Founded in 1970, Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne (Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne University) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the large town of Créteil (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Ile-de-France. 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 Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne (UPEC) is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 25,000-29,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne (UPEC) 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 49 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations.