Ateneo de Manila University

{{Short description|Private Catholic Jesuit University in Metro Manila, Philippines}} {{Use Philippine English|date=December 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox university | name = Ateneo de Manila University | native_name = {{native name|fil|Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila}} | image_name = Ateneo de Manila University seal.svg | image_size = 180px | caption = University seal<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ateneo de Manila Seal |url=http://ateneo.edu/ateneo-de-manila-seal |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=May 2, 2020 |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701120157/http://www.ateneo.edu/ateneo-de-manila-seal |url-status=dead }}</ref> | latin_name = Ūniversitās Athēnaea Manīlēnsis | other_name = The Ateneo | former_names = {{bulleted list|Escuela Municipal de Manila ({{small|1859–1865}})| Ateneo Municipal de Manila ({{small|1865–1909}})|Ateneo de Manila ({{small|1909–1959}})}} | motto = Lux in Domino | motto_lang = la | mottoeng = Light in the Lord | type = Private, research, non-profit, coeducational basic and higher education institution | established = December 10, 1859 {{nowrap|({{age in years and days|December 10, 1859|sep=and}})}} | founder = Society of Jesus | religious_affiliation = Catholic Church (Jesuits) | academic_affiliations = {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ACUCA AJCU-AP AUN {{col-2}} PAASCU IAJU {{abbr|JBEC|Jesuit Basic Education Commission}} {{col-end}} | chairman = Bernadine T. Siy | president = Fr. Roberto C. Yap, SJ | faculty = approx. 2,628 (2022)<ref name="figures">{{cite web|title=Ateneo Facts and Figures|url=https://www.ateneo.edu/sites/default/files/2023-10/Ateneo%20Facts%20and%20Figures_2023.pdf |access-date=May 1, 2023}}</ref> | administrative_staff = 3,015 (2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=CBA 2019 Updates |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/cba-2019 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=May 1, 2020 |archive-date=April 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429003444/http://www.ateneo.edu/cba-2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | students = 22,078 (2024)<ref name="facts">{{cite web|title=2025 University Fast Facts|url=https://datastudio.google.com/u/0/reporting/048c503c-412b-4313-8b5a-2f877e1cc7e6/page/p_zq5qh7jktd |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University}}</ref> | undergrad = 9,980 (2024)<ref name="facts"/> | postgrad = 5,138 (2024)<ref name="facts"/> | other = {{plainlist| *2,918 – Grade School (2024) *2,118 – Junior High School (2024) *1,924 – Senior High School (2024) }} | location = {{ubl| *Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines ** – Grade School ** – Junior High School ** – Senior High School ** – Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design ** – School of Humanities ** – John Gokongwei School of Management ** – School of Science and Engineering ** – Dr Rosita G Leong School of Social Sciences ** – School of Government

* Salcedo Village, Makati, Philippines * Rockwell Center, Makati, Philippines ** – School of Law ** – Graduate School of Business

* Ortigas Center, Pasig, Philippines ** – School of Medicine and Public Health }} | coor = {{Coord|14|38|20|N|121|4|40|E|dim:30_region:PH_type:edu|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | campus = Urban (Loyola Heights Campus – Main Campus) | campus_size = {{convert|205|acre}} | language = English | free_label = Newspaper | free = The Guidon | free_label2 = Acceptance rate | free2 = ~15% | colors = Blue and white<ref>{{cite web |title=Blue And White |url=https://www.ateneo.edu/blue-and-white |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603064307/https://www.ateneo.edu/blue-and-white |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{color box|#001196}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}  | sports_nickname = Blue Eagles | sporting_affiliations = {{hlist|UAAP|PVL|PFFWL}} | mascot = Blue Eagle<ref>{{cite web |title=Blue Eagle, The King |url=https://www.ateneo.edu/blue-eagle-king |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=March 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302050307/http://www.ateneo.edu/blue-eagle-king |url-status=dead }}</ref> | sports_free_label1 = Student moniker | sports_free1 = Atenean (English), Atenista (Filipino) | website = {{URL|http://ateneo.edu}} | logo = | module = {{Audio sample|embed=yes | type = song | header = A Song for Mary | file = A Song for Mary.ogg | description = {{small|Choral version arranged by Mike Luis and Erwin Fajardo, performed by the Ateneo Musicians' Pool}}}} }}

The '''Ateneo de Manila University''' ({{langx|fil|Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila}}; {{Langx|es|Universidad Ateneo de Manila}}), commonly referred to as the '''Ateneo de Manila''' or the '''Ateneo''', is a private Catholic research university in Quezon City, Philippines. Established in 1859 by the Jesuits, it is among the oldest and most prestigious Jesuit-administered institutions of higher education in the Asia-Pacific.

