Northwest University has 24 departments, namely: College of Literature, School of History, School of Cultural Heritage, School of Economics and Management, School of Public Administration, School of Foreign Languages, School of Law, Department of Philosophy, School of Journalism and Communication, School of Art, School of Mathematics, School of Physics, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Department of Geology, School of City and Environment, School of Life Sciences, School of Information Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, and School of Food Science and Technology. At present, Northwest University has 24 first-level disciplines authorized by doctoral degree, 36 first-level disciplines authorized by master degree, and 17 professional degree authorization categories. First-class disciplines 1 one, including 5 national key disciplines in two disciplines, 4 national key disciplines in two disciplines, national key disciplines (training) 1 one, and 22 post-doctoral research stations.