Founded in 2012, Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the metropolis of Kano (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially recognized by the National Universities Commission of Nigeria, Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano is a coeducational Nigerian higher education institution. Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including as well as administrative services.