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Ateneo de Manila University#Loyola Heights

{{Short description|Roman Catholic university in Metro Manila, Philippines}}

{{Use Philippine English|date=December 2022}}

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{{Infobox university

| name = Ateneo de Manila University

| native_name = {{native name|fil|Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila}}

| image_name = Ateneo de Manila University seal.svg

| image_size = 180px

| caption = University seal{{cite web |title=The Ateneo de Manila Seal |url=http://ateneo.edu/ateneo-de-manila-seal |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=May 2, 2020 |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701120157/http://www.ateneo.edu/ateneo-de-manila-seal |url-status=dead }}

| latin_name = Ūniversitās Athēnaea Manīlēnsis

| former_names = {{bulleted list|Escuela Municipal de Manila ({{small|1859–1865}})| Ateneo Municipal de Manila ({{small|1865–1909}})|Ateneo de Manila
({{small|1909–1959}})}}

| motto = Lux in Domino

| motto_lang = la

| mottoeng = Light in the Lord

| type = Private, research, non-profit, coeducational basic and higher education institution

| established = December 10, 1859 {{nowrap|({{age in years and days|December 10, 1859|sep=and}})}}

| religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic (Jesuits)

| academic_affiliations = {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ACUCA AJCU-AP AUN {{col-2}} PAASCU IAJU
{{abbr|JBEC|Jesuit Basic Education Commission}} {{col-end}}

| endowment =

| chairman = Bernadine T. Siy

| head_label = President

| head = Fr. Roberto C. Yap, SJ

| faculty = approx. 2,470{{cite web|title=Facts and Figures - Ateneo Global|url=https://global.ateneo.edu/about/facts-figures |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=May 1, 2020}}

| administrative_staff = 3,015{{cite web |title=CBA 2019 Updates |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/cba-2019 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=May 1, 2020 |archive-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429003444/http://www.ateneo.edu/cba-2019 |url-status=dead }}

| students = 15,269 (university level)

| undergrad = 8,614

| postgrad = 6,655

| doctoral =

| other = approx. 6,500 (grade school and high school)

| city =

| location =

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| coor = {{Coord|14|38|20|N|121|4|40|E|dim:30_region:PH_type:edu|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Metro Manila#Luzon mainland#Philippines

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Metro Manila##Location in Luzon##Location in the Philippines

| campus = Urban (main campus)
{{convert|83|hectare}}{{cite web |title=Top 10 Largest Campuses in Metro Manila in Terms of Land Area |url=https://www.hoppler.com.ph/magazine/lifestyle/top-10-largest-campuses-in-metro-manila-in-terms-of-land-area |publisher=Hoppler |date=June 3, 2015}}

| free_label = Newspaper

| free = The Guidon

| colors = Blue and white{{cite web |title=Blue And White |url=https://www.ateneo.edu/blue-and-white |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603064307/https://www.ateneo.edu/blue-and-white |url-status=dead }}
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| sports_nickname = Blue Eagles

| sporting_affiliations = {{hlist|UAAP|PVL|PFFWL}}

| mascot = Blue Eagle{{cite web |title=Blue Eagle, The King |url=https://www.ateneo.edu/blue-eagle-king |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=March 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302050307/http://www.ateneo.edu/blue-eagle-king |url-status=dead }}

| website = {{URL|http://ateneo.edu}}

| logo = Ateneo De Manila logo.svg

| footnotes =

}}

The Ateneo de Manila University ({{langx|fil|Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila}}; {{Langx|es|Universidad Ateneo de Manila}}), commonly referred to as the Ateneo de Manila or the Ateneo, is a private, Catholic, teaching and research university,{{cite web |title=Ateneo de Manila University LinkedIn Account |url=https://www.linkedin.com/school/ateneo-de-manila-university/about/ |website=Ateneo de Manila University at LinkedIn |access-date=9 May 2024}} and a basic education institution located in Quezon City, Philippines. Established in 1859 by the Jesuits, it is among the oldest Jesuit-administered institutions of higher education in the Asia-Pacific.

The Ateneo de Manila is widely regarded as one of the leading universities in the Philippines, offering primary and secondary education, as well as undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, and business. The university provides professional degrees through the Graduate School of Business, the School of Government, the School of Medicine and Public Health, and the Ateneo Law School. It follows a Jesuit tradition of liberal arts education, emphasizing the humanities at all educational levels.

