西安电子科技大学是以信息与电子学科为主，工、理、管、文多学科协调发展的全国重点大学，直属教育部，是国家“优势学科创新平台”项目和“211工程”项目重点建设高校之一。学校设有17个学院，现有全日制在校生36000余人，专任教师2300余名。学校现建设有南北两个校区，总占地面积约270公顷，校舍建筑面积130多万平方米。学校建设有中国西部军民融合创新谷暨西安电子谷，同时与国内大型知名企事业单位联合建立股份制公司，成立战略联盟、设立企业基金、建立联合实验室及研究生实习基地，有力促进科技成果的转化。

我校是国内最早建立信息论、信息系统工程、雷达、微波天线、电子机械、电子对抗等专业的高校之一，开辟了我国IT学科的先河，形成了鲜明的电子与信息学科特色与优势。根据ESI公布数据，学校工程学和计算机科学均位列全球排名前1‰。全国第四轮一级学科评估结果中，3个学科获评A类：电子科学与技术学科评估结果为A+档，并列全国第1；信息与通信工程学科位于A档；计算机科学与技术学科评估结果为A-档，学校电子信息类学科继续保持国内领先水平。

我校积极开展国际国内的交流与合作，拓展外部发展空间。学校先后与35个国家和地区的155所大学及研究机构建立友好关系，与10余个研究所、研究中心、企业集团建立了长期战略合作伙伴关系，与跨国公司建立66个联合实验室，基本形成多方位、多层次、宽领域的对外合作创新发展格局。建校90年来，学校先后为国家输送了31万余名电子信息领域的高级人才。

Directly under the Ministry of Education, Xidian University, or XDU is a national key university featuring electronic and information science. It is listed under Project 211 and Project 985 Innovation Platform for Superiority Subject. XDU has 17 colleges, more than 36,000 students, and around 2300 faculty. XDU has two campuses, covering an area of 270 hectares (2700000m²). The south campus is known as the new campus. North campus is located downtown and is 13 kilometers away from the south one. There are many world-renowned high-tech companies, such as Samsung, Micron Technology, etc. around the south campus and the location of the XDU south campus is named Electronic Valley by the Xi’an Municipal Government.

XDU is characterized by its electronic and information science disciplines. According to the latest report of ESI, the engineering and computer science disciplines are listed among top 1 ‰ in the world. In the Fourth National Assessment of First-level disciplines, 3 disciplines at Xidian University have been rated A. Electronic Science and Technology is rated A+, ranking #1 nationwide, Information and Communication Engineering A, and Computer Science and Technology A-. XDU also focuses on comprehensive development of disciplines like economics, management, humanities and sciences. It has established the School of Economics and Management, School of Foreign Languages, School of Humanities and School of Life Sciences, Physics and Mathematics.

XDU has established cooperative relationships with 155 universities and institutions in more than 35 countries and regions. About 66 joint laboratories have been founded with multinational corporations, including Microsoft, IBM, Intel, SAP, etc. Since its establishment in 1931, XDU has cultivated more than 310,000 graduates.