Its predecessors, Chongqing Normal University and Yuzhou Institute of Education, were founded in 1976 and 1972 respectively. In May of 20001year, the two universities merged to form Chongqing Yuxi College; In April 2005, the school was renamed Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences.
The graduates trained by the school have a solid foundation, excellent skills, strong practical ability and adaptability, which have been affirmed and welcomed by the society and employers. 20 12-20 13 School was rated as "Top 50 Universities with Typical Employment Experience of Graduates in China" by the Ministry of Education. In 20 14, it was approved as the demonstration base for college students' entrepreneurship in Chongqing, becoming the first batch of demonstration bases for college students' entrepreneurship in Chongqing. In 20 16, the school won the title of the first batch of "top 50 universities with typical experience in innovation and entrepreneurship in China"; On 20 18, the school's "All Rivers Prosper the Nation" Creative Space was successfully approved by the state for filing Creative Space; The innovation ecological circle around Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences is one of the first six innovation ecological circles around universities in Chongqing.