1951March, the Guizhou provincial party Committee and the provincial people's government applied to the Southwest Military and Political Committee for the establishment of Guizhou Institute for Nationalities; On June 17 of the same month, the Ethnic Affairs Department of Southwest Military and Political Committee agreed to establish Southwest University for Nationalities in Guizhou.

The school broke ground on 1952, and moved from Putuo Road in Guiyang to Huaxi in early 1953. It belongs to the people's government of Guizhou Province and is a key university in Guizhou Province. It is a university jointly established by the People's Government of Guizhou Province and the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, and has the qualification of doctoral students.

20 12 In April, with the approval of the Ministry of Education and government departments, guizhou minzu university officially changed its name to guizhou minzu university. The school has two campuses, Huaxi District of Guiyang City and University Town of Gui 'an New District.

Huaxi Campus is located in Huaxi District, Guiyang City, a scenic spot in Guizhou Province, which is known as the "Pearl of the Plateau". The University Town Campus is located in Gui 'an New District, where the production and city are integrated and innovative, and the ecological civilization is highlighted. The school covers a total area of * * * 2,825 mu, with a school building area of * * * 730,000 square meters.

After 67 years of construction, guizhou minzu university has developed into a talent training base, a scientific and technological research and development base, an innovation base for inheriting excellent national culture, a demonstration base for national unity and progress, and a new think tank for economic and social development in ethnic areas.