Founded in 1971, Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften (Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the suburban setting of the small city of Wolfenbüttel (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Lower Saxony. This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: Braunschweig, Wolfsburg, Salzgitter, Suderburg. Officially recognized by the Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur (Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony), Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften is a medium-sized coeducational German higher education institution. Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. This 51 years old German higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including as well as administrative services.