History

{{Main|History of the Ateneo de Manila}}

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 King Charles III of Spain. The college was then placed under the control of the Dominicans. The Jesuits returned to the Philippines in the 19th century following their expulsion from Spanish lands in the late 18th century, and were tasked with managing a small public school in Manila called the Escuela Municipal in 1859, renaming it the Ateneo Municipal in 1865.{{cite web |title=The Jesuits in the Philippines |url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/07/05/the-jesuits-in-the-philippines/ |publisher=Manila Bulletin |access-date=February 15, 2024}}{{Cite web|title=Jesuits in the Philippines|url= https://www.phjesuits.org/portal/the-jesuits/jesuits-in-the-philippines/|date=March 1, 2025}}

Initially situated in Intramuros, the school, which forcibly became privatized in 1902 at the start of the American colonization, was renamed into the Ateneo de Manila to reflect the transition and moved to Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila, after the original campus was destroyed by fire in 1932. However, the new campus was then destroyed during the Battle of Manila by Japanese 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 (now Robinsons Manila).{{cite web |title=That Jesuit Bell |date=February 20, 2019 |url=https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/that-jesuit-bell |publisher=Positively Filipino |access-date=February 15, 2024}}

Fr. Pacífico Ortíz, SJ became the first Filipino president of the university in 1959 and again for his second term on September 25, 1969.The Guidon October 2004 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, the Ateneo co-founded the Asian Institute of Management.[http://www.aim.edu.ph/content.aspx?id=151 "Historical Highlights"]. [c. 2008]. Asian Institute of Management. Retrieved February 13, 2010. Women were first admitted to the college in 1973.{{cite news |last1=Lee-Chua |first1=Queena |title='Women for others' hold up half the sky as Ateneo marks 40 years as coed |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/478903/women-for-others-hold-up-half-the-sky-as-ateneo-marks-40-years-as-coed |access-date=April 21, 2020 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=September 1, 2013}} By 1976, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences had moved to Loyola Heights, and the Padre Faura campus was finally closed in 1977.{{cite web |title=History of the Ateneo School of Law |url=https://ateneo.edu/aps/law/about-law/history-ateneo-law-school |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University School of Law |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506161643/http://www.ateneo.edu/aps/law/about-law/history-ateneo-law-school |url-status=dead }}

In the 1970s, Ateneo students became active in protests against the Marcos dictatorship and its imposition of martial law,Cristina Jayme Montiel and Susan Evangelista, eds. Down from the Hill: Ateneo de Manila In the First Ten Years Under Martial Law, 1971–1982. Ateneo de Manila University Press. 2005. {{ISBN|978-971-550-486-7}}. and many later participated in the 1986 People Power Revolution.{{cite web |title=Ateneo commemorates 30th anniversary of People Power Revolution at EDSA |url=http://ateneo.edu/news/ateneo-commemorates-30th-anniversary-people-power-revolution-edsa |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=April 21, 2020 |date=February 16, 2016 |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726113917/http://ateneo.edu/news/ateneo-commemorates-30th-anniversary-people-power-revolution-edsa |url-status=dead }}

In 1991, the Ateneo Law School became the first in the country to offer the Juris Doctor degree.{{cite web |title=J.D. Curriculum |url=https://ateneo.edu/aps/law/jd-program-law/jd-curriculum |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University School of Law |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=February 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224103146/http://ateneo.edu/aps/law/jd-program-law/jd-curriculum |url-status=dead }} 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 in Rockwell Center in 1998.{{cite web |title=History |url=http://gsb.ateneo.edu/history/ |publisher=Ateneo Graduate School of Business |access-date=April 21, 2020 |date=2014}} Significant developments in the 2000s include the establishment of the Loyola Schools and completion of various educational and recreational facilities.{{cite web |title=The School's History |url=https://ateneo.edu/ls/soss/schools-history |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424192921/http://ateneo.edu/ls/soss/schools-history |url-status=dead }}

The university continued to expand and innovate, launching the Pathways to Higher Education initiative in 2002,{{cite news |author1=Abunda, Boy |title=The Pathways to Higher Education |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/08/20/261916/pathways-higher-education |access-date=April 21, 2020 |work=The Philippine Star |date=August 20, 2004}} and consecrating the Church of the Gesù at the Loyola Heights campus in July 2002.{{cite web |last1=Ignacio |first1=Jose B. R. F. |title=The University Church of the Gesu |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/sites/default/files/attachment/GESU/Article.pdf |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819071036/http://www.ateneo.edu/sites/default/files/attachment/GESU/Article.pdf |url-status=dead }}

