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Ateneo de Manila University

Ateneo de Manila University
Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila
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Latin:
Former names
Escuela Municipal de Manila (1859-1865)
Ateneo Municipal de Manila (1865-1901)
Ateneo de Manila
(1901-1959)
Motto Lux in Domino (Latin)
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (Latin)
Motto in English
Light in the Lord
For the Greater Glory of God
Type Private, research university
Established 10 December 1859
Affiliation Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
President Rev. Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin, S.J.
Principal Dr. Carmela C. Oracion
(High School)
Headmaster Jose Antonio P. Salvador
(Grade School)
Academic staff
approx. 1,000
Administrative staff
1,103
Students 20,706 (all levels)
Undergraduates 9,572
Postgraduates 4,634
Other students
approx. 6,500 (grade school and high school)
Location Quezon City, Metro Manila,  Philippines
Campus
  • Main campus: Loyola Heights, Quezon City
  • Satellite campuses: Rockwell Center and Salcedo Village, Makati; Ortigas Center, Pasig
Alma Mater Song A Song for Mary
Colors Blue      and      white
Athletics UAAP
Sports
  • 40 varsity sports teams
  • - 14 men's college
  • - 14 women's college
  • - 12 high school juniors
Nickname Blue Eagles
Mascot Blue Eagle
Affiliations ACUCA
AUN
PAASCU
Website www.ateneo.edu

The Ateneo de Manila University (Filipino: Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila; Spanish: Universidad Ateneo de Manila) is a private research university in Quezon City, Philippines. Founded in 1859 by the Society of Jesus, the Ateneo is the third-oldest university in the Philippines. Ateneo offers elementary and secondary education exclusively to male students. The undergraduate and graduate programmes are coeducational and organized into four schools, collectively known as the Loyola Schools, which are located at its main campus at Loyola Heights. Four professional schools occupy campuses in different parts of Metro Manila.

Ateneo undergraduates follow a Catholic-rooted liberal arts curriculum throughout their programs in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Science and Engineering, or Business Management. The Commission on Higher Education has recognized its units in biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, information technology, entrepreneurship education, English literature, philosophy, sociology, psychology, and business administration as Centers of Excellence while the communication, electronics engineering, environmental science, history, Filipino literature, and political science units have been declared Centers of Development. The Loyola Heights campus also hosts two chemistry research centers: Philippine Institute of Pure and Applied Chemistry (PIPAC) and National Chemistry Instrumentation Center (NCIC).


The Ateneo offers programmes at the elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate levels. Its academic offerings include the arts, humanities, business, law, the social sciences, philosophy, theology, medicine and public health, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, engineering, environmental science, and government, with forty-eight Bachelor of Arts (AB), Bachelor of Science (BS), and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degrees at the undergraduate level. At the postgraduate level there are forty-four Master of Arts (MA) and Master of Science (MS) degrees, six Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes, two Master of Laws concentrations, one Master of Public Management (MPM) degree, two professional Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Juris Doctor (JD) programmes, and twelve Doctor of Philosophy degrees. As is common in the Philippines, the primary medium of instruction is English, with a few classes taught in Filipino. Aside from teaching and research, the Ateneo de Manila also engages in social outreach. Known for its liberal arts tradition, the humanities are a key feature of Ateneo education at all levels of study. In 2015, QS Top Universities placed the university's undergraduate programmes 461st in the world and 114th in Asia.


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