University of the Philippines

University of the Philippines
Unibersidad ng Pilipinas
Motto"Honor, Excellence, Service"
TypePublic coeducational non-profit research higher education institution and national university system
EstablishedJune 18, 1908 (June 18, 1908)
Academic affiliations
Budget24.392 billion (US$477 million) (2022)
ChairpersonShirley Agrupis
PresidentAngelo Jimenez
Academic staff
4,172 (2022)
Students64,144 (2022)
Undergraduates44,861 (2022)
Postgraduates19,283 (2022)
Other students
2,757 (basic level) (2022)
Location
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines (central administration)

14°40′N 121°04′E / 14.667°N 121.067°E / 14.667; 121.067
CampusMultiple sites, 26,304.5416 ha (64,999.938 acres)
Alma Mater song"U.P. Naming Mahal" ("U.P. Beloved")
Colors Maroon and green
NicknameFighting Maroons
MascotOble
Websiteup.edu.ph
UP Naming Mahal
Choral version arranged by Nhick Pacis and performed by the UP Concert Chorus
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The University of the Philippines (UP; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Pilipinas or Pamantasan ng Pilipinas) is a state public university system and the national university of the Philippines under Republic Act No. 9500 (UP Charter of 2008). It has a mandated role in national development through instruction, research, and public service.

UP was established on June 18, 1908, by the American colonial government through Act No. 1870 of the First Philippine Legislature, as the country's premier institution of higher learning, mandated to provide advanced instruction and professional and technical training without discrimination.

The UP System is composed of eight constituent universities and one autonomous college: UP Diliman, UP Los Baños, UP Manila, UP Visayas, UP Open University, UP Mindanao, UP Baguio, UP Cebu, and UP Tacloban. These units are distributed across 17 campuses, with the system-wide administration headquartered at UP Diliman.

The university's earliest academic units were established primarily in Manila, which served as its main campus, and in Los Baños as its agricultural campus. In 1949, the university expanded to Quezon City, where UP Diliman was established as the system's new administrative seat. In 1972, the institution was formally reorganized into a system, transitioning it from a single university into a multi-campus network of autonomous constituent universities. UP Los Baños was the first to be granted autonomy, with a primary focus on agriculture and forestry. The Health Sciences Center followed in 1977, later becoming UP Manila. In 1979, UP Visayas was established with a focus on fisheries and marine sciences. While several campuses initially had distinct academic roles, most have since evolved into comprehensive, multidisciplinary universities.

In the succeeding decades, additional constituent universities were established to expand the UP's nationwide presence. UP Mindanao was created to serve Mindanao's academic and development needs, and UP Open University was created to provide distance and open learning. UP Baguio developed from extension programs of UP Diliman, while UP Cebu and UP Tacloban originated as campuses of UP Visayas before later becoming separate constituent universities.