In 2003, the Ateneo formalized its partnership with Gawad Kalinga for university-wide social action.{{cite web |title=Gawad Kalinga |url=https://www.ateneo.edu/socdev/gk |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=April 21, 2020 |date=December 4, 2012 |archive-date=March 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302050621/http://www.ateneo.edu/socdev/gk |url-status=dead }} The Manuel V. Pangilinan Center for Student Leadership opened in 2006, and the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health began operations in 2007.{{cite news |last1=Ong |first1=Eugene |title=The spirit of enterprise |url=http://www.theguidon.com/1112/main/2015/06/the-spirit-of-enterprise/ |access-date=April 21, 2020 |work=The Guidon |date=June 20, 2015}}

In recent years, significant events include a shooting incident in July 2022 that led to the cancellation of the law school's graduation ceremonies,{{Cite news |title=PNP: 1 killed, 1 injured in Ateneo shooting |work=GMA News |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/839206/pnp-1-killed-1-injured-in-ateneo-shooting/story/ |access-date=July 24, 2022}} and the consolidation of the university's higher education units in October 2022.{{cite web | date=October 6, 2022 |title=Higher Education Cluster (Memo U2223-028) |url=https://www.ateneo.edu/document/2022/10/06/higher-education-cluster-memo-u2223-028 |access-date= September 28, 2023 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University}}

Campuses

The Ateneo de Manila's main campus is located in Loyola Heights, Quezon City,{{Cite news|url=http://www.ateneo.edu/campus-building-map|title=Campus Building Map|date=August 22, 2013|work=Ateneo de Manila University|access-date=August 8, 2017|archive-date=August 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808160354/http://www.ateneo.edu/campus-building-map|url-status=dead}} covering {{convert|83|ha|sp=us}}. It houses the university's primary, secondary, and tertiary education units, along with various research centers and institutes.

=Loyola Heights=

File:Ateneo de Manila skyline 3.jpg

The Loyola Heights campus, adjacent to Miriam 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.2007 Institutional Brochure, Ateneo de Manila University. Published by the Office of International Programs, Ateneo de Manila University. In 2018, the university inaugurated the Areté, a creative hub that includes the Ateneo Art Gallery, theaters, and collaborative spaces.{{Cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2018/03/05/1793550/visual-arts-creative-hub-aret-opens-ateneo|title=Visual arts creative hub Areté opens at Ateneo|last=Fernando|first=Rene|date=March 5, 2018|website=The Philippine Star|access-date=June 16, 2024}}

The Rizal Library and several research centers are located here, including the Institute of Philippine Culture and the Manila Observatory. Athletic facilities include the Blue Eagle Gym and the Moro Lorenzo Sports Center.

The campus also hosts the Church of the Gesù and multiple chapels for various departments. The university is also home to the largest Jesuit community in the Philippines.

File:ScienceEducationComplex.jpg|The Science Education Complex

File:de la Costa Hall.jpg|The Horacio dela Costa Hall

File:Leong Hall.jpg|The Ricardo & Dr. Rosita Leong Hall

File:JGSOM.jpg|The John Gokongwei School of Management Building

=Satellite campuses=

The Rockwell Center in Makati houses the School of Law and the Graduate School of Business, among other units. The Salcedo Village campus contains various facilities, including the Ateneo Center for Continuing Education. The Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health is located at the Don Eugenio López Sr. Medical Complex in Ortigas Center, Pasig, alongside its partner hospital, The Medical City.

=Ateneo Blue Cloud=

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ateneo launched the Ateneo Blue Cloud, a virtual campus providing online, blended, and face-to-face learning materials.{{cite web |last1=Ateneo de Manila University |title=Ateneo Blue Cloud |url=https://ateneobluecloud.ateneo.edu/ |website=Ateneo Blue Cloud |access-date=May 21, 2020}}

Administration and organization

{{see also|List of Ateneo de Manila University faculty}}

The university is overseen by a board of trustees, chaired by Bernadine T. Siy.{{cite news |date=February 27, 2020 |title=Siy is new chairman of AdMU's Board of Trustees |work=The Manila Times |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/02/27/campus-press/siy-is-new-chairman-of-admus-board-of-trustees/696592/ |access-date=April 28, 2020}} The current university president, priest and economist Roberto Yap SJ, leads the central administration.{{cite web |title=Central Administration |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/central-administration |access-date=April 28, 2020 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424103551/http://ateneo.edu/central-administration |url-status=dead }} The university's present sectoral structure includes vice-presidents for social development, university and global relations, finance, and administration and human resources.{{cite web |title=Vice President for Social Development |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/socdev/vp |access-date=May 1, 2020 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=March 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302050631/http://www.ateneo.edu/socdev/vp |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Office of the Vice President for University and Global Relations |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/office-vice-president-university-and-global-relations |access-date=May 1, 2020 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726102750/http://www.ateneo.edu/office-vice-president-university-and-global-relations |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Vice President for Finance and Treasurer |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/finance/vp |access-date=May 1, 2020 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=May 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502131004/http://www.ateneo.edu/finance/vp |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Vice President for Administration and Human Resources |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/central-administration/vp |access-date=May 1, 2020 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726184548/http://www.ateneo.edu/central-administration/vp |url-status=dead }}

