University of the Philippines Baguio
Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Baguio (Filipino) | |
| Motto | Honor, Excellence, Service |
|---|---|
| Type | Public state university, research university |
| Established | 1921 (as Vigan extension campus of the UP College of Liberal Arts) 1938 (transfer to Baguio) 1961 (as branch campus of UP Diliman) 2002 (UP Baguio) |
Academic affiliations | APRU ASAIHL ASEA UNINET AUN |
| Chancellor | Joel M. Addawe |
| President | Angelo Jimenez |
Academic staff | 143 (2013) |
| Students | 2,766 (March 2023) |
| Undergraduates | 2,432 (March 2023) |
| Postgraduates | 334 (March 2023) |
| Location | 16°24′19″N 120°35′53″E / 16.405145°N 120.597932°E |
| Campus | Suburban; 6 ha (15 acres) |
| Newspaper | Outcrop |
| Colors | |
| Nickname | Fighting Maroons |
Sporting affiliations | BBEAL |
| Website | upb.edu.ph |
Location in Luzon Location in the Philippines | |
The University of the Philippines Baguio (UPB; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Baguio), also referred to as UP in the North or UP Baguio, is a public research university located in Baguio, Philippines. It was established in 1921 through the initiative of UP alumni in Baguio and Benguet and was inaugurated as the University of the Philippines College Baguio on April 22, 1961. It was eventually elevated to its present autonomous status as a constituent university on December 2, 2002.
It is the seventh constituent university of the University of the Philippines System as well as its flag-bearer in Northern Luzon. It is also one of the most active research institutions in the region through the Cordillera Studies Center, the main research arm of the university that regularly conducts interdisciplinary investigations focusing on sociocultural and political issues within the local indigenous communities and the preservation of the local biodiversity within the Cordillera Region.
A former extension of the UP College of Liberal Arts, UP Baguio specializes in the arts, humanities, and the natural sciences. It currently offers 16 academic programs through its three degree-granting units. As of 2019, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has accredited three academic programs in the university as Centers of Development, namely in the fields of biology, mathematics, and physics.