Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila (Filipino) | |
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| Latin:Ūniversitās Athēnaea Manīlēnsis | |
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| Motto | Lux in Domino |
Motto in English | Light in the Lord |
| Type | Private,research,non-profit,coeducational basic and higher education institution |
| Established | December 10, 1859(165 years and 111 days) |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Jesuits) |
Academic affiliations | |
| Chairman | Bernadine T. Siy |
| President | Fr. Roberto C. Yap,SJ |
Academic staff | approx. 2,470[2] |
Administrative staff | 3,015[3] |
| Students | 15,269 (university level)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 8,614[2] |
| Postgraduates | 6,655[2] |
Other students | approx. 6,500 (grade school and high school) |
| Location | Loyola Heights,Quezon City,Philippines
Salcedo Village,Makati, PhilippinesRockwell Center, Makati, Philippines
Ortigas Center,Pasig, Philippines
14°38′20″N121°4′40″E / 14.63889°N 121.07778°E /14.63889; 121.07778 |
| Campus | Urban (main campus) 83 hectares (210 acres)[4] |
| Newspaper | The Guidon |
| Colors | Blue and white[5] |
| Nickname | Blue Eagles |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Blue Eagle[6] |
| Website | ateneo |
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Ateneo de Manila University (Filipino:Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila;Spanish:Universidad Ateneo de Manila), commonly referred to asAteneo de Manila orAteneo, is aprivate,Catholic, teaching andresearch university,[7] and a basic education institution located inQuezon City,Philippines. Established in 1859 by theJesuits, it is among the oldest Jesuit-administered institutions of higher education in the Asia-Pacific.
Ateneo de Manila is widely regarded asone of the leading universities in the Philippines, offeringprimary andsecondary education, as well asundergraduate andgraduate programs in thehumanities,social sciences,natural sciences,engineering, andbusiness. The university provides professional degrees through the Graduate School of Business, the School of Government, the School of Medicine and Public Health, and Ateneo Law School. It follows a Jesuit tradition of liberal arts education, emphasizing the humanities at all educational levels.
The Jesuits first established Colegio de San Jose (College of St. Joseph) seminary in 1605. The Jesuits were later banished from the Philippines in 1768 by royal decree of KingCharles III of Spain. The college was then placed under the control of theDominicans. TheJesuits returned to the Philippines in the 19th century following theirexpulsion from Spanish lands in the late 18th century, and were tasked with managing a small public school inManila called the Escuela Municipal in 1859, renaming it the Ateneo Municipal in 1865.[8][9]
Initially situated inIntramuros, the school, which forcibly became privatized in 1902 at the start of the American colonization, was renamed into Ateneo de Manila to reflect the transition and moved toPadre Faura Street,Ermita, Manila, after the original campus was destroyed by fire in 1932. However, the new campus was then destroyed during theBattle of Manila byJapanese forces in 1945. Post-World War II, in 1952, the university relocated to its present campus in Loyola Heights,Quezon City, and eventually sold the Ermita site (nowRobinsons Manila).[10]
Fr. Pacífico Ortíz, SJ became the first Filipino president of the university in 1959 and again for his second term on September 25, 1969.[11] During his tenure, the Graduate School was divided into the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and what would later become the Graduate School of Business. In 1968, Ateneo co-founded theAsian Institute of Management.[12] Women were first admitted to the college in 1973.[13] By 1976, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences had moved to Loyola Heights, and the Padre Faura campus was finally closed in 1977.[14]
In the 1970s, Ateneo students became active in protests against theMarcos dictatorship and its imposition ofmartial law,[15] and many later participated in the 1986People Power Revolution.[16]
In 1991, the Ateneo Law School became the first in the country to offer theJuris Doctor degree.[17] The School of Government was established in 1996, and a new campus for the Graduate School of Business, Law School, and School of Government opened inRockwell Center in 1998.[18] Significant developments in the 2000s include the establishment of theLoyola Schools and completion of various educational and recreational facilities.[19]
The university continued to expand and innovate, launching the Pathways to Higher Education initiative in 2002,[20] and consecrating theChurch of the Gesù at the Loyola Heights campus in July 2002.[21]
In 2003, the Ateneo formalized its partnership withGawad Kalinga for university-wide social action.[22] The Manuel V. Pangilinan Center for Student Leadership opened in 2006, and theAteneo School of Medicine and Public Health began operations in 2007.[23]
In recent years, significant events include ashooting incident in July 2022 that led to the cancellation of the law school's graduation ceremonies,[24] and the consolidation of the university's higher education units in October 2022.[25]
Ateneo de Manila's main campus is located inLoyola Heights,Quezon City,[26] covering 83 hectares (210 acres). It houses the university's primary, secondary, and tertiary education units, along with various research centers and institutes.[4]
The Loyola Heights campus, adjacent toMiriam College, includes the grade school, high school, and college. It features facilities such as the Henry Lee Irwin Theater, the Science Education Complex, and the John Gokongwei School of Management Complex.[27] In 2018, the university inaugurated the Areté, a creative hub that includes theAteneo Art Gallery, theaters, and collaborative spaces.[28]