The university offers primary and secondary education, as well as undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, and business. The university provides professional degrees through the Graduate School of Business, the School of Government, the School of Medicine and Public Health, and the Ateneo Law School. It follows a Jesuit tradition of liberal arts education, emphasizing the humanities at all educational levels.

Ateneo alumni (Ateneans) are among the most prominent figures in the Philippines, particularly in the fields of business, communications, humanities, politics, science and technology, social studies, and sports. The Ateneo has the second-highest number of Philippine presidents produced by a single university. José Rizal, who is widely regarded as the National Hero of the Philippines, also completed his studies in the university. alt=Branding used for light backgrounds in informal communications. |thumb|This badge is for informal communications that officially represent the university, and for institutional partnerships. ==History== {{Main|History of Ateneo de Manila University}}

In 1581, the first Spanish Jesuits arrived in the Philippines. They established Colegio de San José (College of St. Joseph), a seminary, in 1605. In 1768, King Charles III decreed the expulsion of the Jesuit order from Spain and its colonies. Following their banishment, control of the college was transferred to the Dominicans.

The Jesuits returned to the Philippines in the 19th century after their suppression, and were tasked with managing a small public school in Manila called the Escuela Municipal in 1859, renaming it Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1865 to reflect its elevation to a secondary education institution.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Jesuits in the Philippines |url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/07/05/the-jesuits-in-the-philippines/ |publisher=Manila Bulletin |access-date=February 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jesuits in the Philippines|url= https://www.phjesuits.org/portal/the-jesuits/jesuits-in-the-philippines/|date=March 1, 2025}}</ref>

Initially situated in Intramuros, the school, which forcibly became privatized in 1902 at the start of the American colonization, was renamed into Ateneo de Manila to reflect the transition. Ateneo moved to Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila, after the original campus was destroyed by fire in 1932. However, the new campus was destroyed during the Battle of Manila by Japanese forces in 1945. After World War II, in 1952, the university relocated to its present campus in Loyola Heights, Quezon City. The law and graduate business schools remained at the Padre Faura campus until 1977, when both moved to Makati City, and the Ermita site was sold (now Robinsons Manila).<ref>{{cite web |title=That Jesuit Bell |date=February 20, 2019 |url=https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/that-jesuit-bell |publisher=Positively Filipino |access-date=February 15, 2024}}</ref>

