Established in 1925, Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Cologne University of Music and Dance) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the metropolis of Köln (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), North Rhine-Westphalia. This institution also has a branch campus in Wuppertal. Officially recognized by the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia), Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (HfMT Köln) is a very small coeducational German higher education institution. Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (HfMT Köln) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. HfMT Köln also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.