In the long-term development process, Northwest University has formed the school-running philosophy of "carrying forward the national spirit, integrating world thoughts and shouldering the heavy responsibility of building the northwest", gathered many famous teachers, produced a number of high-level academic achievements, trained a large number of outstanding talents who can only serve the world, and enjoyed a good academic reputation and social prestige. Known as "the mother of petroleum talents in China", "the cradle of economists" and "the cradle of writers".
The school has successively won the first and second prizes of the National Natural Science Award, the second prize of the National Technological Invention Award, the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, the first and second prizes of the National Teaching Achievement Award, the China Patent Gold Award, and the first prize of the Outstanding Achievement Award (humanities and social sciences) in scientific research in colleges and universities.