Notable People
Persons affiliated to the university, either as students, faculty members, or administrators, are known as "PUPians", an unofficial term coined by the PUP community. Individually, students at the university are known as "Iskolar ng Bayan" which translates in English as (the) Scholar(s) of the Nation. Throughout the university's history, faculty, alumni, and the students have played prominent roles in many different fields.
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