University of the Philippines

National university system of the Philippines

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University of the Philippines

* Unibersidad ng Pilipinas

Motto| “Honor, Excellence, Service” [1][2]
Type| Public coeducational non-profit research higher education institution and national university system
Established| June 18, 1908; 117 years ago (June 18, 1908)[3]

Academic affiliations

* Association of Pacific Rim Universities
* Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning
* ASEAN University Network
* ASEAN-European University Network

Budget| ₱24.392 billion (US$ 477 million) (2022)[4]
Chairperson| Shirley Agrupis[5]
President| Angelo Jimenez[6]

Academic staff

| 4,172 (2022)[7]
Students| 64,144 (2022)[7]
Undergraduates| 44,861 (2022)[7]
Postgraduates| 19,283 (2022)[7]

Other students

| 2,757 (basic level) (2022)[7]
Location|

Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines (main campus)

14°40′N 121°04′E﻿ / ﻿14.667°N 121.067°E﻿ / 14.667; 121.067
Campus| Multiple sites, 26,304.5416 ha (64,999.938 acres)[7]
Alma Mater song| "U.P. Naming Mahal" ("U.P. Beloved")
Colors|  Maroon and green[8]
Nickname| Fighting Maroons
Mascot| Oble
Website| up.edu.ph
UP Naming Mahal

Choral version arranged by Nhick Pacis and performed by the UP Concert Chorus

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The University of the Philippines (UP; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Pilipinas)[9][10] is a state university system in the Philippines. It is the country's national university, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500 (UP Charter of 2008), giving it institutional autonomy.[11][12]

The University of the Philippines was originally established by the American colonial government on June 18, 1908, through the enactment of Act No. 1870 by the First Philippine Legislature. It was envisioned as the country’s premier institution for higher learning with a mandate to provide "advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences, and the arts and to give professional and technical training," regardless of "age, sex, nationality, religious belief, or political affiliation."[13]

The University of the Philippines’ founding academic units were established primarily in Manila and at a site located at the foot of Mt. Makiling in Los Baños, Laguna.[14] U.P. then expanded to Diliman in 1949, which became the nucleus of the entire university. Today, the university is composed of eight autonomous constituent universities (CUs) and one autonomous college: UP Diliman, which hosts the central administration of the system, UP Los Baños, UP Manila, UP Visayas, UP Open University, UP Mindanao, UP Baguio, UP Cebu, UP Tacloban which are distributed across 17 campuses nationwide.[15]

## History

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UP Baguio UP Cebu UP Diliman UP Los Baños UP Manila UP Mindanao in Davao City UP Visayas in Iloilo City

### 1900s–1940s

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On June 18, 1908, the University of the Philippines was established through an act of the First Philippine Legislature. Act No. 1870, otherwise known as the "University Act", specified the function of the university, which is to provide advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences and arts, and to administer professional and technical training.[16] Judge Newton W. Gilbert acted as president of the university since its establishment in 1908.[17]

The university had its beginnings with the organization of its first academic units, which are the Colleges of Agriculture (1909), Veterinary Medicine (1910), and Medicine and Surgery (1910), and the School of Fine Arts (1909).[14] These units were located variously: the College of Agriculture was established in Los Baños, and the School of Fine Arts was opened in a private property in R. Hidalgo in Quiapo, Manila. The 1910 units were also located in Manila, specifically, the College of Medicine and Surgery in Herran Street (now Pedro Gil Street) and the College of Veterinary Medicine in Pandacan.[14] Although the College of Medicine and Surgery commenced operations under UP in 1910, it had opened for instruction in 1907, as the specific provision of the University Act of 1908 mandated that the Philippine Medical School would transition to the College of Medicine and Surgery upon the establishment and operation of two or more colleges within UP.[18] Also established in 1910 are the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Engineering both located in Manila, and the School of Forestry in Los Baños, Laguna. Shortly after, the College of Law was founded in Manila in 1911.[18]

The Board of Regents then approved the decision to look for a larger site, and a 493-hectare lot was acquired by the university in Diliman, Quezon City, then a town in the province of Rizal.[where?] Construction of the Quezon City campus began in 1939.

During World War II, most of its colleges had to be closed except the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Engineering. Meanwhile, the Japanese Imperial Army occupied three Diliman campus buildings: the College of Liberal Arts Building (now Benitez Hall) and the Colleges of Law (now Malcolm Hall) and Business Administration Building. The Japanese also occupied the campus of the College of Agriculture in Los Baños.[19] U.P. President Bienvenido Ma. Gonzalez sought a grant of ₱ 13 million from the US-Philippines War Damage Commission. A massive rehabilitation and construction effort was executed during the post-war years. For the first time, an extensive Diliman campus master plan and map were created in 1949. More buildings were built across the Diliman campus landscape: the University Library (Gonzalez Hall),[20] the College of Engineering (Melchor Hall), the Women's Residence Hall (now Kamia Residence Hall), the Conservatory of Music (Abelardo Hall and now the College of Music), the Administration Building (Quezon Hall), and the U.P. President's Residence. Most colleges and administration offices were temporarily housed in huts and shelters made of sawali and galvanized iron.