The Ateneo de Manila has been granted autonomous status by the Philippine 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/index.php?p=255 |title=Ateneo de Manila University website |publisher=Ateneo.edu |access-date=May 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429022311/http://www.ateneo.edu/index.php?p=255 |archive-date=April 29, 2009 |url-status=dead }}

The university is organized into twelve schools, divided between the higher education and basic education units. Each unit is managed by a vice-president.{{cite web |title=Administration - Ateneo de Manila University |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/administration |access-date=May 1, 2020 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603065041/https://www.ateneo.edu/administration |url-status=dead }}

=Higher education=

The 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,{{cite web |date=November 26, 2020 |title=Ateneo to establish School of Education and Learning Design |url=https://www.ateneo.edu/news/new-ls-school-education-learning-design |access-date=December 12, 2020 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126224330/http://ateneo.edu/news/new-ls-school-education-learning-design |url-status=dead }} the Graduate School of Business, the Ateneo School of Law, the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, and the Ateneo School of Government.

=Basic education=

File:Ateneogradeschooljf1980 06.JPG at the Ateneo de Manila Grade School]]

The Ateneo de Manila Grade School (AGS) offers elementary education and was the university's first unit. The school transitioned to co-education in the 2024–25 academic year.{{Cite news |date=May 15, 2012 |title=Grade School |work=Ateneo de Manila University |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/grade-school |access-date=October 1, 2017}} The AGS was one of the first to adopt the Singapore math curriculum in the Philippines.{{cite news |last1=Lee-Chua |first1=Queena |date=May 1, 2011 |title=Can parents help kids with math? |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/4328/can-parents-help-kids-with-math |access-date=April 27, 2020}} On August 1, 2024, School Year 2024-2025 saw 200 girls admitted into the Grade School, 72 in kindergarten and 128 in grade 1 – the first time in the university's 165-year history.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=AGS welcomes first ever girls cohort to Kinder and Grade 1|url=https://www.ateneo.edu/news/2024/08/01/ags-welcomes-first-ever-girls-cohort-kinder-grade-1 |accessdate=August 2, 2024 |publisher= Ateneo de Manila University|date=August 1, 2024}}

The Ateneo de Manila Junior High School (AJHS) provides middle school education and was founded in 2013 to comply with the Department of Education K-12 system.{{Cite book |last=AJHS Planner Committee |title=The Ateneo de Manila Junior High School Planner 2017–2018 |publisher=Art Angel Printshop |year=2017 |location=Quezon City |pages=Introductory Pages}}

The Ateneo de Manila Senior High School (ASHS) offers the eleventh and twelfth grades since 2013, and became co-educational in 2016.{{Cite web |date=March 13, 2015 |title=Ateneo Senior High School will be co-ed in SY 2016–2017 {{!}} Ateneo de Manila University |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/high-school/news/features/ateneo-senior-high-school-will-be-co-ed-sy-2016-2017 |access-date=August 6, 2017 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=August 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806142411/http://www.ateneo.edu/high-school/news/features/ateneo-senior-high-school-will-be-co-ed-sy-2016-2017 |url-status=dead }}

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).{{Cite news |date=November 22, 2012 |title=Application for Admission to Grade 11 (Senior High School) |language=en |work=Ateneo de Manila University |url=https://www.ateneo.edu/high-school/admissions |access-date=April 1, 2018}}

In May 2024, president Roberto Yap appointed Rosanna “Sansan” M. Borja as Senior High School Principal for a 3-year term (July 1, 2024-May 2027).{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Appointment of Ms Rosanna M Borja as Senior High School Principal |url= https://www.ateneo.edu/document/memorandum/2024/05/08/appointment-rosanna-m-borja-senior-high-school-principal-memo-u2324|accessdate=August 3, 2024 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |date=May 8, 2024}} On August 2, 2024, the Ateneo welcomed female students in Grade 7 for the school year 2024–2025. It announced that by the school year 2029–2030, Basic Education from kindergarten to grade 12 will be fully co-educational.{{cite news |last1= Sampang|first1=Dianne |title=Ateneo Grade School goes co-ed after 165 years|url=https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/other/ateneo-grade-school-goes-co-ed-after-165-years/ar-BB1r28W6 |accessdate=August 3, 2024 |publisher= msn.com|date=August 2, 2024}}

