Founded in 1974, Univerzitet Crne Gore (University of Montenegro) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Podgorica (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants). This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Niksic, Kotor. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministarstvo prosvjete, crna gora (Ministry of Education of Montenegro), Univerzitet Crne Gore (UCG) is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 20,000-24,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Univerzitet Crne Gore (UCG) 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.