The Rizal Library and several research centers are located here, including the Institute of Philippine Culture and theManila Observatory. Athletic facilities include theBlue Eagle Gym and the Moro Lorenzo Sports Center.[27]
The campus also hosts theChurch of the Gesù and multiple chapels for various departments. The university is also home to the largest Jesuit community in the Philippines.[27]
The Rockwell Center inMakati houses the School of Law and the Graduate School of Business, among other units.[27] The Salcedo Village campus contains various facilities, including the Ateneo Center for Continuing Education. TheAteneo School of Medicine and Public Health is located at the Don Eugenio López Sr. Medical Complex inOrtigas Center,Pasig, alongside its partner hospital,The Medical City.[27]
During theCOVID-19 pandemic, Ateneo launched the Ateneo Blue Cloud, avirtual campus providingonline,blended, and face-to-face learning materials.[29]
The university is overseen by aboard of trustees, chaired by Bernadine T. Siy.[30] The current university president, priest and economistRoberto Yap SJ, leads the central administration.[31] The university's present sectoral structure includes vice-presidents for social development, university and global relations, finance, and administration and human resources.[32][33][34][35]
Ateneo de Manila has been granted autonomous status by thePhilippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) since 2001, granting it flexibility in introducing new programs. It is one of a select few universities in the country to receive this status.[36]
The university is organized into twelve schools, divided between the higher education andbasic education units. Each unit is managed by a vice-president.[37]
Ateneo's higher education unit comprises nine schools: the School of Humanities, the John Gokongwei School of Management, the School of Science and Engineering, the School of Social Sciences, the Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design,[38] the Graduate School of Business, the Ateneo School of Law, the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, and the Ateneo School of Government.[25]
The Ateneo de Manila Grade School (AGS) offerselementary education and was the university's first unit. The school transitioned toco-education in the 2024–25 academic year.[39] The AGS was one of the first to adopt theSingapore math curriculum in the Philippines.[40] On August 1, 2024, School Year 2024-2025 saw 200 girls admitted into the Grade School, 72 inkindergarten and 128 ingrade 1 – the first time in the university's 165-year history.[41]
The Ateneo de Manila Junior High School (AJHS) providesmiddle school education and was founded in 2013 to comply with theDepartment of EducationK-12 system.[42]
The Ateneo de Manila Senior High School (ASHS) offers theeleventh andtwelfth grades since 2013, and became co-educational in 2016.[43]
The ASHS provides four academic strands in the K-12 program: Accountancy and Business Management (ABM); Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS); Science and Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM); and the General Academic strand (GAS).[44]
In May 2024, presidentRoberto Yap appointed Rosanna “Sansan” M. Borja as Senior High School Principal for a 3-year term (July 1, 2024-May 2027).[45] On August 2, 2024, Ateneo welcomed female students inGrade 7 for the school year 2024–2025. It announced that by the school year 2029–2030, Basic Education fromkindergarten tograde 12 will be fully co-educational.[46]
The Loyola School of Theology, affiliated with the university, offers baccalaureate, licentiate, and doctoral degrees intheology and pastoral ministry.[47]
| College/Schools | |
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| College/school | Founded |
| Graduate School of Business | 1948 |
| Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design | 2021 |
| School of Government | 1996 |
| School of Humanities | 2000 |
| School of Law | 1936 |
| John Gokongwei School of Management (formerly School of Management) | 2002 |
| School of Medicine and Public Health | 2007 |
| School of Science and Engineering | 1985 |
| Dr. Rosita G. Leong School of Social Sciences (formerly School of Social Sciences) | 2000 |
Ateneo de Manila University provides education at the primary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate levels. The university offers 48 undergraduate, 93 graduate, and 11 professional degree programs.Dual and joint degrees are also available, including partnerships with international universities.[48][49]
The primary language of instruction is English, with some classes offered inFilipino.[50]
Ateneo de Manila University emphasizes aliberal arts undergraduate core curriculum that includes philosophy, literature, theology, history, and the social sciences. This curriculum is designed to fosterstudent-centred learning and community engagement.[51][52]
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| QS World[53] | 516 (2025) |
| QS Employability[54] | 151–160 (2023) |
| THE World[55] | 1001–1200 (2024) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Asia[53] | 137 (2024) |
| THE Asia[55] | 401–500 (2024) |
| National – Overall | |
| QS National[53] | 2 (2024) |
| THE National[55] | 1 (2023) |
Ateneo is ranked as a top institution in the Philippines by theTimes Higher Education World University Rankings and theQS World University Rankings. It was first among private universities and second overall in the Philippines in both QS's World and Asia rankings.[53][55]
As of 2025, Ateneo is ranked fourth in the Philippines by theWebometrics Ranking of World Universities and third byEduRank.[56][57]
The university has 11 Centers of Excellence (CoE) and 6 Centers of Development (CoD) as recognized by CHED.[58] The CoE status is given to Literature (English), Philosophy, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Biology, Chemistry, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology and Sociology. The CoD status is granted to Electronics Engineering, Environmental Science, Communication, History, Literature (Filipino) and Political Science.
Ateneo's academic programs are accredited at Level IV by CHED and thePhilippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).[59]
TheLegal Education Board has ranked the Ateneo de Manila School of Law as the top law school in the past decade, producing a 7.18% share or 1,794 out of total new lawyers.[60] The school continues to consistently have the highest passing rate for first-time examinees, topping the 2020/2021 and 2022Philippine Bar Examinations.[61] Graduates of the Ateneo Law School have an average grade of 89.2 in the Bar Examinations and the school has produced 23 top notchers in history, the second highest number of bar top notchers.[62]
TheProfessional Regulation Commission has ranked the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health as the best-performingmedical school in the Philippines in 2019, as the school had a 100% passing rate in the Philippine Physician Licensure Examination out of 133 examinees.[63]
The Ateneo School of Government has been ranked as one of the toppublic policy schools and is the only Philippine institution listed in the first-ever ranking of public-policy schools in theAsia-Pacific region. The school was ranked 25th by citation impact factor, with a total of 7 citations scoring 1.17 impact factor.[64]
Eduniversal ranked the Ateneo Graduate School of Business as one of the top business schools in the country, ranking 3rd with 3 Palmes of Excellence in 2021.[65]
Ateneo houses numerousresearch centers focusing on disaster risk reduction, public education, human migration, and governance, among other fields. These include the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development, the Institute of Philippine Culture, and theManila Observatory.[27]
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Ateneo de Manila University integrates social engagement into its curriculum at all levels. Key initiatives include the Ateneo-Mangyan Project for Understanding and Development, theBigay Puso program, and housebuilding activities withGawad Kalinga. These projects aim to promote social responsibility and leadership among students.[66][67]
The university's main social action program is its partnership with Gawad Kalinga, focusing on community-building and rehabilitation efforts in various regions.[66][67]
The Ugat Foundation, which supports grassroots families, is also hosted by Ateneo de Manila University.[68]
Ateneo collaborates with various global institutions, facilitating exchange programs for students and faculty. It partners withSun Yat-sen University in running theConfucius Institute, which offersMandarin language courses and a master's program in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language.[69]
Ateneo also has joint master's programs withQueen Mary University of London and partnerships withLe Cordon Bleu,École supérieure des sciences commerciales d'Angers,Kyushu University,Regis University, and theUniversity of Sydney.[70][71][72][73][74][75]
The university's Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship, in collaboration with theNippon Foundation and theUniversity for Peace, trains students inpeacebuilding, awarding degrees from both Ateneo and UPEACE.[76][77]
Ateneo de Manila University's largest library is the Rizal Library, which is split into the Old and New Rizal Libraries. The New Rizal Library, inaugurated in November 2009, contains the circulation section, technical services, and modern study areas.[78]
The Ateneo Art Gallery, established in 1960, is the first museum ofmodern art in the Philippines. It is housed in the Arts Wing of the Areté and features a collection of modern and contemporaryFilipino art.[79]
The University Archives, located in Faber Hall, preserve the historical records and documents of Ateneo de Manila University. They support research on the university's history and administrative functions.[80]
Ateneo de Manila University offers on-campus housing through several residence halls: Cervini Hall, Eliazo Hall, the University Dormitory–North Tower, the University Dormitory–South Tower, and the International Residence Hall. These facilities provide accommodations for both undergraduate and graduate students.
The Ateneo Debate Society ranks among the top debate teams in Asia, having secured a top 15 global ranking and winning the 2023World Universities Debating Championship.[81][82]
TheAteneo College Glee Club (ACGC) is the oldest university chorale in the Philippines and has achieved international recognition for its performances.[83]
Dulaang Sibol, founded in 1955, is noted as the oldest high school theater group in the Philippines.[84]
Tanghalang Ateneo is the oldest undergraduate student theater group.
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