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The university traces its origins to the Chuandong Normal School, established in 1906. In 1936 , it was renamed Sichuan Provincial College of Education. In 1950 , the departments of Education, Chinese Literature, Foreign Languages, History and Geography, and Mathematics of Sichuan Provincial College of Education merged with the National Women's Normal College (established in 1940 ) to form Southwest Normal College; the departments of Agronomy, Horticulture, and Agricultural Products Manufacturing merged with the private Xianghui College (founded in 1946 ) to form Southwest Agricultural College. In 1985 , the two schools were renamed Southwest Normal University and Southwest Agricultural University, respectively. In 2000 , Chongqing Light Industry Vocational University merged into Southwest Normal University; in 2001 , Southwest Agricultural University, Sichuan Animal Husbandry and Veterinary College, and the Citrus Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences merged to form the new Southwest Agricultural University. In 2005 , Southwest Normal University and Southwest Agricultural University merged to form Southwest University, opening a new chapter in the university's development.