First, the establishment times are different.
Southwestern University is a century-old school. The earliest school opening can be traced back to the East Sichuan Normal School in 1906. At present, the school has developed into a comprehensive university, but as one of the six normal universities directly under the Ministry of Education, it has a long-standing reputation in the education industry and is also a very well-known normal university. The school's Rongchang campus was formed by the merger of Southwest Agricultural University and Southwest Normal University in 2005. It has only been in operation for more than ten years.
Second, the scale of schools varies greatly.
Southwestern University is located in Beibei District, Chongqing City, covering an area of ??more than 8,270 acres and a campus area of ??1.87 million square meters. The Rongchang campus only has 526 acres, less than one-tenth of the campus.
Third, the majors offered are different.
As a normal university directly under the Ministry of Education, Southwest University recruits public-funded normal students and ordinary normal students every year. These majors are popular for applications every year, so the popularity of Southwest University will also increase with the school. increase. The Rongchang campus currently only offers 12 undergraduate majors.
Fourth, there are differences in the types of students at school.
There are three categories of students on the Rongchang campus, namely undergraduates, graduate students and continuing education students; while there are four categories of students on the Southwest University campus, namely undergraduates, master's students, doctoral students and international students.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Southwestern University Rongchang Campus; Baidu Encyclopedia-Southwestern University