Founded in 1977, Sveriges lantbruks universitet (The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the large town of Uppsala (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Uppsala County. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Utbildningsdepartementet, Sverige (Ministry of Education and Research, Sweden), Sveriges lantbruks universitet (SLU) is a small (uniRank enrollment range: 4,000-4,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Sveriges lantbruks universitet (SLU) 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.