Hangzhou Dianzi University — Tuition, Programmes & Funding

18,000–28,000Tuition per year, CNY

2,000–3,600Living cost per month in Hangzhou

3Discipline families

Type A onlyCSC route

Positioning

Why students pick it

Hangzhou Dianzi University is a provincial science and engineering school that grew up alongside the city's information industry, and it carries an outsized reputation in Chinese IT recruiting for an institution that is not on the national 985/211 lists. If your subject is electronics, communications or software and you want Hangzhou, this is the second option after Zhejiang University.

Where it is genuinely strong

Electronics, communications and computer science, taught in English at bachelor's level
Accounting and business programmes with a long local reputation
Close ties to Hangzhou's software and internet employers
Living costs well below Shanghai, in a city with the same industry density

At a glance

The comparable facts

Everything here is taken from the same dataset that drives the university comparison table, so the numbers match across the site.

Fact	Detail
City	Hangzhou · Zhejiang
Founded	1956
Status	Zhejiang provincial key · not 985/211
Degree levels offered	Bachelor's, Master's
Teaching language	English and Chinese
Indicative tuition	CNY 18,000–28,000 per year
Chinese requirement	None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
CSC Type B host	No — use the embassy (Type A) route
Living cost in this city	CNY 2,000–3,600 per month

Figures are indicative reference ranges compiled by EduTourChina for planning purposes. Tuition, stipends and requirements are set by each university or awarding body and change annually — confirm current amounts before you commit.

Programmes

What you can actually study here

Discipline families recorded for this university, with the programmes international applicants most often take and the tuition band those programmes sit in.

Discipline family	Example programmes	Levels offered	Tuition band / yr (CNY)
Computer Science & AI	Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science	Bachelor, Master	20,000–45,000
Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical & Automation	Bachelor, Master	18,000–36,000
Business & Economics	Business Administration (BBA), MBA (English), Finance	Bachelor, Master	18,000–90,000

Families are drawn from the discipline strengths recorded for this university; the example programmes are the ones international students most often apply for. Confirm the current catalogue with the international office before you apply.

Language

Routes that do not require Chinese

English-taught options at this university, as recorded in its programme profile. Availability changes by intake, so confirm the current list with the international office.

Digital economy and digital trade (bachelor's)
Telecommunication engineering (bachelor's)
Communication science (bachelor's)

Budget

What a year costs, and what a stipend would cover

Level	Monthly stipend	Verdict in Hangzhou
Bachelor's	2,500 CNY	Workable — A 2,500 CNY stipend covers a dorm place and canteen food, but little beyond that.
Master's	3,000 CNY	Workable — A 3,000 CNY stipend covers a dorm place and canteen food, but little beyond that.
PhD	3,500 CNY	Workable — A 3,500 CNY stipend covers a dorm place and canteen food, but little beyond that.

Living cost in Hangzhou is CNY 2,000–3,600 per month. A funded student still pays for travel, clothing and anything outside insurance.

Item	Indicative cost	Notes
Tuition	CNY 18,000–28,000 per year	Paid to the university, usually by semester. Scholarship holders have this waived.
Dormitory	CNY 700–1,500 per month	On-campus shared room. A single room costs more and is limited.
Food	CNY 1,000–1,900 per month	Canteen-based. Cooking or eating out changes this significantly.
Transport and misc	CNY 400–700 per month	Metro, phone, printing, clothes, occasional travel.
Insurance	CNY 800 per year	Student medical insurance, required for registration in most provinces.

The estimate assumes twelve months of living costs, because rent and food continue outside term time. Figures are indicative planning ranges for 2026.

All-in annual estimate: CNY 42,000–71,200. That is tuition plus twelve months of living costs in Hangzhou. A full scholarship removes the tuition line and most of the dorm line, which is why the funded and self-funded budgets for the same place look nothing alike.

Admission

What the application has to clear

Requirements by level, plus the one practical caution specific to this university.

Level	Academic requirement	Language requirement	Age guidance (CSC)
Bachelor's	High-school diploma with strong grades in relevant subjects	HSK 4–5 (Chinese) or IELTS 6.0 (English)	Usually under 25 for CSC; universities are more flexible
Master's	Bachelor's degree in a related field, usually GPA 3.0/4.0 equivalent	HSK 5 (Chinese) or IELTS 6.0–6.5 (English)	Usually under 35 for CSC

Age guidance reflects scholarship limits; universities are usually more flexible for self-funded applicants.

Applications: September intake; applications typically close between April and June depending on the programme. Scholarship deadlines are always earlier than admission deadlines, sometimes by two months.

Watch for this: The English-taught catalogue is narrower than the Chinese one, and it concentrates on business and electronics rather than the full engineering range. Confirm the specific programme is running in English for your intake before applying.

Funding

How this university is funded

This university is not a CSC Type B host. There is no direct-to-university quota here, so funding has to come from the embassy route (Type A, through the Chinese embassy in your country) or from a provincial or university scheme. Plan the Type A calendar accordingly, because it closes earlier than most admission deadlines.

Local scheme	Covers	Levels	How it is administered
Zhejiang Provincial Government Scholarship	Full or partial tuition	Bachelor / Master / PhD	Allocated to universities, which then select candidates internally.

Municipal and provincial schemes are usually selected by the university after admission, so the application is often a checkbox rather than a separate portal. · All Zhejiang schemes →

University-level award	Level	Covers	Notes
Business schools — MBA merit scholarship	10,000–40,000 CNY off tuition	Tuition	Often tied to GMAT/GRE, work experience or an interview score.

University awards are frequently decided at admission and are not always advertised. Ask the international office which ones you are automatically considered for.

Alternatives

Compare with these before you decide

Chosen for overlapping discipline strengths, not for ranking. Read two or three before you commit to one.

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Zhejiang University

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Tuition CNY 24,000–40,000 / yr · CSC host

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Tuition CNY 18,000–28,000 / yr · CSC host

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Nanjing University

Nanjing · Pure sciences and Chinese humanities
Tuition CNY 22,000–35,000 / yr · CSC host

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