In 1978, the university was upgraded to Luzhou Medical College and began offering undergraduate education. After 75 years of development, SWMU now offers 32 undergraduate programs, covering 7 disciplines: medicine, engineering, literature, management, law, science, and education. It admits students from 31 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions across China. It has 8 national-level and 8 provincial-level first-class undergraduate program construction sites, with 13 undergraduate programs admitting students in the first batch. There are currently 22,127 full-time undergraduate students enrolled at the university.

The university has established 4 provincial-level experimental teaching demonstration centers, 4 provincial-level virtual simulation experiment centers, 1 national-level off-campus practical teaching base for university students, and 3 provincial-level off-campus practical teaching bases for university students. It has 3 directly affiliated hospitals, 11 non-directly affiliated hospitals, and 41 teaching hospitals. It has also established clinical teaching bases integrating internship with employment in 20 cities (prefectures), as well as 56 teaching bases for related medical and non-medical programs.

Adhering to the university motto of “Virtue and Excellence, Compassion and Service to Society,” the university promotes the spirit of “Self-Reliance, Integrity and Innovation.” It is committed to fulfilling the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, integrating knowledge transmission with ability cultivation, and combining theoretical teaching with practical teaching. The university is dedicated to cultivating high-quality applied professionals with strong practical abilities and comprehensive adaptability. In 2021, the university’s teams participated in the 10th China Undergraduate Medical Technical Skills Competition, and advanced to the national finals and won awards in all four tracks： clinical medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, nursing, and preventive medicine. It has participated in the National Clinical Skills Competition for Undergraduate Students of Higher Medical Institutions 7 times, winning 1 Grand Prize and 6 First Prizes in the Southwest and Northwest regional competition, as well as 3 Second Prizes and 4 Third Prizes in the national finals. Among more than 140 participating medical schools nationwide, SWMU was one of the 9 institutions to reach the national finals for six consecutive editions. In the International Dental Undergraduate Skills Competition, the university won 5 First Prizes, 3 Second Prizes, and 2 Third Prizes. The pass rate of graduates in the National Medical Licensing Examination has remained above the national average for many years. The university maintains a strong performance in both student enrollment and graduate employment, with the graduate employment rate remaining above 90% for ten consecutive years.