Sichuan Southwest Normal University has been merged into Southwest University, and there is no difference in academic qualifications between its diploma and that of Sichuan Normal University.

In terms of recognition, Southwest University is a key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education, which is jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture and Chongqing Municipality. It is also a university built by the national "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Engineering Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform". Sichuan Normal University is a key university in Sichuan Province.

Southwest University 1906 was established as East Sichuan Normal School, and several generations later it was renamed Sichuan Education College on 1936. 1950, the departments of education, Chinese, foreign languages, history, geography and mathematics of Sichuan Institute of Education merged with the National Women's Teachers College established in 1940 to form Southwest Normal College, and the departments of agronomy, horticulture and agricultural products manufacturing merged with the private Xianghui College established in 1946 to form Southwest Agricultural College.

From 65438 to 0985, the two schools were renamed Southwest Normal University and Southwest Agricultural University respectively. In 2000, Chongqing Light Industry Vocational College was merged into Southwest Normal University; 200 1, Southwest Agricultural University, Sichuan Animal Husbandry and Veterinary College and Citrus Institute of China Academy of Agricultural Sciences merged to form a new Southwest Agricultural University. In 2005, Southwest Normal University and Southwest Agricultural University merged to form Southwest University, which opened a new chapter in the school.