Founded in 1867, Universidad de Guayaquil (University of Guayaquil) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Guayaquil (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Guayas. Officially recognized by the Consejo de Aseguramiento de la Calidad de la Educación Superior del Ecuador (Council for Quality Assurance of Higher Education of Ecuador), Universidad de Guayaquil (UG) is a very large coeducational Ecuadorian higher education institution. Universidad de Guayaquil (UG) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. This 155 years old Ecuadorian higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations. UG also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.