Fr. Pacífico Ortíz, SJ became the first Filipino president of the university in 1959 and again for his second term on September 25, 1969.<ref name="guidon1">''The Guidon'' October 2004</ref> During his tenure, the Graduate School was divided into the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and what would later become the Graduate School of Business. In July 1964, the Educational TV Center of Ateneo was organized and began operations, becoming one of the first educational television channels in the country.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Carroll|first1=John J.|last2=Araneta|first2=Francisco|last3=Arnaldo|first3=Carlos A.|last4=Keane|first4=John T.|title=Philippine Institutions|date=1970|page=126|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dl4DAQAAIAAJ|access-date=July 23, 2025|via=Google Books}}</ref> In 1968, the Ateneo co-founded the Asian Institute of Management.<ref name="AIM">[http://www.aim.edu.ph/content.aspx?id=151 "Historical Highlights"]. [c. 2008]. Asian Institute of Management. Retrieved February 13, 2010.</ref> Women were first admitted to the college in 1973.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee-Chua |first1=Queena |title='Women for others' hold up half the sky as Ateneo marks 40 years as coed |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/478903/women-for-others-hold-up-half-the-sky-as-ateneo-marks-40-years-as-coed |access-date=April 21, 2020 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=September 1, 2013}}</ref> By 1976, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences had moved to Loyola Heights, and the Padre Faura campus was finally closed in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the Ateneo School of Law |url=https://ateneo.edu/aps/law/about-law/history-ateneo-law-school |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University School of Law |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506161643/http://www.ateneo.edu/aps/law/about-law/history-ateneo-law-school |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the 1970s, Ateneo students became active in protests against the Marcos dictatorship and its imposition of martial law,<ref name="downfromthehill">Cristina Jayme Montiel and Susan Evangelista, eds. ''Down from the Hill: Ateneo de Manila In the First Ten Years Under Martial Law, 1971–1982.'' Ateneo de Manila University Press. 2005. {{ISBN|978-971-550-486-7}}.</ref> and many later participated in the 1986 People Power Revolution.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ateneo commemorates 30th anniversary of People Power Revolution at EDSA |url=http://ateneo.edu/news/ateneo-commemorates-30th-anniversary-people-power-revolution-edsa |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=April 21, 2020 |date=February 16, 2016 |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726113917/http://ateneo.edu/news/ateneo-commemorates-30th-anniversary-people-power-revolution-edsa |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1991, the Ateneo Law School became the first in the country to offer the Juris Doctor degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=J.D. Curriculum |url=https://ateneo.edu/aps/law/jd-program-law/jd-curriculum |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University School of Law |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=February 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224103146/http://ateneo.edu/aps/law/jd-program-law/jd-curriculum |url-status=dead }}</ref> The School of Government was established in 1996, and a new campus for the Graduate School of Business, Law School, and School of Government opened in Rockwell Center in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://gsb.ateneo.edu/history/ |publisher=Ateneo Graduate School of Business |access-date=April 21, 2020 |date=2014}}</ref> Significant developments in the 2000s include the establishment of the Loyola Schools and completion of various educational and recreational facilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=The School's History |url=https://ateneo.edu/ls/soss/schools-history |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424192921/http://ateneo.edu/ls/soss/schools-history |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The university continued to expand and innovate, launching the Pathways to Higher Education initiative in 2002,<ref>{{cite news |author1=Abunda, Boy |title=The Pathways to Higher Education |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/08/20/261916/pathways-higher-education |access-date=April 21, 2020 |work=The Philippine Star |date=August 20, 2004}}</ref> and consecrating the Church of the Gesù at the Loyola Heights campus in July 2002.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ignacio |first1=Jose B. R. F. |title=The University Church of the Gesu |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/sites/default/files/attachment/GESU/Article.pdf |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819071036/http://www.ateneo.edu/sites/default/files/attachment/GESU/Article.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2003, the Ateneo formalized its partnership with Gawad Kalinga for university-wide social action.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gawad Kalinga |url=https://www.ateneo.edu/socdev/gk |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=April 21, 2020 |date=December 4, 2012 |archive-date=March 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302050621/http://www.ateneo.edu/socdev/gk |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Manuel V. Pangilinan Center for Student Leadership opened in 2006, and the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health began operations in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ong |first1=Eugene |title=The spirit of enterprise |url=http://www.theguidon.com/1112/main/2015/06/the-spirit-of-enterprise/ |access-date=April 21, 2020 |work=The Guidon |date=June 20, 2015}}</ref>

In recent years, significant events include a shooting incident in July 2022 that led to the cancellation of the law school's graduation ceremonies,<ref>{{Cite news |title=PNP: 1 killed, 1 injured in Ateneo shooting |work=GMA News |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/839206/pnp-1-killed-1-injured-in-ateneo-shooting/story/ |access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref> and the consolidation of the university's higher education units in October 2022.<ref name="higher ed">{{cite web | date=October 6, 2022 |title=Higher Education Cluster (Memo U2223-028) |url=https://www.ateneo.edu/document/2022/10/06/higher-education-cluster-memo-u2223-028 |access-date= September 28, 2023 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University}}</ref>

==Campuses== The Ateneo de Manila's main campus is located in Loyola Heights, Quezon City, covering {{convert|205|acre}}.<ref name="campus size">{{cite web |title=Top 10 Largest Campuses in Metro Manila in Terms of Land Area |url=https://www.hoppler.com.ph/magazine/lifestyle/top-10-largest-campuses-in-metro-manila-in-terms-of-land-area |publisher=Hoppler |date=June 3, 2015}}</ref> It houses the university's primary, secondary, and tertiary education units, along with various research centers and institutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ateneo.edu/campus-building-map|title=Campus Building Map|date=August 22, 2013|work=Ateneo de Manila University|access-date=August 8, 2017|archive-date=August 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808160354/http://www.ateneo.edu/campus-building-map|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Loyola Heights=== thumb|right|Aerial view of the Loyola Heights campus, looking northeast.

