Metropolitan Institute of Science and Technology is three independent colleges, and Chongqing University City Institute of Science and Technology is a comprehensive full-time ordinary university with undergraduate education as the main subject approved by the Ministry of Education. The school is an independent college sponsored by Chongqing University, a key university directly under the Ministry of Education and a national "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project". The school is one of the 37 participating universities in the "Strategic Research on the Pilot Reform of China University of Applied Science and Technology" project of the Ministry of Education, and also one of the first six universities in Chongqing Transformation and Development Alliance. Since 20 13, it has ranked first in the national independent colleges for four consecutive years; 20 15 and 20 16 have been ranked in the top ten of "Independent Institute of Brand Influence of the Year" of Xinhuanet for two consecutive years and in the top ten of "Independent Institute of Brand Strength of the Year" of Tencent for two consecutive years; Ranked first in the ranking of Chongqing Independent College for three consecutive years.