Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is a comprehensive research university with distinctive features and a national as well as international impact. Research at Zhejiang University spans 12 academic disciplines, covering philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, art, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management and etc. With 7 faculties and 36 colleges/schools/departments, 1 polytechnic Institute, Zhejiang University has 14 primary and 21 secondary national leading academic disciplines.

As of Dec. 2016, there are a total of 48,762 full-time students enrolled at Zhejiang University, including approximately 15,092 graduate students, 9,537 Ph.D candidates, and 24,133 undergraduates. In addition, there are about 6,237 international students currently attending Zhejiang University. Among its approximate 3,502 standing faculty members, 1,631 faculty members have title of professor. Other important facts and figures are as follows: 19 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 88experts in State '1000-elite Programs', 41 chief scientists of national 973 projects, 128 Chair Professors in Cheung Kong Scholar Program, and 130 scholars awarded with National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. With seven campuses, namely Zijingang, Yuquan, Xixi, Huajiachi, Zhijiang, Zhoushan and Haining campus, Zhejiang University encompasses an area of 4,265,678 square meters with school buildings covering 2,575,983 square meters of floor space. The university library holds a collection of more than 6.935 million volumes. In addition, Zhejiang University has 7 high-level affiliated hospitals. 

Zhejiang University Homepage: http://www.zju.edu.cn