Changchun university of science and technology, located in Changchun City, Jilin Province, is the first institution of higher learning in New China to train optical professionals, and is known as the "cradle of optical talents in China". However, this university is not very famous in most parts of the country, and there have been rumors recently that it will be merged by Jilin University.

Changchun university of science and technology is a provincial university in Jilin Province, which is jointly established by Jilin Province, the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and Changchun City. It is a university with very good strength, so it has a certain popularity in the province, but it is not well-known in other provinces. The main reasons are as follows:

First, the geographical location restricts the development of the school.

Changchun university of science and technology is located in Changchun City, Jilin Province. Although Changchun's economic strength in Northeast China has been good in recent years, it is indeed much weaker than the coastal areas of North, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. For universities, both hiring high-quality teachers and improving infrastructure construction need strong economic strength to support them. Coupled with the long winter and cold climate in Northeast China, not many students are willing to apply for Northeastern University every year. For so many years, changchun university of science and technology's fame will not be too high.

Second, the optical strength is good but not top-notch.

Changchun university of science and technology is the first institution of higher learning in New China to train optical professionals, so the strength of the optical discipline is really strong. However, its optical engineering only got A- in the fourth round of discipline evaluation, which is not top in China. It is characterized by optics, but it fails to reach the top level, which will make people feel that it is not worthy of the name.

Third, the overall ranking is low.

According to the ranking of China University of Soft Science in 2020, changchun university of science and technology ranks third in Jilin Province, second only to Jilin University and Northeast Normal University. However, its ranking in the whole country is much worse than that of the first two universities, ranking only at 176, while the first two universities are located at 24th and 56th respectively.