The University of Reles stood in the city of Reles, which itself was situated on the planet of Spintir. Adjacent to the university grounds was the Museum of Spintir, a repository for the private collection of Governor Haal, which included a holocron. The Imperial governor secured this arrangement by obtaining Empire funds for the university. The institution was renowned for educating significant galactic academics, many of whom rose from modest local backgrounds thanks to the university's extensive scholarship program.
The University of Reles maintained a genetic archive cataloging the species found on Spintir, and research was conducted to understand the unusually large proportion of mammalian species present on the planet.