Founded in 1441, Université de Bordeaux (University of Bordeaux) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the medium-sized city of Bordeaux (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Nouvelle-Aquitaine. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Talence, Pessac. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation, France (Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, France), Université de Bordeaux (UB) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: over-45,000 students) coeducational higher education institution. Université de Bordeaux (UB) 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. This 578 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations.