Founded in 1971, Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt (Protestant University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt) is a non-profit private higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Darmstadt (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Hesse. This institution also has a branch campus in Schwalmstadt. Officially recognized by the Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst (Hessen Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts), Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt (EHD) is a very small coeducational German higher education institution formally affiliated with the Christian-Protestant religion. Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt (EHD) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study. EHD also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.