Northwest University (NWU) in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, has been featured in the QS World University Rankings for the first time, ranking 751-800 in the world, 43rd in the Chinese mainland, and third in Shaanxi.

The ranking was released on June 10 by higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds in London. It is currently the world’s most consulted and most comprehensive university ranking.

QS ranked 1,000 universities from 82 countries and regions. They are measured on academic standing, graduate employability, student-to-staff ratio, research impact and internationalization.

In recent years, on the basis of strengthening academic research, NWU continues to deepen cooperation and exchanges with third parties, carefully organize the reporting of third-party evaluation data, and improve its academic reputation and international influence.