=Loyola School of Theology=

The Loyola School of Theology, affiliated with the university, offers baccalaureate, licentiate, and doctoral degrees in theology and pastoral ministry.{{Cite web |title=Loyola School of Theology |url=http://www.lst.edu/ |access-date=August 8, 2017 |website=www.lst.edu |language=en-gb}}

Academics

=Colleges and institutes=

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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | College/Schools

College/schoolFounded
Graduate School of Business1948
Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design2021
School of Government1996
School of Humanities2000
School of Law1936
John Gokongwei School of Management (formerly School of Management)2002
School of Medicine and Public Health2007
School of Science and Engineering1985
Dr. Rosita G. Leong School of Social Sciences (formerly School of Social Sciences)2000

The 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.{{cite web|title=Fields of Study|url=http://www.ateneo.edu/ls/undergraduate/academics/fields-study|publisher=Ateneo de Manila University|access-date=May 2, 2020|archive-date=April 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429180633/http://www.ateneo.edu/ls/undergraduate/academics/fields-study|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Graduate Degree Programs Offered |url=https://ateneo.edu/ls/graduate/graduate-degree-programs-offered|publisher=Ateneo de Manila University|access-date=May 2, 2020}}

The primary language of instruction is English, with some classes offered in Filipino.{{cite web|title = Social Involvement of ADMU|url = http://w3.ateneo.edu/outreach|access-date = June 18, 2021|archive-date = July 11, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200711023128/http://w3.ateneo.edu/outreach|url-status = dead}}

The Ateneo de Manila University emphasizes a liberal arts undergraduate core curriculum that includes philosophy, literature, theology, history, and the social sciences. This curriculum is designed to foster student-centred learning and community engagement.Loyola Schools Undergraduate Bulletin of Information, 2003 Edition. Published by the Office of Research and Publications, Ateneo de Manila University.Primer on Student-Centered Learning, 2001 Edition. Published by the Office of Research and Publications, Ateneo de Manila University.

=Reputation and rankings=

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| THE_N = 1 | THE_N_year = 2023 | THE_N_ref =

| QS_Asia = 137 | QS_Asia_year = 2024 | QS_Asia_ref =

| THE_Asia = 401–500 | THE_Asia_year = 2024 | THE_Asia_ref =

| QS_W = 516 | QS_W_year = 2025 | QS_W_ref =

| THE_W = 1001–1200 | THE_W_year = 2024 | THE_W_ref =

| QS_W_Employability = 151–160 | QS_W_Employability_year = 2023 | QS_W_Employability_ref = {{cite web |title=QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/employability-rankings/2022|publisher=Quacquarelli Symonds |access-date=October 31, 2021}}

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The Ateneo is ranked as a top institution in the Philippines by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the QS World University Rankings. It was first among private universities and second overall in the Philippines in both QS's World and Asia rankings.{{cite web |title=Ateneo de Manila University |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/ateneo-de-manila-university |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=Top Universities |publisher=Quacquarelli Symonds Limited}}{{cite web |title=Ateneo de Manila University |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/ateneo-de-manila-university |access-date=May 1, 2024 |website=Times Higher Education World University Rankings|date=November 20, 2021 }}

As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, the Ateneo is ranked fourth in the Philippines by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities and third by EduRank.{{Cite web|url=https://www.webometrics.info/en/asia/philippines|title=Ranking Web of Universities: Philippines|website=Webometrics|access-date=October 31, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://edurank.org/geo/ph/|title=List of 100 best universities in the Philippines|website=EduRank|date=November 21, 2019 |access-date=May 1, 2024}}

The university has 11 Centers of Excellence (CoE) and 6 Centers of Development (CoD) as recognized by CHED.{{cite web | url=https://www.ateneo.edu/central/sqmo/qm-accreditation/ched | title=CHED | Quality Management and Accreditation | Strategy and Quality Management | Ateneo de Manila University }} 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.

