Northwest University

Founded in 1902, Northwest University (NWU) is one of the key public comprehensive universities in China. The University is located in the famous ancient yet modern city Xi’an. It is selected as one of the first batch of the National World-class Discipline Construction Universities, and one of the leading universities sponsored by the national “211 Project." NWU is currently under the joint administration of the Ministry of Education and Shaanxi province. NWU has 3 campuses, with 23 Schools and Departments covering 10 major disciplines offering 86 undergraduate programs, cover master degrees in 37 first-tier disciplines, plus professional programs in 14 categories and doctoral degrees in 24 first-tier disciplines. The four disciplines of Geology, Chemistry, Material Science and Engineering entered into top 1% by ESI. Currently, NWU has a student population of over 26,000 including 8,200 graduate students and more than 1,000 international students. NWU has been honored as “the Mother of Chinese Petroleum Engineering," “the Cradle of Economists," “the Cradle of Writers" and “NWU Media Hosts Phenomenon" by media. More than 10,000 international students from over 50 countries and regions have studied at NWU since 1965.