In 2023, the national universities ranked fourth in Zhejiang University.

In 2023, the ranking of universities in China was: Peking University ranked first, ranking 1, Tsinghua University second, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Jiaotong University third, Zhejiang University fourth and Wuhan University fifth.

Zhejiang University, referred to as "Zhejiang University" for short, is a comprehensive national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of China.

It ranks among the national "double first-class", "2 1 1 project" and "985 project", and the central government is directly under the deputy ministerial system. It is a scholarship institution of China government for overseas students studying in China, the first batch of demonstration universities in China to deepen the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education, and an independent examination unit with degree authorization.

Zhejiang University was founded in 1897, and its predecessor was an academy. 1928, named National Zhejiang University. 1946 moved back to Hangzhou in autumn.

1952, the colleges and departments of colleges and universities in China were adjusted, and most of the colleges and departments in Zhejiang were transferred to brother universities and Chinese Academy of Sciences. The main rock mass left in Hangzhou was divided into several single-discipline colleges, which later developed into the original Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Dang Yu University, Zhejiang Agricultural University and Zhejiang Medical University.

1998, four universities with the same roots merged to form the new Zhejiang University. As of June 5438+065438+ 10 in 2022, official website shows that the school has seven campuses, namely Zijin Port, Yuquan, Xixi, Huajiachi, Zhijiang, Zhoushan and Haining, with a total area of 6890 108 square meters, and the total collection of books in Zhaoguan Library next to books is 797/kloc-.

There are 63 136 full-time students, 5,609 international students and 9,778 faculty members. The faculty consists of 29 academicians of China Academy of Sciences (including double employment), 3 academicians of China Academy of Engineering (including double employment) and 5 senior professors of liberal arts (including kloc-0).