Founded in 1987, Fundacion Universitaria San Mateo (San Mateo University Foundation) is a non-profit private higher-education institution located in the large metropolis of Bogotá (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants), Bogota. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, Colombia (Ministry of National Education of Colombia), Fundacion Universitaria San Mateo is a coeducational Colombian higher education institution. Fundacion Universitaria San Mateo offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. Fundacion Universitaria San Mateo also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.