Northwest University, referred to as "West University" for short, was founded in 1902 and was established by Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty [1]. Located in the ancient capital Xi, it is a comprehensive national key university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government. It is "2 1 1 project" and "Midwest University Foundation".

As of May, 20 15, Northwest University has 19 first-class disciplines authorized by doctoral degrees, 5 doctoral programs authorized by two disciplines, 7 doctoral programs 107, 39 first-class disciplines authorized by master's degrees, 8 master's degrees authorized by two disciplines in the catalogue, and 189 master's degrees authorized by professional degrees. There are first-class disciplines 1, including 5 national key disciplines in two disciplines, 4 national key disciplines in two disciplines, national key disciplines (training) 1, and 22 post-doctoral research stations.