Zhejiang University — Programs, Costs & Admission for International Students

Why students pick it

Elite at a discount

Top-5 Chinese university (QS) with Hangzhou costs roughly 30% below Shanghai — the best prestige-per-yuan in China.

Entrepreneurship engine

Alibaba, Hikvision and NetEase were founded by ZJU alumni or recruit here heavily; the campus sits 30 minutes from Alibaba's Xixi campus.

Beautiful, liveable city

West Lake, tea mountains, bike lanes and China's most digital city government — Hangzhou consistently tops liveability lists.

Broad English-taught menu

Engineering, CS, business and medicine programmes with substantial CSC quota and provincial scholarship stacking.

Programmes international students take

Computer Science & Technology
Electronic & Information Engineering
Business Administration (English-taught)
MBBS (MOE-listed English-medium)
Chinese Language & Economics (bachelor's)
Agricultural & Environmental Sciences (research)

Zhejiang University’s Zhijiang and Yuquan campuses thread through Hangzhou’s green hills near West Lake. The university merged with Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Agricultural University and Zhejiang Medical University in 1998, making it one of China’s largest comprehensive institutions — and one of its most productive at spinning out founders.

Who we place here: engineering and CS applicants who want elite rank without Beijing/Shanghai living costs, MBBS candidates, and scholarship-driven applicants — ZJU’s CSC quota is generous by top-5 standards.

Asked about Zhejiang University

Is Hangzhou good for international students?

Yes — it is regularly ranked among China's most liveable cities: smaller and calmer than Shanghai (25 minutes by train), fully cashless, and home to a large international student community around ZJU.

How does Zhejiang University compare to Fudan?

Academically they trade places in the top 5. ZJU wins on engineering/CS depth and living costs; Fudan wins on finance/business placement in Shanghai proper.