Northwest university of politics and law is a political and legal college funded by the central and local governments and headed by the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government. It is the first batch of students enrolled in Shaanxi, so it can be said that northwest university of politics and law is a university. The strength of law belongs to the first-class law colleges in China.

When it comes to law school, we have to mention the "five schools and four departments" which are quite famous in the legal field. "Five schools and four departments" refers to the law departments of five political and legal schools and four comprehensive universities which have great influence in the legal field of China. The five schools are China University of Political Science and Law, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, East China University of Political Science and Law and northwest university of politics and law. The four departments refer to Peking University Law Department, Renmin University of China Law Department and Wuhan University respectively.