cryptography and Distributed computing

#4 in United States #4 in North America

12% Acceptance

7,377 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1900 Founded

2

University Park, PA

Pennsylvania State University

For Cryptography and Distributed computing

#23 in United States #25 in North America

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

3

Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania

For Cryptography and Distributed computing

#36 in United States #39 in North America

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

4

Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

For Cryptography and Distributed computing

#58 in United States #64 in North America

58% Acceptance

25,900 Enrollment

1370 Avg SAT

1787 Founded

5

Philadelphia

Temple University

For Cryptography and Distributed computing

#100 in United States #116 in North America

80% Acceptance

21,457 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1884 Founded

6

Philadelphia

Drexel University

For Cryptography and Distributed computing

#124 in United States #149 in North America

79% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

7

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University

For Cryptography and Distributed computing

#131 in United States #156 in North America

26% Acceptance

5,911 Enrollment

1435 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

8

West Chester

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Cryptography and Distributed computing

#301 in United States #345 in North America

78% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1871 Founded

9

Lewisburg, PA

Bucknell University

For Cryptography and Distributed computing

#308 in United States #352 in North America

29% Acceptance

3,920 Enrollment

1390 Avg SAT

1846 Founded

10

Villanova

Villanova University

For Cryptography and Distributed computing

#220 in United States #255 in North America

27% Acceptance

4,202 Enrollment

1453 Avg SAT

1842 Founded

11

Philadelphia

University of the Sciences

For Cryptography and Distributed computing

#241 in United States #277 in North America

69% Acceptance

4,473 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1821 Founded

12

California, PA

California University of Pennsylvania

For Cryptography and Distributed computing

#158 in United States #186 in North America

83% Acceptance

1470 Avg SAT

1852 Founded