The Loyola Heights campus, adjacent to Miriam College, includes the grade school, high school, and college. It features facilities such as the Henry Lee Irwin Theater, the Science Education Complex, and the John Gokongwei School of Management Complex.<ref name="2007b">2007 Institutional Brochure, Ateneo de Manila University. Published by the Office of International Programs, Ateneo de Manila University.</ref> In 2018, the university inaugurated the Areté, a creative hub that includes the Ateneo Art Gallery, theaters, and collaborative spaces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2018/03/05/1793550/visual-arts-creative-hub-aret-opens-ateneo|title=Visual arts creative hub Areté opens at Ateneo|last=Fernando|first=Rene|date=March 5, 2018|website=The Philippine Star|access-date=June 16, 2024}}</ref>

The Rizal Library and several research centers are located here, including the Institute of Philippine Culture and the Manila Observatory. Athletic facilities include the Blue Eagle Gym and the Moro Lorenzo Sports Center.

The campus also hosts the Church of the Gesù and multiple chapels for various departments.

Within the university is home to the largest Jesuit community in the Philippines. It hosts facilities such as the Arrupe International Residence, which houses international Jesuits and guests pursuing studies in the Philippines, San Jose Major Seminary, the Loyola School of Theology, and the Loyola House of Studies.<ref name="2007b" />

<gallery mode="packed" caption="College Complex"> File:ScienceEducationComplex.jpg|The Science Education Complex File:de la Costa Hall.jpg|The Horacio dela Costa Hall File:Leong Hall.jpg|The Ricardo & Dr. Rosita Leong Hall File:JGSOM.jpg|The John Gokongwei School of Management Building </gallery>

===Satellite campuses=== The Rockwell Center in Makati houses the School of Law and the Graduate School of Business, among other Professional School units.<ref name="2007b"/> The Salcedo Village campus contains various facilities, including the Ateneo Center for Continuing Education. The Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health is located at the Don Eugenio López Sr. Medical Complex in Ortigas Center, Pasig, alongside its partner hospital, The Medical City.<ref name="2007b"/>

===Ateneo Blue Cloud=== During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ateneo launched Ateneo Blue Cloud, a virtual campus providing online, blended, and face-to-face learning materials.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ateneo de Manila University |title=Ateneo Blue Cloud |url=https://ateneobluecloud.ateneo.edu/ |website=Ateneo Blue Cloud |access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>

==Administration and organization== {{see also|List of Ateneo de Manila University faculty}}

The university is overseen by a board of trustees, chaired by Bernadine T. Siy.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 27, 2020 |title=Siy is new chairman of AdMU's Board of Trustees |work=The Manila Times |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/02/27/campus-press/siy-is-new-chairman-of-admus-board-of-trustees/696592/ |access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref> The current university president, priest and economist Roberto Yap SJ, leads the central administration.<ref name="awebadmin">{{cite web |title=Central Administration |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/central-administration |access-date=April 28, 2020 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424103551/http://ateneo.edu/central-administration |url-status=dead }}</ref> The university's present sectoral structure includes vice-presidents for social development, university and global relations, finance, and administration and human resources.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice President for Social Development |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/socdev/vp |access-date=May 1, 2020 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=March 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302050631/http://www.ateneo.edu/socdev/vp |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Office of the Vice President for University and Global Relations |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/office-vice-president-university-and-global-relations |access-date=May 1, 2020 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726102750/http://www.ateneo.edu/office-vice-president-university-and-global-relations |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vice President for Finance and Treasurer |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/finance/vp |access-date=May 1, 2020 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=May 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502131004/http://www.ateneo.edu/finance/vp |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vice President for Administration and Human Resources |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/central-administration/vp |access-date=May 1, 2020 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726184548/http://www.ateneo.edu/central-administration/vp |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Ateneo de Manila has been granted autonomous status by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) since 2001, granting it flexibility in introducing new programs. It is one of a select few universities in the country to receive this status.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/index.php?p=255 |title=Ateneo de Manila University website |publisher=Ateneo.edu |access-date=May 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429022311/http://www.ateneo.edu/index.php?p=255 |archive-date=April 29, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The university is organized into twelve schools, divided between the higher education and basic education units. Each unit is managed by a vice-president.<ref>{{cite web |title=Administration - Ateneo de Manila University |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/administration |access-date=May 1, 2020 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603065041/https://www.ateneo.edu/administration |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Higher education=== The Ateneo's higher education unit comprises nine schools: the School of Humanities, the John Gokongwei School of Management, the School of Science and Engineering, the School of Social Sciences, the Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design,<ref>{{cite web |date=November 26, 2020 |title=Ateneo to establish School of Education and Learning Design |url=https://www.ateneo.edu/news/new-ls-school-education-learning-design |access-date=December 12, 2020 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126224330/http://ateneo.edu/news/new-ls-school-education-learning-design |url-status=dead }}</ref> the Graduate School of Business, the School of Law, the School of Medicine and Public Health, and the School of Government.<ref name="higher ed"/>

