University of San Agustin
| Pamantasan ng San Agustin | |
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| Latin: Universitas Sancti Agustini | |
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Former names
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Colegio de San Agustin de Iloilo (1904–1953) |
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| Motto | Virtus et Scientia (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Virtue and Science |
| Type | Private, Research University, Coeducational |
| Established | 15 July 1904 |
| Affiliation | Augustinian (Roman Catholic) |
| President | Frederick C. Comendador, OSA |
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Administrative staff
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Approximately 500 |
| Undergraduates | Approximately 8,000+ |
| Postgraduates | Approximately 200+ |
| Location | Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines |
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| Colors | Red for courage, gold for victory over evil |
| Athletics | UNIGAMES, PRISAA |
| Nickname | Augustinian, Agustinian or Agustino |
| Mascot | Golden Eagle |
| Website | www.usa.edu.ph |
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The University of San Agustin (commonly referred to as San Agustin, San Ag, or USA) is a private Catholic university in Iloilo City, Philippines. With 40 initial students, it was established in 1904 as a preparatory school for boys by the Spanish Catholic missionaries under the oldest religious Roman Catholic order in the Philippines during the American colonial period, the Order of Saint Augustine (San Agustin). In 1917, it was incorporated and became Colegio de San Agustin de Iloilo. In March 1953, San Agustin attained university status making it the first university in Western Visayas. San Agustin is the first and only Augustinian university in the Asia-Pacific region.
University of San Agustin now provides programs from Basic Education up to post graduate studies in the areas of Law, Business, Education, Computer Studies, Arts and Sciences, Performing Arts, Music, Engineering, Medical Technology, Nursing and Pharmacy. In 2013, the university celebrated its 60th year as an institution of higher learning.
The Spanish Augustinians were the first Christian missionaries of any religious order to enter the Philippines and begin its conversion to Catholicism. Later after the revolution, Spanish Augustinian friars were removed from 194 parishes and left the Philippines in 1899, eventually turning over their churches and mission stations to secular clergy. The Order retained only a few parishes, including their main foundations in Cebu, Manila, and Iloilo, with American friars taking over them.
On July 15, 1904, Filipino and American Augustinian priests, accompanied by a few friars from Spain belonging to the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines with assistance from their American confreres from the Augustinian U.S. Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, founded the University of San Agustin. It began as a preparatory school for boys during the American colonial period. On December 12, 1912, it was granted government recognition for its various course offerings. Later on 5 February 1917, it was formally incorporated under the name Colegio de San Agustín de Iloilo. In 1928, one of the country's oldest campus publications, The Augustinian Mirror, was established, producing some of the country's well-known writers. The 1930s saw rapid growth with the opening of three colleges in quick succession: College of Liberal Arts in 1935, College of Commerce in 1936 and College of Law in 1937. In 1940, the college began admitting female students.
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