Established in 2008, NHL Stenden Hogeschool (NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences) is a private higher education institution located in the large town of Leeuwarden (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Drenthe. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie (Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders), NHL Stenden Hogeschool is a coeducational higher education institution. NHL Stenden Hogeschool offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details.