University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters
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| Established | 1896 |
| Dean | Prof. Michael Anthony C. Vasco, PhD |
| Regent | Rev. Fr. Rodel E. Aligan, OP, SThL |
| Students | 3,982 (as of 2011) |
| Location | St. Raymund de Peñafort Building, Quezon Drive, UST, Sampaloc, Manila |
| Patron saint | Saint Thomas More |
| Colors | Navy blue |
| Nickname | Artlets or AB |
| Mascot | Athena and Glaucus / "Mulat" the Owl |
The University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters, popularly known as "UST Artlets" or "UST AB", is the liberal arts college of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines.
Established in 1896 as the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, the faculty is the first and oldest liberal arts school in the Philippines. It offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in different areas of Media Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities. It is proclaimed to be a Center of Excellence in Philosophy and a Center of Development in Communication Arts, Literature, and in Journalism by the Commission on Higher Education.
The University of Santo Tomas started offering courses in liberal arts and philosophy since its foundation in 1611. These courses were later institutionalized with the establishment of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters in 1896. A College of Liberal Arts was also established in 1926 which was known for its preparatory courses for Law and Medical schools.
The College of Liberal Arts is divided into Arts and Pure Sciences. The Pure Sciences department has diversified due to scientific advancements in the era and it has developed into the University of Santo Tomas College of Science. Consequently, the College of Liberal Arts merged with the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters in 1964. Thus, modifying the faculty's name into "Arts and Letters".
At the onset, the Faculty offered limited number of programs--Associate in Arts (A.A.), Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), Bachelor of Literature (Litt. B.), and Bachelor of Philosophy (Ph. B.). In the course of time, new courses and majors gradually developed.
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