Established in 1880, Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé Ureña (Salomé Ureña Higher Institute of Teacher Education) is a higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Santo Domingo (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Distrito Nacional. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología, República Dominicana (Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic), Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé Ureña (ISFODOSU) is a medium-sized coeducational Dominican higher education institution. Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé Ureña (ISFODOSU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. ISFODOSU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.