According to the Pocket College Entrance Examination, the 985 University Plan was established by the China government to enhance the international competitiveness of a number of universities, mainly focusing on the construction of comprehensive universities, and xidian university is a university with information science and technology as its main features.

Although it has a high reputation in the field of electronic information, it has not reached the standard of 985 universities in terms of overall discipline layout and comprehensive strength. Therefore, although xidian university has a high level in the field of electronic information technology, it is not listed as a 985 university.