### 1950s–1960s

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The administration of U.P. President Carlos P. Romulo was marked by the founding of the Population Institute, the Law Center and the Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry Training Center in 1964; the Institute of Mass Communication, the College of Business Administration, and the Institute of Planning in 1965; the Computer Center, the Institute for Small-Scale Industries in 1966, the Institute of Social Work and Community Development in 1967, and the Asian Center in 1968.

### 1980s to 1990s

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On April 26, 1982, U.P. Diliman was formally designated as a constituent university, almost a decade after the reorganization. Although Diliman was the seat of the U.P. Administration, the campus was not immediately constituted after 1972. It was administered, along with the Manila unit, prior to the organization of the Health Sciences Center, as a de facto university.

U.P. President José Abueva introduced the Socialized Tuition Fee Assistance Program (STFAP) in 1987. Abueva also institutionalized a Filipino language policy within the university. U.P. President Emil Javier established the creation of U.P. Mindanao at Davao City, Southern Mindanao, and the U.P. Open University in 1995. U.P. President Francisco Nemenzo's legacy includes the Revitalized General Education Program (RGEP) and the institutionalization of more incentives for research and creative achievements by U.P. faculty members.

U.P. President Emerlinda Roman, from the College of Business Administration (CBA), has led a Centennial Campaign Fund to upgrade the university's services and facilities. Her term of office has been noted for the ascension of several key professors from the CBA to positions of power within the university. Notable among them is U.P. Diliman Chancellor Sergio S. Cao, Assistant Vice President for Planning and Development, Prof. Arthur S. Cayanan, Director of the U.P. System Budget Office, Prof. Joselito G. Florendo, Dr. Lina J. Valcarcel Executive Director, U.P. Provident Fund, Inc. and U.P. Foundation, Inc. Executive Director Gerardo B. Agulto.

### Centennial celebration

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Former Commission on Higher Education chair Romulo Neri (right) assist former UP President Emerlinda R. Roman as she descends from the staircase that led to the lighting of the Centennial Flame during the kickoff of the centennial celebration in Diliman.

On January 8, 2008, the University of the Philippines began its centennial celebration. The opening ceremony featured a 100-torch relay[21] to light the eternal flame on the Centennial Cauldron at Quezon Hall. Torches were carried by, among others, Fernando Javier, 100, of Baguio, the oldest U.P. alumnus (Civil Engineering from University of the Philippines Manila, 1933), Michael Dumlao, a 6th-grader from the University of the Philippines Integrated School in U.P. Diliman and U.P. President Emerlinda Roman, the first woman president of the university.[22] The Centennial Cauldron features three pillars to represent the three core values, and seven flowers representing the seven constituent universities, i.e. U.P. Manila, U.P. Diliman (together with U.P. Pampanga, its extension campus), U.P. Los Baños, U.P. Baguio, U.P. Visayas, U.P. Mindanao, and U.P. Open University.[23]

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and U.P. issued commemorative ₱ 100 U.P. Centennial notes at the BSP Security Plant Complex in Quezon City. The notes appear as four-outs (four uncut pieces) in a folder featuring the signatures of all U.P. presidents including Roman.[24]

Inspired by the U.P. Oblation, the University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) launched an art exhibit, "100 Nudes/100 Years" featuring the works of nine U.P. alumni national artists.[25]

### U.P.A.A. 2008 centennial yearbook

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The University of the Philippines Alumni Association announced its launch of a three-volume U.P.A.A. 2008 Centennial Yearbook on June 21, 2008, at the U.P.A.A. Grand Alumni-Faculty Homecoming and Reunion at the Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City. The theme is “U.P. Alumni: Excellence, Leadership and Service in the Next 100 Years," with the three cover designs showing the works of National Artists Napoleon Abueva, Abdulmari Asia Imao, and Benedicto Cabrera, respectively. Chief Justice Reynato Puno is the Yearbook's most distinguished alumnus awardee (among 46 other awardees).[26]

### U.P. Charter of 2008

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The U.P. Charter of 2008, Republic Act No. 9500, was signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo into law on April 29, 2008, at the U.P. Library Conference Hall in Lahug, Cebu. It aims "to provide both institutional and fiscal autonomy to U.P., specifically, to protect student's democratic access and strengthen administration through the recognition of U.P. System's Board of Regents and U.P. Council."[27] The new charter declared U.P. as the Philippines' national university, giving it "the enhanced capability to fulfill its mission and spread the benefits of knowledge."[28] The new charter will help improve its competitiveness. The newly designated “national university" however, needs ₱ 3.6 billion to be on a par with other universities in the region.[29]

### UP-Ayala Land TechnoHub

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Main article: U.P.–Ayala Land TechnoHub

