Southwest University of Political Science and Law is the earliest institution of higher learning of political science and law in New China. After the reform and opening up, the first batch of national key universities, the first batch of national excellent legal talents education and training bases, the Ministry of Education and the Chongqing Municipal People's Government have successively established universities.
The school, formerly known as Southwest People's Revolutionary University, was founded in 1950, with President Liu Bocheng. 1953, Southwest College of Political Science and Law was established based on the Department of Political Science and Law of Southwest People's Revolutionary University; 1978, approved by the State Council as a national key university; 1995, renamed Southwest University of Political Science and Law with the approval of the former State Education Commission.
After 70 years of development, the school has formed a multi-level and multi-type talent training pattern, which focuses on law, with the coordinated development of philosophy, economy, literature, management, engineering and other disciplines, from undergraduate education to master's and doctoral education, continuing education and international education.
The school has Shapingba Campus, Yubei Campus and Baoshenghu Campus, covering an area of more than 3,000 mu, of which Yubei Campus is the teaching center for undergraduate and postgraduate education, and Shapingba Campus is the base for continuing education and cadre training.
There are more than 23,000 students in school. The school now has 13 colleges such as Civil and Commercial Law College and Law School, and has set up a continuing education college (training college) to co-ordinate the continuing education and cadre training of the whole school.