Ateneo de Manila University (Ateneo / ADMU)
Ateneo de Manila University (Ateneo / ADMU) is a private institution in Quezon City (Loyola Heights campus), Philippines, accredited by Commission on Higher Education (CHED) — Philippine national HE regulator established under Republic Act 7722 (Higher Education Act of 1994), an independent body attached to the Office of the President. CHED replaced the former Bureau of Higher Education under DECS. CHED administers granting of recognition, autonomy, and deregulated status to HEIs and designates Centers of Excellence (COE) and Centers of Development (COD) by discipline. Voluntary accreditation is provided by: PAASCU (Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools Colleges and Universities — Catholic-origin), PACUCOA (Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation), and AACCUP (Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities of the Philippines — for state universities).. Primary language: English (Filipino bilingual context). AlmiStudy lists 8 canonical subject areas, all verified against Commission on Higher Education (CHED) — Philippine national HE regulator established under Republic Act 7722 (Higher Education Act of 1994), an independent body attached to the Office of the President. CHED replaced the former Bureau of Higher Education under DECS. CHED administers granting of recognition, autonomy, and deregulated status to HEIs and designates Centers of Excellence (COE) and Centers of Development (COD) by discipline. Voluntary accreditation is provided by: PAASCU (Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools Colleges and Universities — Catholic-origin), PACUCOA (Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation), and AACCUP (Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities of the Philippines — for state universities)..
- Country
- Philippines (PH)
- City
- Quezon City (Loyola Heights campus)
- Control
- private
- Language
- English (Filipino bilingual context)
- Accreditation
- Commission on Higher Education (CHED) — Philippine national HE regulator established under Republic Act 7722 (Higher Education Act of 1994), an independent body attached to the Office of the President. CHED replaced the former Bureau of Higher Education under DECS. CHED administers granting of recognition, autonomy, and deregulated status to HEIs and designates Centers of Excellence (COE) and Centers of Development (COD) by discipline. Voluntary accreditation is provided by: PAASCU (Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools Colleges and Universities — Catholic-origin), PACUCOA (Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation), and AACCUP (Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities of the Philippines — for state universities).. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
- Source
- Ateneo de Manila University (Ateneo / ADMU) — CURATOR-RESEARCH REBUILD after collector data fabrication catch (Day 14) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://www.ateneo.edu
Subjects offered
Show all 10 listed subjects (raw)
Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Law · Engineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Communication & Media Studies · International Relations · Medicine & Health Sciences
Founded 1859 (chartered as the Escuela Municipal de Manila by the Society of Jesus / Jesuits, after the order returned to the Philippines; granted Ateneo Municipal de Manila status 1865 and Ateneo de Manila status 1909; granted university status 1959; relocated to Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1952 from Padre Faura, Manila). Premier Jesuit research university in the Philippines, located at the Loyola Heights campus in Quezon City. Founded 1859 by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros; became Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1865 and Ateneo de Manila in 1909; granted university status 1959; relocated from Padre Faura, Manila to the current 83-hectare Loyola Heights campus in Quezon City in 1952. Notable alumni include José Rizal (Philippine national hero — Bachelor of Arts 1877), several Philippine presidents (Manuel Quezon, Diosdado Macapagal, Benigno Aquino III), and major Filipino artists and intellectuals. Schools: Arts and Sciences (Loyola Schools), Business (John Gokongwei School of Management — JGSOM), Government, Law (Ateneo Law School), Medicine and Public Health, Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences. Domain `ateneo.edu` (without .ph TLD) — older institution-level domain registered before .ph academic TLD existed.
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