The University of Hawaii at Manoa, founded in 1907, is a public institution. Its mid-Pacific location offers unique opportunities for the study of Asian and Pacific cultures, marine sciences, evolutionary biology, international business, foreign languages and planetary sciences. Programs are offered through the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, and Tropical Agriculture; and the Schools of Accountancy; Architecture; Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies; Law; Medicine; Nursing; Ocean and Earth Science Technology; Public Health; Social Work; and Travel Industry Management. Its 300-acre campus is located in Manoa Valley, a residential area near the center of metropolitan Honolulu.