Founded in 1974, Université de Ouagadougou (University of Ouagadougou) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Ouagadougou (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Kadiogo. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministère de lEnseignement supérieur, de la Recherche scientifique et de lInnovation, Burkina Faso (Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, Burkina Faso), Université de Ouagadougou (UO) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Université de Ouagadougou (UO) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 45 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.