After over six decades of development, BUPT has gained a strong academic reputation in information technology as well as an edge in disciplines related to IT. Two disciplines of BUPT, namely “Information and Communication Engineering” and “Computer Science and Technology” were included in China's “double first-class” discipline development initiative. According to results released by the Ministry of Education in the Fourth Round National Evaluation of Disciplinary Development in Universities, BUPT's “Information and Communication Engineering (ICE)”, “Computer Science and Technology” and “Electronic Science and Technology” were graded at or above A Class, and ICE was rated A+ Class. According to the 2020 US News Global University Rankings by Subject, BUPT is ranked 19th in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 23rd in Computer Science in the world. Computer science field ranked top 1‰ in ESI.

BUPT actively expands the international cooperation network and strengthens university-level academic exchange. At present, it has established cooperative relations with more than 160 BFU is a national key university directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education, jointly established by the Ministry of Education, National Forestry and Grassland Administration and the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality. It is the first batch of key universities of “Project 211”, the pilot university in the national program of “The Innovation Platform for Prioritized Academic Disciplines”, and the national “Double First-Class” university.