Official website of Hangzhou Normal University shows that Hangzhou Normal University is neither a 985 university nor a 2 1 1 university. These two labels are evaluated by the Ministry of Education of China according to the comprehensive strength and academic advantages of the school, and are used to identify the top universities of higher education in China. Although Hangzhou Normal University has not won this honor, it still has a high reputation and status in Zhejiang Province. It is a key construction university in Zhejiang Province and the first batch of demonstration universities in China to deepen the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education.

The school is a comprehensive university with the tradition of normal education, paying equal attention to arts and sciences, and the coordinated development of humanities and social sciences and natural sciences. Failing to enter the ranks of 985 and 2 1 1, Hangzhou Normal University has a good performance and influence in education, teaching, scientific research and social services.