Constituent Universities
At present, the University of the Philippines System is composed of seven (7) constituent universities (CU) located in 12 campuses around the country.
On September 24, 2010, the U.P. Board of Regents approved the elevation of the status of U.P. Visayas Cebu College as an autonomous unit, in preparation for its constituent university status in the next five to seven years.
U.P. Diliman is the flagship campus of the university and offers the most number of courses. On July 19, 2011, the BCDA (Bases Conversion Development Authority) donated to U.P. a 4,300-square meter (1 acre) lot at the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig for the U.P. Professional Schools, which will initially include the College of Law, College of Business Administration, College of Engineering, School of Statistics and the U.P. Open University.
Each constituent university of U.P. is headed by a chancellor, who is elected on a three-year term by the Board of Regents. Unlike the president, who is elected on a single six-year term without re-election, the chancellor maybe re-elected for another three-year term but it is upon the discretion of the members of the Board of Regents.
| Campus | Chancellor | Campus land area
(Hectares) |
Founded | Focus Areas (Non-exhaustive) |
National Centers of Excellence and Development | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Philippines Baguio | Dr. Raymundo Rovillos | 6 | 1961 | Environmental Studies, Cordillera and Northern Luzon Studies, Ethnicity and Cultural studies, Anthropology, Social and Development Studies, Social Policy, Management, Economics, Mathematics, Language and Literature, Journalism, Fine Arts | Biology, Mathematics, Physics | U.P. System's flag-bearer in Northern Luzon |
| University of the Philippines Diliman with extension programs in Pampanga and Olongapo | Dr. Caesar Saloma | 493 | 1949 | Law, Architecture, Engineering, Education, Fine Arts, Film and Mass Communication, Home Economics, Information Science and Technology, Language and Literature, Library Studies, Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Pure and Applied Physics), Music and Performing Arts, Public Administration and Governance, Business, Social Sciences and Philosophy, Sports Science, Tourism, (offers most academic programs) | Anthropology, Architecture, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Electronics and Communications Engineering, English, Filipino, Foreign Languages, Geodetic Engineering, Geology, History, Information Technology, Literature, Marine Science, Mass Communication, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Music, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology | U.P. System's flagship campus; represents U.P. in the University Athletics Association of the Philippines |
| University of the Philippines Los Baños | Dr. Rex Victor O. Cruz | 15,000 | 1909 | Agriculture and related fields, Agricultural Economics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Development Communication, Veterinary Medicine, Rural Sociology, Mathematics, Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Engineering | Agriculture, Biology, Communication, Mathematics, Forestry, Agricultural Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Veterinary Medicine, Statistics, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering | Houses the International Rice Research Institute; headquarters of the U.P. National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and other research institutions |
| University of the Philippines Manila | Dr. Manuel B. Agulto | 14 | 1908 | Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Public Health, Allied Medical Professions, Biomedical Sciences (Biochemistry, Biology) | Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy | The Philippines' Health Sciences Center (operates the Philippine General Hospital and houses the National Institutes of Health) |
| University of the Philippines Visayas | Dr. Rommel A. Espinosa | (Multiple campuses) | 1918 (Cebu) 1973 (Tacloban) 1979 (Miagao) 1981 (Iloilo City) |
Aquaculture, Fisheries, Marine Science | Biology, Fisheries, Marine Science, Information Technology | On September 24, 2010, the Board of Regents approved the elevation of Cebu College as an autonomous unit, in preparation for its constituent university status in the next five to seven years. |
| University of the Philippines Mindanao | Dr. Gilda C. Rivero | 204 | 1995 | Mindanao Studies, Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Management, Communication Arts, Arts and Literature | Computer Science, Communication Arts, Arts and Literature | U.P. System's regional unit in Mindanao; houses the CHED Zonal Research Center and DOST-SEI Regional Biotechnology Laboratory |
| University of the Philippines Open University | Dr. Grace J. Alfonso | (Headquartered in Los Baños, Laguna) | 1995 | Education, Information & Communication Studies, Management & Development Studies (offered in the distance education mode) | Open & Distance Learning | Mandated to provide quality education through distance learning |
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