The centennial ₱ 6 billion, 20 hectares (49 acres) UP-Ayala Land TechnoHub, a complex of low-rise buildings along Commonwealth Avenue, within the 37.5 hectares (93 acres) of the U.P. North Science and Technology Park, was constructed on February 16, 2006, and inaugurated on November 22, 2008. It was developed by the Ayala Land Property company into an information technology and IT-enabled services community to host business process outsourcing (BPO) and technology firms.[30][31]

### Enhanced motto

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On May 14, 2024, Angelo Jimenez proclaimed UP's new logo and “Honor, Excellence, Service” motto.[1]

## Autonomous units

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At present, the University of the Philippines is composed of eight constituent universities (CU) and one autonomous unit located in 15 campuses around the country.[32]

U.P. Diliman houses the system-wide administrative headquarters and offers the most number of courses and degree programs. On July 19, 2011, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority donated to U.P. a 4,300-square-meter (1.1-acre) lot at the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig for the U.P. Professional Schools, which will initially include extension classes for UP Diliman's College of Law, College of Business Administration, College of Engineering, School of Statistics, as well as the UP Open University.[33]

Each constituent university of U.P. is headed by a chancellor, who is elected on a three-year term by the Board of Regents. Unlike the president, who is elected on a single six-year term without re-election, the chancellor may be re-elected for another three-year term but it is upon the discretion of the members of the Board of Regents.

University  | Chancellor  | Campus land area

(Hectares)

| Founded[34] | Focus Areas[35]
(Non-exhaustive)  | National Centers of Excellence and Development[36] | Description and remarks

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University of the Philippines Baguio | Prof. Joel M. Addawe  | 6  | 1961  | Social Sciences (Anthropology, Culture Studies, etc.); Arts and Communication; Business and Management; Biology; Mathematics  | Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Literature, History, Cultural Studies  | Northern Luzon's Center for Science, Culture, and Indigenous Knowledge
University of the Philippines Cebu | Atty. Leo B. Malagar  | 12+  | 1918  | Information Technology; Arts; Various Sciences including Mathematics and Statistics; Social Sciences (e.g., Political Science)  | Information Technology  | UP’s Creative and Innovation Hub in Central Philippines; Elevated as an autonomous unit from UP Visayas on September 24, 2010, and on October 27, 2016, as a constituent university.[37]
University of the Philippines Diliman[35] | Atty. Edgardo Carlo Vistan II  | 493
(Quezon City campus only)  | 1949  | Arts and Humanities (e.g., Fine Arts, Music, Film, Media, etc.); Social Sciences (e.g., Law, Governance, Sports Science, Economics, etc.); Natural and Physical Sciences (e.g., Geology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and related fields); Engineering; Business and Management  | Anthropology, Architecture, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Electronics and Communications Engineering, English, Geodetic Engineering, Geology, History, Information Technology, Literature, Marine Science, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Music, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Statistics  | UP's Leading Institution for Liberal Arts, Scientific Research, and Nation-building; Houses the central administration of the UP system; represents UP in the University Athletics Association of the Philippines
University of the Philippines Los Baños | Dr. Jose V. Camacho, Jr.  | 15,000  | 1909  | Agricultural and Food Sciences (including Biotechnology); Life and Natural Sciences (e.g., Forestry, Biology, Chemistry, Nutrition, Physics, and related fields); Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science; Engineering; Veterinary Medicine; Communication; Economics  | Agriculture, Biology, Development Communication, Mathematics, Forestry, Agricultural Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Veterinary Medicine, Statistics, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering  | A Center of Excellence for Agricultural Education and a Premier Hub for Natural and Applied Sciences; Houses the International Rice Research Institute, National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Breeding, and other research institutions; designated as caretaker of Mount Makiling
University of the Philippines Manila | Dr. Michael L. Tee  | 14  | 1908  | Health Sciences and Allied Medical Professions; Biomedical Sciences (Biochemistry, Biology)  | Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy  | The Philippines' Health Sciences Center; Operates the Philippine General Hospital and houses the National Institutes of Health
University of the Philippines Mindanao | Prof. Lyre Anni Murao  | 204  | 1995  | Humanities and Social Sciences (e.g., Architecture, Sports Science, etc.); Agribusiness; Various Sciences including Data Science  | Biology, Computer Science, Communication Arts, Arts and Literature  | UP's Academic Hub in the South, advancing the Sciences, Culture, and Innovation in Mindanao; houses the CHED Zonal Research Center, DOST-SEI Regional Biotechnology Laboratory, and the Philippine Genome Center Mindanao
University of the Philippines Visayas | Dr. Clement Camposano  | 1,500
Main Campus  | 1947  | Fisheries and Ocean Sciences; Various Basic and Applied Sciences; Technology  | Biology, Fisheries, Marine Science  | An Academic Center in the Visayas, Pioneering in Fisheries and Regional Development
University of the Philippines Open University | Dr. Joane V. Serrano  | N/A
(Headquartered in Los Baños, Laguna)  | 1995  | Education, Information & Communication Studies, Management & Development Studies (offered in the distance education mode)  | Open & Distance Learning  | UP’s Leader in Open and Distance e-Learning

### Autonomous College

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On April 27, 2023, during its 1380th meeting, the University of the Philippines' Board of Regents approved the proposal for autonomy for UP Tacloban. This decision marked a significant shift in the college's status, transforming it from a satellite campus of UP Visayas into an autonomous unit under the Office of the UP President.

