#39 · QS Data Science and AI 2026

Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, China
5 programs
3 research labs
University website

Zhejiang University is in Hangzhou, China. AI is studied at the College of Computer Science and Technology and at the School of Artificial Intelligence, which opened in July 2025, and some English-taught master's programs run on the international campus in Haining. We list five AI and data science programs found on the university's site: three master's degrees, a bachelor's degree and a PhD.

Programs

Language, length and tuition as Zhejiang University states them on its own pages.

Bachelor's

人工智能专业English or bilingual instructionNot statedNot statedProgram page

Master's

Artificial Intelligence (Professional)English3 years36,800 CNY per yearProgram page

international Master of Data Science (iMDS)English3 years50,000 CNY per yearProgram page

English Program in Computer Science and Technology (Master)English2 to 3 years36,800 CNY per yearProgram page

PhD

Artificial Intelligence (Doctoral Degree, Chinese-taught)Chinese3.5 years34,800 CNY per yearProgram page

Research labs

人工智能省部共建协同创新中心（浙江大学）
AI theory and applied technology, AI in education and in the justice system, and AI safety. The College of Computer Science is the center's core.
人工智能理论与系统研究所
Deep learning theory, causal inference, knowledge graphs and large pretrained models.
State Key Laboratory of CAD&CG
Geometric modeling, interactive visualization and intelligent computing for design. The lab has been built up since 1989 and was reorganized in 2022.

What to know

The university began admitting master's students in AI in 1978. An AI research group was formed in 1982 and became an institute in 1987, and in 2019 the university was in the first wave of Chinese universities to open a bachelor's program in AI. Source

The College of Computer Science and Technology was founded in 1978. It hosts three state key laboratories: brain-machine intelligence, blockchain and data security, and CAD and computer graphics. Source

The Turing Class was created in 2019 as an experimental stream for strong students. You choose your own major: computer science, AI or information security. Among the class's professors the site names Turing Award winner Whitfield Diffie. Source

Since the 2021-2022 academic year the college has offered master's and PhD programs in computer science taught in English. Core modules and the main electives are taught entirely in English. The master's takes 2 to 3 years and the PhD 3 to 4 years. Source

Admission for international students

Rules for international applicants are on the English admissions site of the International College: separate guides for bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs, program catalogs in English and Chinese, and a tuition table. Under the 2026 master's guide, applications were due by February 28, 2026, and for some programs by May 31, 2026. Language requirements are in a separate document, and you apply through the university's online system. Source

Checked against the university's own pages on October 16, 2026.