Global InformationUniversity of the Philippines Diliman information
Filipino: Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman | |
 Official seal of UP Diliman | |
| Motto | Honor and Excellence |
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| Type | National state university, research university |
| Established | June 18, 1908 (115 years and 317 days) 1949 (transfer of main campus to Diliman) |
Academic affiliations |
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| Chancellor | Edgardo Carlo Vistan II[1] |
| President | Angelo Jimenez |
Academic staff | 2,758 (2022)[2] |
| Students | 27,536 (2022)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 16,699 (2022)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 9,372 (2022)[2] |
| Location | Diliman, Quezon City , Philippines 14°39′17.73″N 121°3′53.46″E / 14.6549250°N 121.0648500°E |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Newspaper | Philippine Collegian |
| Colors | UP Maroon  UP Forest Green |
| Nickname | Fighting Maroons |
Sporting affiliations | University Athletic Association of the Philippines |
| Website | upd |
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  Location in Metro Manila | |
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman), also referred to as UP Diliman or simply University of the Philippines (UP), is a public, coeducational, research university located in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. It was established on February 12, 1949, as the flagship campus and seat of administration of the University of the Philippines System, the premier and national university of the Philippines.
As a member of the University of the Philippines System, it is the fourth oldest and is the largest constituent campus in terms of the number of degree-granting academic units, student population, faculty, and library resources.[3] There are 27 degree-granting units on campus, accounting for 27,536[2] students of which, 16,699 are undergraduates. UP Diliman had a complement of 1,592 regular faculty in 2022, of whom 508 have doctoral degrees.[2]
In addition to the units in the main campus, UP Diliman has extension programs in Angeles City, Pampanga (the Clark Freeport Zone area) and Olongapo, Zambales, as well as a marine laboratory in Bolinao, Pangasinan under the Marine Science Institute,[4] and an annex campus at Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.[5] UP Diliman offers academic programs in 247 major fields.[6] There are 70 programs at the undergraduate level, 109 at the master's level and 68 at the doctoral level.[6]
The UP Diliman campus is also the site of the country's National Science Complex. Notable research units of UP Diliman centered at the National Science Complex include the Marine Science Institute (MSI), the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), the National Institute of Physics (NIP), the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology–Diliman (NIMBB-Diliman), and the National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (NISMED), which are all pioneers of scientific research and development in the Philippines.[7] The Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, devoted to research on the intellectualization of the Filipino language, is also located in the campus.
A nationally important university, UP Diliman's alumni include a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Philippine presidents, chief justices of the Philippine Supreme Court, Philippine National Scientists, and Philippine National Artists, the most of any university.[8] Taken as a single university distinct from other UP System campuses, UP Diliman is considered as one of the top 3 institutions of higher learning in the country, based on the reports published by the CWUR University Rankings and the U.S. News & World Report.[9][10]
- ^ "UP Law dean Vistan chosen as Diliman chancellor". GMA News Online. April 3, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "UP Statistics 2022" (PDF). University of the Philippines System Budget Office. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
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Gen Catalogue 2004-10was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ UP Marine Science Institute. "Bolinao Marine Laboratory". Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ UP Diliman Info. "UP Professional Schools' 9-story building to rise at BGC". Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ a b UP Diliman Information Office (2013). "Introduction". 2013 UP Diliman Desk Calendar. p. 1.
In the second semester of Academic Year 2012–13, UPD had a student population of 22,031 of whom 15.299 were enrolled in the undergraduate and 6,455 were in the graduate programs. In the same period, UPD offered 70 undergraduate, 109 masters, and 68 doctoral programs in its 27 degree-granting units. These academic programs are under the helm of 1,526 full-time faculty members...
- ^ "UP Diliman - University of the Philippines System". University of the Philippines System. Archived from the original on April 1, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- ^ Pascual, Alfredo E. (September 2011). "Investiture Speech of President Alfredo E. Pascual, 20th President of the University of the Philippines" (PDF). University of the Philippines. University of the Philippines system. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
Thirty-four of the country's 57 National Artists are either UP alumni or faculty members. Thirty-six of the 37 National Scientists are from UP.
- ^ "GLOBAL 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings". CWUR. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "Best Global Universities Philippines". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved April 25, 2023.