There are 47 universities in Hangzhou. The universities in Hangzhou mainly include: Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University of Technology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China Academy of Art, Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University and Ji Liang University in China.

Zhejiang Police College, Zhejiang International Studies University, Zhejiang Institute of Science and Technology, Zhejiang Media College, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou Normal University, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Hydropower, Zhejiang Conservatory of Music.

Zhejiang University is an institution of higher learning with a long history and outstanding reputation, located in Hangzhou, a famous historical and cultural city and a scenic tourist attraction in China. Qiushi College, the predecessor of Zhejiang University, was founded in 1897. It is one of the earliest new institutions of higher learning founded by the people of China. 1928, named National Zhejiang University.

Zhejiang University of Technology, whose main campus is located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, is the first batch of key construction universities in Zhejiang Province and the first batch of key construction universities in the national "20 1 1 Plan".

The predecessor of Zhejiang Gongshang University was Hangzhou Secondary Commercial College, which was founded in 19 1 1. Hangzhou Commercial College was established in 1980 with the approval of the State Council. 1998, from the original colleges directly under the Ministry of Commerce to "central and local, with local management as the main".