Established in 1930, Ural State Pedagogical University is a higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Yekaterinburg (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Sverdlovsk Oblast. This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: Asbest, Revda, New Ljalja, Nizhni Tagil, Kushva, Kamishlov, Bogdanovich, Alapaevsk. Officially recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Ural State Pedagogical University (USPU) is a coeducational Russian higher education institution. Ural State Pedagogical University (USPU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. USPU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.