Xi is one of the important educational bases in China. The top universities in the whole province and even the whole country are Xi Jiaotong University (985), Northwestern Polytechnical University (985, Nine-University Alliance) and xidian university (2 1 1, 985). The top rankings in the province are: Northwest A&F University (2 1 1 985), Shaanxi Normal University (2 1 1 985), Northwest University (2 1 1), and.