Founded in 1977, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the small city of Uppsala (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Uppsala County. This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: Alnarp, Umeå, Skara. Officially recognized by the Utbildningsdepartementet, Sverige (Ministry of Education and Research of Sweden), Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) is a small coeducational Swedish higher education institution. Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. SLU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, sports facilities, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.