In 2023, Zhejiang Ocean University ranked 324th in China and 24th in Zhejiang Province. Schools actively promote the internationalization of education, deepen cooperation and exchanges with foreign universities and research institutions, and carry out various forms of educational and scientific research cooperation.

Zhejiang Ocean University has established cooperation in teaching and research with 55 foreign universities and scientific research institutions, jointly established Pisa Marine Graduate School of Zhejiang Ocean University with the University of Pisa in Italy, and carried out six joint doctoral programs and several double master's programs with universities such as Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Tokyo Ocean University and Russian Southern Ural State University.

Zhejiang Ocean University has established the National Marine Facility Breeding Engineering Technology Research Center, the national and local joint engineering laboratories for the development and utilization of marine biological germplasm resources, the national and local joint engineering laboratories for port oil and gas storage and transportation technology, the international scientific and technological cooperation base for marine breeding engineering technology, and 29 provincial and ministerial key laboratories, engineering laboratories and engineering technology research centers.

The evaluation link of university ranking: school visit and observation, teaching quality evaluation, scientific research achievements and funding evaluation, student satisfaction survey and data collection.

1. School visit and observation: The evaluation institution may send personnel to colleges and universities for field visit and observation. They will inspect the hardware conditions such as teaching facilities, laboratories, libraries and campus environment, as well as student living facilities such as teaching buildings, dormitories and student service centers.

2. Teaching quality evaluation: The evaluation institution may observe classroom teaching and interview teachers and students to understand the teaching quality. They may pay attention to teaching methods, curriculum, allocation of teaching resources, students' participation and so on.

3. Evaluation of scientific research achievements and funds: Evaluation institutions can evaluate scientific research achievements and funds of universities. They will pay attention to the quantity and quality of scientific research projects in colleges and universities, the source and use of scientific research funds, and the transformation and influence of scientific research results.

4. Student satisfaction survey: The assessment agencies can survey students to find out their satisfaction and evaluation of colleges and universities. This can be done through questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions, so as to get students' feedback on teaching quality, learning experience and academic support.

5. Data and information collection: The evaluation institution can collect relevant data and information of colleges and universities, including enrollment data, school financial statements, statistics of scientific research achievements, academic papers, patents, etc.