Founded in 1983, Universidad Manuela Beltrán (Manuela Beltrán University) is a non-profit private higher-education institution located in the large metropolis of Bogotá (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants), Bogota. This institution also has a branch campus in Bucaramanga. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, Colombia (Ministry of National Education of Colombia), Universidad Manuela Beltrán (UMB) is a small coeducational Colombian higher education institution. Universidad Manuela Beltrán (UMB) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. UMB also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.