The Ateneo's academic programs are accredited at Level IV by CHED and the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).The Guidon. October 2005

== Graduate school rankings ==

The Legal 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.{{Cite web |last=Pr0tas1o |date=2022-10-31 |title=Report on the 10-Year Performance of Legal Education Institutions in the Bar Examinations (2011-2020) |url=https://leb.gov.ph/report-on-the-10-year-performance-of-legal-education-institutions-in-the-bar-examinations-2011-2020/ |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Legal Education Board |language=en-US}} The school continues to consistently have the highest passing rate for first-time examinees, topping the 2020/2021 and 2022 Philippine Bar Examinations.{{Cite web |last=Admin |title=Performance of law schools, top schools: 2020-2021 Bar Exam |url=https://www.thesummitexpress.com/2022/04/performance-of-law-schools-top-schools-2020-2021-bar-exam.html |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=The Summit Express|date=April 12, 2022 }} 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.{{cite web |title=Which Law Schools Have Produced the Most Philippine Bar Topnotchers? |url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/top-law-schools-philippines-a00203-20190503 |website=Esquire |access-date=April 27, 2020 | date=May 3, 2019}}

The Professional Regulation Commission has ranked the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health as the best-performing medical school in the Philippines in 2019, as the school had a 100% passing rate in the Philippine Physician Licensure Examination out of 133 examinees.{{cite news |title=Top PH medical schools based on 2019 physician licensure exams |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/21/19/top-ph-medical-schools-based-on-2019-physician-licensure-exams |access-date=April 27, 2020 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=September 21, 2019}}

The Ateneo School of Government has been ranked as one of the top public policy schools and is the only Philippine institution listed in the first-ever ranking of public-policy schools in the Asia-Pacific region. The school was ranked 25th by citation impact factor, with a total of 7 citations scoring 1.17 impact factor.{{cite journal | title = Research at public policy schools in the Asia-Pacific region ranked|author = Björn Dressel, David I. Stern|journal = Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies|year = 2021|volume = 8|pages = 151–166|doi = 10.1002/app5.323| s2cid=236683184 |doi-access = free|hdl = 1885/271489|hdl-access = free}}

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.{{Cite web |title=University and business school ranking in Philippines |url=https://www.eduniversal-ranking.com/business-school-university-ranking-in-philippines.html |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=www.eduniversal-ranking.com |language=en}}

=Research centers and auxiliary units=

The Ateneo houses numerous research 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 the Manila Observatory.

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  • Ateneo Center for Asian Studies
  • Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development
  • Ateneo Center for Educational Development
  • Ateneo Center for English Language Teaching
  • Ateneo Center for Organisation Research and Development
  • Ateneo Center for Psychological and Educational Assessment
  • Ateneo Center for Social Entrepreneurship
  • Ateneo Center for Social Policy and Public Affairs
  • Ateneo Family Business Development Center
  • Ateneo Innovation Center
  • Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices
  • Ateneo Java Wireless Competency Center
  • Ateneo Language Learning Center
  • Ateneo Macroeconomic Research Unit
  • Ateneo-PLDT Advanced Network Testbed
  • Ateneo Research Network for Development
  • Ateneo Teacher Center
  • Ateneo de Manila University Press
  • Ateneo Wellness Center
  • Center for Communication Research and Technology
  • Center for Community Services
  • Eugenio Lopez Jr. Center for Multimedia Communication
  • Gaston Z. Ortigas Peace Institute
  • Governor José B. Fernandez Ethics Center for Business and Public Service
  • Institute of Philippine Culture
  • Institute of Social Order
  • Institute for Church and Social Issues
  • John Gokongwei School of Management Business Accelerator
  • John Gokongwei School of Management Business Resource Center
  • Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism
  • Manila Observatory
  • National Chemistry Instrumentation Center
  • Ninoy and Cory Aquino Center for Leadership
  • Pathways to Higher Education-Philippines
  • Philippines-Australia Studies Network
  • Philippine Institute of Pure and Applied Chemistry
  • Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Studies

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File:Ateneojf1889 01.JPG|The Philippine Institute of Pure and Applied Chemistry

File:Ateneojf1871 05.JPG|The Eugenio Lopez Jr. Center for Multimedia Communication

Social initiatives

File:Ateneo campus academic buildings (Katipunan, Quezon City; 05-13-2022).jpg

The Ateneo de Manila University integrates social engagement into its curriculum at all levels. Key initiatives include the Ateneo-Mangyan Project for Understanding and Development, the Bigay Puso program, and housebuilding activities with Gawad Kalinga. These projects aim to promote social responsibility and leadership among students.Ateneo de Manila University President's Report 2005{{cite web|url=http://www.ateneo.edu/index.php?p=6|title=Ateneo de Manila University – Ateneo de Manila University|access-date=July 17, 2015}}

The university's main social action program is its partnership with Gawad Kalinga, focusing on community-building and rehabilitation efforts in various regions.

