Aba Normal University is located in Shuimo Ancient Town, Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province. It is a provincial-level undergraduate college approved by the Ministry of Education and selected into the education and training plan of outstanding teachers in Sichuan Province. It is an advanced collective of national unity in Sichuan Province and a demonstration unit of national unity and progress, and the first batch of pilot institutions of the Ministry of Education's scientific work ability improvement plan (100 million projects). ?

The predecessor of aba normal university is Maoxian Simple Rural Normal School, which was founded in 1938. Aba normal university was established with the approval of the State Council in 1978, renamed as aba normal university in 1992, and upgraded to aba normal university with the approval of the Ministry of Education in April 20 15. ?