40th place. According to the soft science query, Southwest University ranked 40th in the national ranking of 2 1 1 universities in 2023, because Southwest University pays attention to the cultivation of students' comprehensive quality and practical ability in teaching, and has excellent teaching team and perfect teaching facilities. However, compared with some top 2 1 1 universities, its teaching quality and teaching methods still need to be further improved. Moreover, Southwest University has a wide range of disciplines, including agronomy, education, literature, science, engineering, medicine, management and other disciplines. However, the strength and popularity of some disciplines are relatively low, which affects the overall ranking of the school, so Southwest University ranks 40th.