The discipline of economic management in Northwest University has a long history. As early as 19 12, the business department was established, and 1937 established the economic department. Famous scholars such as Shen Zhiyuan, Luo and Ji Taoda have taught here successively. 1977 Restores the major and department of economics, 1985 establishes the School of Economics and Management.

Since the reform and opening up, the college has developed rapidly and has become a well-known national university integrating economic management, teaching and scientific research. At present, the college has three Post-Doctoral Research Center, which are the national key disciplines-political economy, national theoretical economics, applied economics and business administration, the key research base of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education-China Western Economic Development Research Center, the national economic talent training base, the first batch of quality engineering projects of the Ministry of Education-innovative experimental area for training basic talents in economics, and the construction point of characteristic specialty in quality engineering colleges of colleges and universities-economics specialty. Political economy, western economics, theory and practice of socialist market economy, national bilingual demonstration course of insurance principles, national teaching team of political economy and provincial teaching team of western economics. Theoretical Economics and Applied Economics are two first-class disciplines authorized by doctors, with 17 doctoral programs, 26 master programs, 12 undergraduate majors and 3 characteristic disciplines in provincial universities. There are more than 50 faculty members/kloc-0, including 20 full-time teachers/kloc-0, 77 associate professors, 93 doctors or doctoral students, and more than 3000 undergraduates, master students and doctoral students.

Over the years, the college has trained more than 300 doctors, 4,000 masters and 10000 undergraduates, among which a group of young and middle-aged economists, entrepreneurs and senior outstanding party and government leading cadres have emerged. People's Daily, Guangming Daily, Xinhua Daily Telegraph and many other news media reported the achievements of the College in talent training. In terms of scientific research, facing the main battlefield of national economic construction, the college has conducted in-depth theoretical exploration and research in close connection with the new problems and practical needs arising from China's economic reform and western economic development, and achieved fruitful results. Over the years, * * * has published more than 200 monographs and more than 3,000 papers, completed more than 300 national and provincial projects and won more than 200 provincial awards. College is becoming the research center, academic exchange center and decision-making consultation center of local governments in western economic development.