UP Tacloban was granted autonomy to boost its capacity to effectively fulfill its mandate in the Eastern Visayas Region. This shift to autonomy not only reinforces the college's role within the region but also serves as a foundation for its potential elevation to a full-fledged constituent university within the UP system, a transition expected to transpire within three to five years.[38]

College  | Dean  | Campus land area

(Hectares)

| Founded  | Focus Areas (Non-exhaustive)  | National Centers of Excellence and Development  | Declared as Autonomous Unit

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University of the Philippines Tacloban | Dr. Patricia Arinto  |  | 1973  | Humanities, Management, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences & Mathematics  |  | April 27, 2023

### Satellite campuses

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The satellite campuses do not have autonomous status. They are considered extension colleges of their parent unit. Some campuses host different programs from various colleges within the parent unit.

#### UP Diliman

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* UPD Bonifacio Global City Professional Schools (Taguig City, Metro Manila)
* UPD Extension Program in Olongapo (Olongapo City, Zambales)
* UPD Extension Program in Pampanga (Clark Freeport Zone, Mabalacat, Pampanga)
* UP Alabang (Dasmariñas, Cavite), groundbreaking).[39]

#### UP Los Baños

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* UPLB Professional School for Agriculture and the Environment (Panabo City, Davao del Norte)

#### UP Manila

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* UPM School of Health Sciences in Baler (Baler, Aurora)
* UPM School of Health Sciences in Koronadal (Koronadal City, South Cotabato)
* UPM School of Health Sciences in Palo (Palo, Leyte)
* UPM School of Health Sciences in Tarlac (Tarlac City, Tarlac)

#### UP Cebu

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* UPC Professional Schools (Cebu City, Cebu)

#### UP Visayas

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* UPV Iloilo City Campus (Iloilo City)
* UPV Antique Extension (Pandan, Antique)

#### UP Open University

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* Seven (7) learning centers across the country

### Basic education

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* University of the Philippines High School Cebu in UP Cebu
* University of the Philippines High School Iloilo in UP Visayas
* University of the Philippines Integrated School in UP Diliman
* University of the Philippines Rural High School in UP Los Baños

## Organization

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Presidents of the
University of the Philippines

Murray S. Bartlett, 1911-1915
Ignacio B. Villamor, 1915-1921
Guy Potter Wharton Benton, 1921-1925
Rafael V. Palma, 1925-1933
Jorge Bocobo, 1934-1939
Bienvenido Ma. González, 1939–1943, 1945-1951
Antonio Sison, 1943-1945
Vidal A. Tan, 1951-1956
Enrique Virata, 1956-1958
Vicente G. Sinco, 1958-1962
Carlos P. Romulo, 1962-1968
Salvador P. Lopez, 1969-1975
Onofre D. Corpuz, 1975-1979
Emanuel V. Soriano, 1979-1981
Edgardo J. Angara, 1981-1987
José Abueva, 1987-1993
Emil Q. Javier, 1993-1999
Francisco Nemenzo, Jr., 1999-2005
Emerlinda R. Roman, 2005–2011
Alfredo E. Pascual, 2011–2017
Danilo Concepcion, 2017–2023
Angelo Jimenez, 2023–present

### Presidents of the University of the Philippines

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Main article: President of the University of the Philippines

The President of the University of the Philippines is elected for a single six-year term by the university's eleven-member Board of Regents.[11] As of 2023, two Americans and 20 Filipinos served as Presidents of the University of the Philippines.

The current president of U.P. is lawyer and former regent Angelo Jimenez. He assumed office on February 10, 2023.

### Board of Regents

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The governance of the university is vested in the Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines System (or Lupon ng mga Rehente in Filipino) and is commonly abbreviated as BoR.[11] The board, with its 11 members, is the highest decision-making body in the U.P. system.

The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) serves as the Board's Chairperson while the President of the University of the Philippines is the co-chairperson. The Chairpersons of the Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education of the Senate and the Committee on Higher and Technical Education House of Representatives are members of the Board of Regents which are concurrent with their functions as committee chairpersons.[11]

U.P. students, represented by the General Assembly of Student Councils, nominate a Student Regent. While the Faculty Regent is likewise nominated by the faculty members of the whole University. Alumni are represented by the President of the U.P. Alumni Association. A Staff Regent, representing professional and administrative personnel, was included with the passage of the new U.P. Charter in 2008. The remaining members of the Board of Regents are nominated into the position by the President of the Philippines.

