Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University (SRTMU) was established in 1994. Named after Swami Ramanand Teerth, it is located at Nanded in Maharashtra, India. The university is intended to serve primarily the southern part of Marathwada, specifically the districts of Nanded, Latur, Parbhani, and Hingoli. The main university campus, which is about 20 km south of Nanded township, occupies approximately 525 acres (2.12 km2) and there is a 22-acre (89,000 m2) sub-campus at Latur. The university has received recognition from the UGC and the NAAC.