===Basic education=== {{Multiple image | direction = horizontal | image1 = Ateneogradeschooljf1980 06.JPG | caption1 = The Chapel of the Holy Guardian Angels and a statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Ateneo de Manila Grade School campus | image2 = Promenade of Our Lady Ateneo (Junior High School).jpg | caption2 = The Promenade of Our Lady, with the facade of St. Stanislaus Kostka Chapel and classrooms lining the promenade at the Ateneo de Manila Junior High School campus }} The Ateneo de Manila Grade School (AGS) offers elementary education and was the university's first unit. The school transitioned to co-education in the 2024–25 academic year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 15, 2012 |title=Grade School |work=Ateneo de Manila University |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/grade-school |access-date=October 1, 2017}}</ref> The AGS was one of the first to adopt the Singapore math curriculum in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee-Chua |first1=Queena |date=May 1, 2011 |title=Can parents help kids with math? |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/4328/can-parents-help-kids-with-math |access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref>

The Ateneo de Manila Junior High School (AJHS) provides middle school education and was founded in 2013 to comply with the Department of Education K-12 system.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=AJHS Planner Committee |title=The Ateneo de Manila Junior High School Planner 2017–2018 |publisher=Art Angel Printshop |year=2017 |location=Quezon City |pages=Introductory Pages}}</ref>

In August 2024, the Ateneo began its transition for the Grade School and the Junior High School to become fully co-educational, and welcomed female students of grade 1 and grade 7 for the school year 2024–2025. It announced that by the school year 2029–2030, basic education from kindergarten to grade 12 will be fully co-educational.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Sampang|first1=Dianne |title=Ateneo Grade School goes co-ed after 165 years|url=https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/other/ateneo-grade-school-goes-co-ed-after-165-years/ar-BB1r28W6 |accessdate=August 3, 2024 |publisher= msn.com|date=August 2, 2024}}</ref>

The Ateneo de Manila Senior High School (ASHS) has offered the eleventh and twelfth grades since 2013 and became co-educational in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 13, 2015 |title=Ateneo Senior High School will be co-ed in SY 2016–2017 {{!}} Ateneo de Manila University |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/high-school/news/features/ateneo-senior-high-school-will-be-co-ed-sy-2016-2017 |access-date=August 6, 2017 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |archive-date=August 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806142411/http://www.ateneo.edu/high-school/news/features/ateneo-senior-high-school-will-be-co-ed-sy-2016-2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Loyola School of Theology=== The Loyola School of Theology, affiliated with the university, offers baccalaureate, licentiate, and doctoral degrees in theology and pastoral ministry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loyola School of Theology |url=http://www.lst.edu/ |access-date=August 8, 2017 |website=www.lst.edu |language=en-gb}}</ref>

==Academics==

===Colleges and institutes===

{| class="toccolours" style="float:right; margin-left:1em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.4em; width:300px;" ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | College/Schools |- | '''College/school''' || '''Founded''' |- |School of Law |1936 |- | Graduate School of Business || 1948 |- |School of Science and Engineering |1985 |- | School of Government || 1996 |- |Dr. Rosita G. Leong School of Social Sciences |2000 |- | School of Humanities || 2000 |- | John Gokongwei School of Management|| 2002 |- | School of Medicine and Public Health || 2007 |- |Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design |2021 |}

The Ateneo de Manila University provides education at the primary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate levels. The university offers 48 undergraduate, 93 graduate, and 11 professional degree programs. Dual and joint degrees are also available, including partnerships with international universities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fields of Study|url=http://www.ateneo.edu/ls/undergraduate/academics/fields-study|publisher=Ateneo de Manila University|access-date=May 2, 2020|archive-date=April 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429180633/http://www.ateneo.edu/ls/undergraduate/academics/fields-study|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Graduate Degree Programs Offered |url=https://ateneo.edu/ls/graduate/graduate-degree-programs-offered|publisher=Ateneo de Manila University|access-date=May 2, 2020}}</ref>

