Founded in 1930, Ural State Forestry University is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Yekaterinburg (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Sverdlovsk Oblast. Officially recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Ural State Forestry University is a small coeducational Russian higher education institution. Ural State Forestry University offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. Ural State Forestry University 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.