The Ugat Foundation, which supports grassroots families, is also hosted by the Ateneo de Manila University.{{cite web|url=http://www.ateneo.edu/ugnayan-tulong-para-sa-maralitang-pamilya-foundation-inc|title=Ugnayan at Tulong para sa Maralitang Pamilya Foundation, Inc.|publisher=Ateneo de Manila University|access-date=August 11, 2018|date=October 30, 2012|archive-date=August 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811095652/http://www.ateneo.edu/ugnayan-tulong-para-sa-maralitang-pamilya-foundation-inc|url-status=dead}} {{cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/healthandwellness/268534/breaking-the-silence-preventing-hepatitis/story/|first=Ren|last=Aguila|title=Breaking the silence: Preventing hepatitis|work=GMA News Online|date=August 6, 2012|access-date=August 11, 2018}}

=International collaboration=

The Ateneo de Manila University collaborates with various global institutions, facilitating exchange programs for students and faculty. It partners with Sun Yat-sen University in running the Confucius Institute, which offers Mandarin language courses and a master's program in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language.{{cite web |title=Confucius Institute at Ateneo de Manila University |url=http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Study/SchoolsPrograms/t1313837.htm |publisher=The People's Government of Beijing Municipality |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131152704/http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Study/SchoolsPrograms/t1313837.htm |url-status=dead }}

The Ateneo also has joint master's programs with Queen Mary University of London and partnerships with Le Cordon Bleu, École supérieure des sciences commerciales d'Angers, Kyushu University, Regis University, and the University of Sydney.{{cite web |last1=Umali |first1=Teresa |title=Philippine university to offer Master's Programs in Innovation through Media Arts Technology and Data Science |url=https://www.opengovasia.com/philippine-university-to-offer-masters-programs-in-innovation-through-media-arts-technology-and-data-science/ |publisher=OpenGov Asia |access-date=April 28, 2020 |date=May 31, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Suralta |first1=Byle |title=The Le Cordon Bleu Ateneo de Manila Institute launches "a marriage of blues" |url=https://peopleasia.ph/?p=14253 |website=People Asia |access-date=April 28, 2020 |date=April 12, 2019}}{{Cite web |title=ESSCA |url=https://www.essca.fr/international-univers-essca/universites-partenaires/liste-des-universites-partenaires |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.essca.fr}}{{cite web |title=Double Degree LL.M. Programs in Law |url=http://www.law.kyushu-u.ac.jp/programsinenglish/ddp/ |publisher=Kyushu University Graduate School of Law |access-date=April 28, 2020}}{{Cite web |date=December 24, 2005 |title=Online courses gain headway in Ateneo Graduate School |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/technology/2005/12/24/313573/online-courses-gain-headway-ateneo-graduate-school |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Philstar.com}}{{cite web |title=Human Rights and Democratisation |url=http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/archive/2016/arts_PG/areas_of_study/human_rights_democratisation.shtml.html |publisher=The University of Sydney |access-date=April 28, 2020 |date=May 13, 2016}}

The university's Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship, in collaboration with the Nippon Foundation and the University for Peace, trains students in peacebuilding, awarding degrees from both the Ateneo and UPEACE.{{cite news|url=http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/brief_dtl/20070502IntheNews_PeaceUniversity.html |title=Ateneo chosen as campus of UN's University of Peace |access-date=June 19, 2007 |url-status=dead |work=The Philippine Star |via=The Nippon Foundation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703143946/http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/brief_dtl/20070502IntheNews_PeaceUniversity.html |date=April 11, 2007 |archive-date=July 3, 2007}}{{cite web |title=Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship |url=https://www.upeace.org/departments/asian-peacebuilders-scholarships |publisher=University for Peace |access-date=April 28, 2020}}

Libraries and museum

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The 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.{{cite web |title=Ateneo Rizal Library |url=http://www.rchitects.ph/projects/project/ateneo-rizal-library/ |publisher=Rchitects Inc. |access-date=April 28, 2020}}

=Ateneo Art Gallery=

{{main|Ateneo Art Gallery}}

The Ateneo Art Gallery, established in 1960, is the first museum of modern art in the Philippines. It is housed in the Arts Wing of the Areté and features a collection of modern and contemporary Filipino art.{{cite web |title=Ateneo Art Gallery |url=https://arete.ateneo.edu/ateneo-art-gallery |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=June 15, 2024}}

=University Archives=

The University Archives, located in Faber Hall, preserve the historical records and documents of the Ateneo de Manila University. They support research on the university's history and administrative functions.{{cite book |year=1991 |title=Philippine Archives Directory: A Nationwide Survey of Government and Private Archives and Archival Holdings |publisher=National Commission for Culture and the Arts |page=61}}

Student life

{{Main|Culture and traditions of the Ateneo de Manila}}

=Housing=

The 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.