The primary language of instruction is English, with some classes offered in Filipino.<ref>{{cite web|title = Social Involvement of ADMU|url = http://w3.ateneo.edu/outreach|access-date = June 18, 2021|archive-date = July 11, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200711023128/http://w3.ateneo.edu/outreach|url-status = dead}}</ref>

The Ateneo de Manila University emphasizes a liberal arts undergraduate core curriculum that includes philosophy, literature, theology, history, and the social sciences. This curriculum is designed to foster student-centred learning and community engagement.<ref name="bullinfo">Loyola Schools Undergraduate Bulletin of Information, 2003 Edition. Published by the Office of Research and Publications, Ateneo de Manila University.</ref><ref name="sclprimer">Primer on Student-Centered Learning, 2001 Edition. Published by the Office of Research and Publications, Ateneo de Manila University.</ref>

===Admissions, reputation and rankings=== {{Infobox university rankings | QS_N = 2 | QS_N_year = 2026 | QS_N_ref = <ref name="qs rank"/> | THE_N = 1 | THE_N_year = 2026 | THE_N_ref = <ref name="the rank"/> | QS_Asia = 141 | QS_Asia_year = 2026 | QS_Asia_ref = <ref name="qs rank"/> | THE_Asia = 501–600 | THE_Asia_year = 2026 | THE_Asia_ref = <ref name="the rank"/> | QS_W = 511 | QS_W_year = 2026 | QS_W_ref = <ref name=":QSW2026">{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings|title=QS World University Rankings}}</ref> | THE_W = 1001–1200 | THE_W_year = 2026 | THE_W_ref = <ref name="the rank"/> | QS_W_Employability = 151–160 | QS_W_Employability_year = 2023 | QS_W_Employability_ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/employability-rankings/2022|publisher=Quacquarelli Symonds |access-date=October 31, 2021}}</ref> }}

The Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET) is required for an admission offer to the Ateneo College (Loyola Schools), considered anecdotally as the most difficult entrance examination in the Philippines aside from the University of the Philippines' College Admissions Test (UPCAT). Furthermore, admission to the university requires strong extracurriculars, recommendations, an essay, and a consistent academic performance from middle school to high school. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Your Path to Admission {{!}} Apply to Ateneo {{!}} College Admissions {{!}} Ateneo de Manila University |url=http://www.ateneo.edu/college/admissions/apply |access-date=2026-04-26 |website=www.ateneo.edu |language=en}}</ref>

Acceptance through the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is also welcomed with a minimum SAT score of 1200, taken within the last 2 years before the application.<ref name=":1" />

The Ateneo de Manila University is ranked as a top institution in the Philippines by the ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'' and second nationally, and first-ranked private university nationally in the ''QS World University Rankings''. It was first among private universities and second overall in the Philippines in both QS's World and Asia rankings.<ref name="qs rank">{{cite web |title=Ateneo de Manila University |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/ateneo-de-manila-university |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=Top Universities |publisher=Quacquarelli Symonds Limited}}</ref><ref name="the rank">{{cite web |title=Ateneo de Manila University |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/ateneo-de-manila-university |access-date=May 1, 2024 |website=Times Higher Education World University Rankings|date=November 20, 2021 }}</ref>

{{As of|2026}}, the Ateneo is ranked third in the Philippines by the ''Webometrics Ranking of World Universities'' and third by ''EduRank''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.webometrics.org/philippines|title=Ranking Web of Universities: Philippines|website=Webometrics|access-date=October 31, 2023|date=January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edurank.org/geo/ph/|title=List of 100 best universities in the Philippines|website=EduRank|date=November 21, 2019 |access-date=May 1, 2024}}</ref>

The university has 11 Centers of Excellence (CoE) and 6 Centers of Development (CoD) as recognized by CHED.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ateneo.edu/central/sqmo/qm-accreditation/ched | title=CHED | Quality Management and Accreditation | Strategy and Quality Management | Ateneo de Manila University }}</ref>

The Ateneo's academic programs are accredited at Level IV by CHED and the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).<ref>''The Guidon.'' October 2005</ref>

Ateneo's John Gokongwei School of Management and the Ateneo Graduate School of Business are both members of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, a step towards accreditation. The university is also a frequent publisher in Scopus database, a member of the ASEAN University Network, Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia, International Association of Jesuit Universities, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, Jesuit Basic Education Commission, and a participant of the Erasmus Programme of the European Union.

