Southwest Petroleum University is neither a 2 1 1 institution nor a 985 institution. Sichuan 985 universities are: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Sichuan University; 2 1 1 Institutions include: Sichuan University, Southwest Jiaotong University, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. Extended Information Southwest Petroleum University was selected as one of the first batch of national world-class university discipline construction, central and western university basic ability construction project, overseas high-level talent introduction plan, national high-level university public graduate program, national key discipline project, China government scholarship receiving institution for international students in China, and "1/plan".

As of 20 17 and 10, the school covers an area of more than 3,000 mu, with 16 departments and 72 undergraduate majors; Full-time teachers 1664, including 2 academicians; There are 33,322 full-time students, 28,207 undergraduates, 43 master students, 792 doctoral students and 230 international students.