Silliman University

Country

Philippines (PH)

City

Dumaguete

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

Silliman University — CURATOR-RESEARCH REBUILD after collector data fabrication catch (Day 14) · tier: tier_2_directory

Website

https://su.edu.ph

Founded 1901 (chartered as the Silliman Institute on 28 August 1901 by the Presbyterian Mission Board (USA) with a gift from American philanthropist Dr Horace Brinsmade Silliman — granted university status 1938 as Silliman University; the FIRST AMERICAN UNIVERSITY in the Philippines and the FIRST Protestant institution in the Philippines). Major private Protestant university in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental — the FIRST AMERICAN UNIVERSITY in the Philippines and the FIRST Protestant institution in the Philippines. Founded 28 August 1901 as the Silliman Institute by the Presbyterian Mission Board (USA) with a gift from American philanthropist Dr Horace Brinsmade Silliman of Cohoes, New York. Granted university status 1938. Affiliated with the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP). Colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Computer Studies, Education, Engineering and Design, Law (Silliman Law), Mass Communication, Nursing, Performing and Visual Arts, and the Divinity School (oldest Protestant seminary in the Philippines). Strong programmes in marine biology (Silliman Marine Laboratory is renowned regionally), nursing, and theology. ~9,000+ students on the 62-hectare campus by the Tañon Strait. 'Dumaguete by Silliman'.

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