Xihua university was founded in 1960 as Sichuan Agricultural Machinery College, and 1983 was renamed Sichuan Institute of Technology. In 2003, Sichuan Institute of Technology merged with chengdu normal university to form xihua university, and in 2008, it merged with Sichuan Economic Management Cadre College.
Xihua university is a key comprehensive university in Sichuan Province. In 2020, the school will recruit undergraduate and junior college students in art, sports and general education for the whole country, recruit preparatory courses for children of border guards for the whole country, and recruit preparatory courses for ethnic minorities for Sichuan Province. General professional enrollment batches include the first batch of undergraduate courses, the second batch of undergraduate courses and specialist batches. The enrollment majors, plans and batches of each province shall be subject to those published by the enrollment institutions of each province and city.