Northwest university of politics and law is located in Xi 'an, a famous historical and cultural city in the world. It is a multidisciplinary university with distinctive legal characteristics. Philosophy, economics, management, literature and other disciplines support each other and develop harmoniously. The school is the research center of law education and the important base of humanities and social sciences research in northwest China, and it is also known as one of the "five institutes and four departments" for cultivating political and legal talents in the country.
At present, the school has schools of philosophy and social development, economics, business studies, criminal law, civil and commercial law, economic law (intellectual property), administrative law (discipline inspection and supervision), international law, anti-terrorism law (national security), politics and public security management, public safety, foreign languages, journalism and communication, Marxism, international education, LLM education and so on.