Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila (Filipino) | |
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 47 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, Philippines Rockwell Center, Makati, Philippines
Ortigas Center, Pasig, Philippines
14°38′20″N 121°4′40″E / 14.63889°N 121.07778°E |
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 |
Ateneo de Manila University (Filipino: Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila; Spanish: Universidad Ateneo de Manila), commonly referred to as Ateneo de Manila or Ateneo, is a private, Catholic, teaching and research university,[7] 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.
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 Ateneo Law School. It follows a Jesuit tradition of liberal arts education, emphasizing the humanities at all educational levels.