Saint Louis University (Baguio)
Saint Louis University (abbreviated as SLU and colloquially called eSLU) is a private teaching university in Baguio, Philippines, approximately 250 km north of Manila. The school was established in 1911 by the Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae missionaries, to further Christianize the northern Philippines. SLU is one of the largest universities north of Manila with 26,700 university students from many backgrounds (not counting the elementary and high school) as of school year 2009-2010. It is centrally situated in a six-hectare campus in the heart of Baguio City and has more than 30 buildings.
The university offers a full array of programs at the elementary, secondary, undergraduate and graduate levels. The university comprises nine schools or colleges with campuses throughout the Baguio metropolitan area. SLU's main campus is on A Bonifacio Street where the six schools are housed while the Maryheights Academic Campus houses the School of Accountancy and Business Management and the Gonzaga Campus houses the schools of Law and Teacher Education.
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