As of 2025, the members of the Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines System are:[40]

| Board member  |

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Chairperson  | Hon. Shirley Agrupis | Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education
Co-chairperson  | Hon. Angelo Jimenez | President of the University of the Philippines
Member  | Hon. Alan Peter Cayetano | Chairperson, Senate Higher, Technical and Vocational Education Committee
Member  | Hon. Mark Go | Chairperson, House Committee on Higher and Technical Education
Member  | Hon. Robert Lester F. Aranton  | Alumni Regent & President, U.P. Alumni Association
Member  | Hon. Early Sol A. Gadong  | Faculty Regent
Member  | Hon. Marie Theresa S. Alambra  | Staff Regent
Member  | Hon. Dexter Clemente  | Student Regent
Member  | Hon. Alfredo E. Pascual | Appointed Regent by President Bongbong Marcos
Member  | Hon. Gregorio Pastorfide  | Appointed Regent by President Rodrigo Duterte
Member  | Hon. Raul C. Pagdanganan  | Appointed Regent by President Rodrigo Duterte

The Secretary of the University and of the Board of Regents is Atty. Roberto M.J. Lara.

## Academics

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Melchor Hall in UP Diliman

The University of the Philippines System offers 246 undergraduate degree programs and 362 graduate degree programs, more than any other university in the country.[41] The campus in Diliman offers the largest number of degree programs, and other campuses are known to lead and specialize in specific programs.[42] The university has 57 degree-granting units throughout the system, which may be a college, school or institute that offers an undergraduate or a graduate program. In the Los Baños campus, a separate Graduate School administers the graduate programs in agriculture, forestry, the basic sciences, mathematics and statistics, development economics and management, agrarian studies and human ecology.[43] The College of Public Health at the Manila campus has a collaboration with Boston University School of Public Health. This program allows students from Boston University to do a semester of coursework at U.P. Manila as well as an international field practicum in the Philippines. The university has 4,571 faculty, trained locally and abroad with 36% having graduate degrees.[44][45] The university is one of the three universities in the Philippines affiliated with the ASEAN University Network, and the only Philippine university to be affiliated with the ASEAN-European University Network and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities.[46][47]

### Budget

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The university has the highest financial endowment of all educational institutions in the Philippines. In 2008, the entire U.P. System received a financial subsidy from the national government of ₱ 5.7 billion. The total expenditure for the same year, however, is ₱ 7.2 billion, or approximately ₱ 135,000 per student.[48] State universities and colleges have continually experienced budget cuts over the years. In 2019, the university requested a ₱44.9 billion budget but only received ₱15.5 billion for its budget, with an additional ₱1.5 billion for operational and equipment expenses. The Philippine General Hospital, the most affected unit of the UP System, received an insufficient budget of P2.92 billion, with only P155 million out of the requested P1.6 billion allocated for infrastructure and capital outlays.[49][50]

### Rankings and reputation

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University rankings

Global – Overall
QS World[51]| =362 (2026)
QS Employability[52]| 301-500 (2023)
THE World[53]| 801–1000 (2023)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia[52]| 77 (2023)
THE Asia[53]| 129 (2023)
THE Emerging Economies[54]| 131 (2022)
National – Overall
QS National[52]| 1 (2023)
THE National[53]| 2 (2023)

The UP, as a university system, has consistently been ranked the top university in the Philippines since its inclusion in several university rankings.

In 2020, UP was ranked 65th in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings and 69th in the QS Asia University Rankings for 2021, the highest ranked Philippine university.[55][56] In the THE Asia rankings, UP is the fifth best university in Southeast Asia, after National University of Singapore (3rd), Nanyang Technological University (6th), University of Malaya (43rd) and Universiti Brunei Darussalam (60th).[56] On the other hand, the QS rankings put it as the 13th best university in Southeast Asia after two Singapore, five Malaysian, three Indonesian, and two Thai universities.[55] In the Asiaweek's Best Universities in Asia last published in 2000, UP ranked 48th.[57][58] In 2006, the university, through President Emerlinda R. Roman, expressed that it did not want to participate in the THES Ranking, but was included in 2007, 2008, and 2009 with an incomplete academic profile.[45]

Moreover, UP ranks in numerous world subject rankings, most notably 51-100th place in Development Studies, 101-150th place in English Language and Literature, Geography, and Politics and International Studies, 151-200th place in Archaeology, Agriculture and Forestry, and Sociology in the QS World University Rankings by Subject Area.[59] UP programs also place in Times Higher Education World University Rankings: 126-150th in Clinical, Pre-Clinical and Health subjects; 501-600 bracket for both Life Sciences and Social Sciences; in the 601+ bracket for Engineering and Technology, and Computer Science; and in the 801+ bracket in Physical Sciences.[60]

In the national rankings based on cumulative data from 1991 to 2001 of average passing rates in all courses of all Philippine colleges and universities in the licensure examinations, U.P. Diliman, U.P. Los Baños and U.P. Manila emerged as numbers one, two and three respectively.[61] The study was done by the Professional Regulation Commission and the Commission on Higher Education.

