Founded in 2011, Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia (Federal University of Western Bahia) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the large town of Barreiras (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Bahia. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Bom Jesus da Lapa, Barra, Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Santa Maria da Vitória. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministério da Educação, Brazil (Ministry of Education, Brazil), Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia (UFOB) is a small (EduListing enrollment range: 2,000-2,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia (UFOB) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. See the EduListing degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. 