Chang 'an University is a double-class university, and it is basically the first batch of enrollment in China, so it is generally considered as a university. According to the national list of 985 and 2 1 1 universities, Chang 'an University is a 21/university but not a 985 university. In 2000, Chang 'an University was formed by the merger of Xi 'an Highway Jiaotong University, Xi 'an Engineering College and Northwest Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture, which was founded in the early 1950s.