The 2024 Quacquarelli Symonds world university rankings published on April, 10 by subject included the University of the Philippines, De La Salle University and Ateneo de Manila University (of 1,559 institutions which featured 55 individual subjects). "Three Philippine universities placed in one out of four subject disciplines of the QS, while only UP ranked in 2 other subjects" QS stated.[62]

### General education program

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The General Education Program was introduced in 1959 and formed core courses prescribed for all students at the undergraduate level. The General Education Program is the Revitalized General Education Program (abbreviated as RGEP), which was approved by the Board of Regents in 2001. The RGEP offers courses in three domains (Arts and Humanities; Mathematics, Science, and Technology; and Social Sciences and Philosophy) and gives students the freedom to choose the general education courses in these domains that they would like to take.[63] It has led to the development of courses unique to campuses. Examples of these courses include NASC 10 (Forests as Source of Life) in Los Baños, Geography 1[64] (Places and Landscapes in a Changing World) in Diliman, and History 3 (History of Philippine Ethnic Minorities) in Baguio.

### Library system

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The main library (Gonzalez Hall) in UP Diliman

The university library system contains the largest collections of agricultural, medical, veterinary and animal science materials in the Philippines.[65][66][67] The library system has a collection of Filipiniana material, serials and journals in both electronic and physical forms and UPIANA materials in its archives. It also has a collection of documents of student, political, and religious organizations advocating political, economic, and social changes during the Marcos administration in the Diliman library.[68]

The university is one of the five governmental agencies involved with the Philippine eLib, a nationwide information resource-sharing consortium, to which it provides access to 758,649 of its bibliographic records.[69]

The library was established in 1922 on the Manila campus and was considered one of the best in Asia prior to the Second World War.[70] The collection, containing almost 150,000 volumes, was destroyed when Japanese troops stormed the library during the war, leaving only a handful of books intact. Gabriel Bernardo, the Librarian of the university who built the collection, described the loss as "intellectual famine." Bernardo would later rebuild the library in the Diliman campus.[71] The university has likewise been one of the pioneers in library science education in the country. Library courses were first offered under the College of Liberal Arts under James Alexander Robertson in 1914. In 1961, the Institute of Library Science was established in Diliman and a year later, the institute established the country's first graduate program in Library Science.[72]

## Admissions and financial aid

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See also: University of the Philippines College Admission Test

### Undergraduate admissions

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As a public state university, "selection is based on intellectual and personal preparedness of the applicant irrespective of sex, religious belief and political affiliation."[73] Admission into the university's undergraduate programs is very competitive, with over 70,000 students taking the exam every year, with about 11,000 being accepted, an admission rate of about 18%.[74][75] Admission to a program is usually based on the result of the UPCAT, University Predicted Grade (UPG), which is an average of grades obtained during high school and sometimes, a quota set by the unit offering the program. The university also maintains a Policy of Democratization which aims to "make the U.P. studentry more representative of the nation's population."[42] The UPCAT also allows students to enter Intarmed, the university's accelerated 7-year medicine curriculum, one of the two entry points into the program. Transferring to the university from other constituent units or schools outside the system are determined by the degree-granting unit that offers the program or the course, not by the university's Office of Admissions.[42]

### Socialized Tuition System

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The Socialized Tuition System (also referred to as the “Iskolar ng Bayan" Program) (STS) was implemented in response to the increase in tuition in 2014.[76] The program, proposed in 1988 by U.P. President Jose Abueva and mandated by the President and Congress of the Philippines, called for a radical departure from the old fee and scholarship structure of UP, resulting in tremendous benefits for low-income and disadvantaged Filipino students.[77] The Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program (STFAP) is divided into four basic components: Subsidized Education, Socialized Tuition, Scholarships, and Student Assistantships. In the 1989 STFAP, income groups are divided into nine brackets, with one having the full benefits.[77] In December 2006, the Board of Regents approved a restructured STFAP, along with the increase in tuition and other fees that will apply for incoming freshmen.[78]

The Revised STFAP reduces the brackets from nine to five, and will supposedly increase the number of students receiving tuition subsidy and increase stipend rates and coverage.[76] However, critics of the restructured STFAP argue that the data used in the formulation of the revised program is not an acceptable prediction of a student's family income, that some of the bracket assignments are flawed and that the program fails to address or revise student assistantship programs.[79]

## Culture and traditions

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### University symbols

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See also: Oblation (University of the Philippines)

UP Maroon and UP Forest Green are the official university colors of UP

The university's colors are maroon and forest green. Maroon was chosen to represent the fight for freedom, as Maroon is also a name of a Jamaican tribe who were successful in defending their freedom from slavery and their independence from English conquerors for more than 100 years.[80] The colors are also immortalized in the University's hymn;

> Luntian at pula, Sagisag magpakailanman....

