Founded in 1904, St. Petersburg State Agrarian University is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the large metropolis of Saint Petersburg (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, St. Petersburg State Agrarian University is a small coeducational Russian higher education institution. St. Petersburg State Agrarian University offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. St. Petersburg State Agrarian University also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.