=Student organizations=

The Ateneo Debate Society ranks among the top debate teams in Asia, having secured a top 15 global ranking and winning the 2023 World Universities Debating Championship.{{Cite web |title=Institutional Rankings - World Universities Debating Championships |url=http://www.wudc.info/home/world-rankings |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=www.wudc.info}}{{cite news |last1=Ombay |first1=Giselle |date=January 4, 2023 |title=Philippines bags first World Universities Debating Championship title |work=GMA News Online |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/856274/philippines-bags-first-world-universities-debating-championship-title/story/ |access-date=January 4, 2023}}

The Ateneo College Glee Club (ACGC) is the oldest university chorale in the Philippines and has achieved international recognition for its performances.{{cite news|last1=Medina|first1=Andrei|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/259276/pinoyabroad/pinoyachievers/ateneo-glee-club-wins-top-prize-at-choral-fest-in-ireland|title=Ateneo Glee Club wins top prize at choral fest in Ireland|work=GMA News Online|date=May 25, 2012|access-date=July 17, 2015}}

Dulaang Sibol, founded in 1955, is noted as the oldest high school theater group in the Philippines.{{cite news |last1=Orosa |first1=Rosalinda |title=Ateneo's Dulaang Sibol / lonesco play at FEU |url=https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2005/12/10/311480/ateneo146s-dulaang-sibol-lonesco-play-feu |access-date=April 29, 2020 |work=The Philippine Star |date=December 10, 2005}}

Tanghalang Ateneo is the oldest undergraduate student theater group.

Notable alumni

{{Main|List of Ateneo de Manila University alumni}}

See also

References

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Further reading

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  • Ateneo Alumni Business Directory
  • The GUIDON student newspaper of Ateneo de Manila University
  • Jaime C. Bulatao, S.J. "Death of A University." Ateneo Alumni Guidon, Vol. VII No. I, Vol. VII No. 2, and Vol. VIII No. 1
  • The Guidon official website [http://www.theguidon.com/]
  • The Guidon's Online Magazine [http://g.theguidon.com/]
  • Lamberto V. Avellana. On Wings of Blue
  • Katipunan magazine
  • Loyola Schools Bulletin
  • The HILL
  • Soledad S. Reyes. "From the walled city by the sea to the hill over the valley: The Ateneo through the years" The HILL. Maiden Issue. 2004.
  • Letters to the Editor, Vol. I No. 2. 2004
  • Horacio de la Costa, S.J. Light Cavalry.
  • Horacio de la Costa, S.J. The Jesuits in the Philippines.
  • Cristina Jayme Montiel and Susan Evangelista, eds. Down from the Hill: Ateneo de Manila In the First Ten Years Under Martial Law, 1971–1982. Ateneo de Manila University Press. 2005. {{ISBN|978-971-550-486-7}}.

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  • Newspaper articles and supplements
  • Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J. "The Ateneo de Manila Celebrates 145 Years". Published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Philippine Star. December 10, 2004.
  • Bienvenido F. Nebres, S.J. "The Ateneo de Manila beyond 145". Published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Philippine Star. December 10, 2004.
  • "Maging Liwanag". Published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Philippine Star. December 10, 2005. http://www.ateneo.edu/news.php?office_id=1&news_id=3507{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • Teodoro A. Agoncillo. History of the Filipino People, 8th Edition. Garotech Publishing. 1990. {{ISBN|978-971-8711-06-4}}
  • Nick Joaquin. Manila, My Manila. Bookmark. 1999. {{ISBN|978-971-569-313-4}}
  • Jose S. Arcilla, S.J. Rizal and the Emergence of the Philippine Nation. Office of Research and Publications, Ateneo de Manila University. 2003. {{ISBN|978-971-550-020-3}}
  • Jean Mallat, translated by Pura Santillan-Castrence and Lina S. Castrence. The Philippines: History, Geography, Customs, Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce of the Spanish Colonies in Oceania. National Historical Institute. 1998. {{ISBN|978-971-538-081-2}}.

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