In 2004, the university's seal and the Oblation were registered in the Philippine Intellectual Property Office to prevent unauthorized use and multiplication of the symbols for the centennial of the university in 2008.[81] The centennial logo was used in visual materials and presentations of the centennial activities and events of the university. The logo, which was designed by Ringer Manalang, is composed of the Oblation, the sablay and a highlighted Philippine map.[82][83]

### Official seal

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Coat of Arms of the University of the Philippines

Armiger| University of the Philippines
Adopted| 1913
Shield| Party per chevron vert and sanguine, in the dexter lamp Or; in the sinister a cogwheel Or; at the base volcano and coconut tree both Or
Supporters| a bald eagle displayed Or
Use| Official documents, publications and markers.

The Seal of the University of the Philippines is the official device used by the university as its official symbol and mark for its legal and public documents and publications. The current seal in use was approved by the Board of Regents on February 25, 1913, during its 77th Meeting.[84][85] It has two versions: a one-color and a full-color version, using the prescribed tones of Maroon and Forest Green, the official colors of the university as set by the University Brand Book released in 2007. The seal was registered in the Philippine Intellectual Property Office and was approved in the year 2006 to prevent unauthorized use in time for U.P.'s Centennial Celebration in 2008.

The bald eagle [84][85] in the official seal holds a shield that carries a lamp, a cogwheel and; a volcano and tree (sometimes rendered erroneously as a star and the planet Saturn). These symbols represent science and medicine, engineering, and agriculture respectively. Until today, the university takes pride in these three areas of knowledge as these degree programs in U.P. are acknowledged as Centers of Excellence in the Philippines by the Commission on Higher Education. A myth persists that the bird in the seal is in fact, a parrot, as stated in some Freshmen orientation materials. The university's varsity team was also once called the Parrots, adding to the confusion about the species of the bird in question. An explanation for the use of the eagle in the seal is that it was derived from the coat of arms of the City of Manila and the Great Seal of the United States.[85]

Starting with the reorganization of the U.P. System in 1972, in order to signify their newly gained autonomy and specialization, most constituent universities of the System have adopted their own seals. These logos are either variations of the official seal, by changing the colors and adding elements, or are entirely new designs. These are sometimes used in place of the official University seal in official documents, such as transcripts and markers. Distinct seals or logos are sometimes produced, such as those for the U.P. System and UPLB Centennial Celebrations. A notable use of the System seal can be seen in the official seal of the U.P. Alumni Association, which features the Oblation, the Diliman Carillon, the Bahay ng Alumni facade and the university seal in its entirety.

### U.P. Naming Mahal

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U.P. Naming Mahal is the university's hymn. The melody for the song was written by Nicanor Abelardo, an alumnus and former faculty member of the U.P. College of Music. Abelardo is considered to be one of the Philippines' greatest musicians. Because of the original scale of the hymn in B flat major, which is too high for the usual voice, U.P. Conservatory of Music (now U.P. College of Music) professors Hilarion Rubio and Tomas Aguirre reset the music in G major. The choral version[permanent dead link] arranged by Nhick Pacis was performed by the UP Concert Chorus.

The English lyrics (entitled as "U.P. Beloved") were taken from a poem by Teogenes Velez, a Liberal Arts student. The translation to Filipino was a composite from seven entries in a contest held by the university. The judges did not find any of the seven translations as fully satisfactory.

#### Lyrics[86][87]

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Filipino Lyrics
(U.P. Naming Mahal)  | Original Lyrics in English
(U.P. Beloved)

|

U.P. naming mahal, pamantasang hirang
Ang tinig namin, sana'y inyong dinggin
Malayong lupain, amin mang marating
Di rin magbabago ang damdamin
Di rin magbabago ang damdamin.

II.
Luntian at pula, Sagisag magpakailanman
Ating pagdiwang, bulwagan ng dangal
Humayo't itanghal, giting at tapang
Mabuhay ang pag-asa ng bayan
Mabuhay ang pag-asa ng bayan.

| I.

U.P. beloved, thou Alma Mater dear
For thee united, our joyful voices hear
Far tho we wander, o'er island yonder
Loyal thy sons we'll ever be
Loyal thy sons we'll ever be.

II.
Echo the watchword, the Red and Green forever.
Give out the password, to the Hall of Brave sons rare.
Sing forth the message, ring out with courage
All hail, thou hope of our dear land,
All hail, thou hope of our dear land.

### Sablay

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Sablay, a ceremonial sash worn by graduates in the Philippines

The university uses unique academic regalia, called the "Sablay," which is a sash patterned after the centuries-old sash academic regalia of Scandinavian universities. The "Sablay" is a sash joined in front by an ornament and embroidered or printed with the university's initials in Baybayin script and running geometric motifs of indigenous Filipino ethnic groups. It is traditionally worn over a white or ecru dress for females or an ecru barong Tagalog and black pants for males, although there has been instances wherein the Sablay is worn over other indigenous clothing.[88] Candidates for graduation wear the sablay at the right shoulder, and is then moved to the left shoulder after the President of the university confers their degree, similar to the moving of the tassel of the academic cap.[89]

## Notable alumni

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Main article: List of University of the Philippines people

The University of the Philippines has numerous notable alumni and faculty. UP graduated many leading figures in the country.

