Established in 1977, Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo (Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo National University) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the small city of Huaraz (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Ancash. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación, Peru (Ministry of Education of Peru), Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo (UNASAM) is a small coeducational Peruvian higher education institution. Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo (UNASAM) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. UNASAM also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.