Founded in 1945, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Batumi (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Adjara. Officially recognized by the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University (BSU) is a small coeducational Georgian higher education institution. Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University (BSU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. BSU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.