In the country's political history, UP has produced former Philippine presidents such as José P. Laurel, Diosdado Macapagal, Ferdinand Marcos, and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; former senators Lorenzo Tañada, Jovito Salonga, Ninoy Aquino, Francis Pangilinan, and Richard J. Gordon; the 14th Vice President Leni Robredo; statesmen Arturo Tolentino, Gerardo Roxas, and Doy Laurel; prominent jurists such as former chief justices Hilario Davide and Maria Lourdes Sereno; and incumbent Congressman Roman Romulo.

In business, UP graduated billionaire and Araneta patriarch Jorge L. Araneta.[90] Antonio Quirino, the founder of the first television station in the Philippines: Alto Broadcasting System (now known as ABS-CBN Corporation), is also a graduate, as is Marla Rausch, the founder and CEO of Animation Vertigo, a motion-capture animation company. UP also produced the first Filipina Nobel Peace Prize laureate with Maria Ressa winning the award in 2021.

In media, UP graduated The Simpsons layout artist Jess Española, who won the first Primetime Emmy Award for his contribution as an assistant director of "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind" from the 19th season of The Simpsons.[91]

## See also

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* DZUP 1602
* Higher Education In The Philippines

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* Tasmania
* Technology Sydney
* Wollongong

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New Zealand|

* Auckland Technology
* Lincoln
* Massey
* Otago
* Waikato

Europe|

| Belgium|

* Groep T

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France|

* Montpellier 2

Sweden|

* Lund

North America|

| Canada|

* Carleton
* British Columbia

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United States|

* Baylor
* Cal State Long Beach
* Kansas State
* Keuka
* Pittsburg State
* Hawaiʻi
* Maryland Global

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ASEAN University Network

Brunei|

* Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD)

Cambodia|

* Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE)
* Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP)

Indonesia|

* Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)
* Airlangga University (UNAIR)
* Gadjah Mada University (UGM)
* University of Indonesia (UI)

Laos|

* National University of Laos (NUOL)

Malaysia|

* National University of Malaysia (UKM)
* University of Malaya (UM)
* Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
* Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
* Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)

Myanmar|

* Mandalay University (MU)
* University of Yangon (UY)
* Yangon University of Economics (YUE)

Philippines|

* Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)
* De La Salle University (DLSU)
* University of the Philippines (UP)

Singapore|

* Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
* National University of Singapore (NUS)
* Singapore Management University (SMU)

Thailand|

* Burapha University (BUU)
* Chiang Mai University (CMU)
* Chulalongkorn University (CU)
* Mahidol University (MU)
* Prince of Songkla University (PSU)

Vietnam|

* Can Tho University (CTU)
* Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi)
* Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM)

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Association of Pacific Rim Universities

Australia|

* The Australian National University
* The University of Adelaide
* The University of Melbourne
* The University of Queensland
* The University of Sydney
* UNSW Sydney

Canada|

* Simon Fraser University
* University of British Columbia
* University of Alberta

Chile|

* Universidad de Chile
* Universidad de Concepción

China|

* Fudan University
* Nanjing University
* Peking University
* Shanghai Jiao Tong University
* Southern University of Science and Technology
* Sun Yat-sen University
* Tongji University
* Tsinghua University
* University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
* University of Science and Technology of China
* Xi'an Jiaotong University
* Zhejiang University

Ecuador|

* Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Hong Kong SAR|

* The Chinese University of Hong Kong
* The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
* The University of Hong Kong

Indonesia|

* Universitas Indonesia

Japan|

* Keio University
* Kyushu University
* Nagoya University
* University of Osaka
* Tohoku University
* Waseda University

Korea|

* Korea University
* KAIST
* POSTECH
* Pusan National University
* Seoul National University
* Yonsei University

Malaysia|

* Universiti Malaya

Mexico|

* Tecnológico de Monterrey

New Zealand|

* University of Auckland

Philippines|

* University of the Philippines

Russia|

* Far Eastern Federal University

Singapore|

* Nanyang Technological University
* National University of Singapore

Chinese Taipei|

* National Taiwan University
* National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Thailand|

* Chulalongkorn University

United States|

*     * University of California, Davis
* University of California, Irvine
* University of California, Los Angeles
* University of California, Riverside
* University of California, San Diego
* University of California, Santa Barbara
* University of California, Santa Cruz
* University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
* University of Michigan
* University of Oregon
* University of Southern California
* University of Washington

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* ISNI
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* 2

National|

* Germany
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* 2
* France
* BnF data
* Israel

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz place

Other|

* IdRef
* Yale LUX

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