Founded in 1985, Fundacion Universitaria Autonoma de Las Americas (Autonomous University Foundation of the Americas) is a non-profit private higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Medellín (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Antioquia. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, Colombia (Ministry of National Education of Colombia), Fundacion Universitaria Autonoma de Las Americas is a coeducational Colombian higher education institution. Fundacion Universitaria Autonoma de Las Americas offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. Fundacion Universitaria Autonoma de Las Americas also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.