In addition, the university has linkages in multiple and elite universities in Asia, Europe, Oceania, North and South Americas. Ateneo is anecdotally also a feeder for top Filipino students for Ivy League postgraduate programs, M7 business schools, and other highly ranked foreign universities.

==== Graduate school rankings ==== The Legal Education Board has ranked the Ateneo de Manila School of Law as the top law school in the past decade, producing a 7.18% share or 1,794 out of total new lawyers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pr0tas1o |date=2022-10-31 |title=Report on the 10-Year Performance of Legal Education Institutions in the Bar Examinations (2011-2020) |url=https://leb.gov.ph/report-on-the-10-year-performance-of-legal-education-institutions-in-the-bar-examinations-2011-2020/ |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Legal Education Board |language=en-US}}</ref> The school continues to consistently have the highest passing rate for first-time examinees, topping the 2020/2021 and 2022 Philippine Bar Examinations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |title=Performance of law schools, top schools: 2020-2021 Bar Exam |url=https://www.thesummitexpress.com/2022/04/performance-of-law-schools-top-schools-2020-2021-bar-exam.html |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=The Summit Express|date=April 12, 2022 }}</ref> Graduates of the Law School have an average grade of 89.2 in the Bar Examinations and the school has produced 23 top notchers in history, the second highest number of bar top notchers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Which Law Schools Have Produced the Most Philippine Bar Topnotchers? |url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/top-law-schools-philippines-a00203-20190503 |website=Esquire |access-date=April 27, 2020 | date=May 3, 2019}}</ref>

The Professional Regulation Commission has ranked the School of Medicine and Public Health as the best-performing medical school in the Philippines in 2019, as the school had a 100% passing rate in the Philippine Physician Licensure Examination out of 133 examinees.<ref>{{cite news |title=Top PH medical schools based on 2019 physician licensure exams |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/09/21/19/top-ph-medical-schools-based-on-2019-physician-licensure-exams |access-date=April 27, 2020 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=September 21, 2019}}</ref>

The School of Government has been ranked as one of the top public policy schools and is the only Philippine institution listed in the first-ever ranking of public-policy schools in the Asia-Pacific region. The school was ranked 25th by citation impact factor, with a total of 7 citations scoring 1.17 impact factor.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Research at public policy schools in the Asia-Pacific region ranked|author = Björn Dressel, David I. Stern|journal = Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies|year = 2021|volume = 8|pages = 151–166|doi = 10.1002/app5.323| s2cid=236683184 |doi-access = free|hdl = 1885/271489|hdl-access = free}}</ref>

===Research centers and auxiliary units=== The Ateneo houses numerous research centers focusing on disaster risk reduction, public education, human migration, and governance, among other fields. These include the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development, the Institute of Philippine Culture, and the Manila Observatory.<ref name="2007b"/>

The Ateneo Business Insights Laboratory for Development (BUILD),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Business Insights Laboratory for Development {{!}} JGSOM {{!}} Welcome {{!}} Ateneo de Manila University |url=https://www.ateneo.edu/jgsom/build |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620031605/https://www.ateneo.edu/jgsom/build |archive-date=2024-06-20 |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=Ateneo de Manila University |language=en}}</ref> in collaboration with Co-Develop, has participated in initiatives promoting the adoption of Digital Public Infrastructure in the Philippines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Co-Develop and Ateneo de Manila University Launch Technical Resource Lab (TRL) in Manila to Enhance Local Capacity for Digital Public Infrastructure |url=https://www.codevelop.fund/insights-1/co-develop-and-ateneo-de-manila-university-launch-technical-resource-lab-trl-in-manila-to-enhance-local-capacity-for-digital-public-infrastructure |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=Co-Develop |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ateneo, Co-Develop launch Business Insights Laboratory for Development (BUILD) center {{!}} News {{!}} Ateneo de Manila University |url=https://www.ateneo.edu/news/2024/05/27/ateneo-co-develop-launch-business-insights-laboratory-development-build-center |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530112905/https://www.ateneo.edu/news/2024/05/27/ateneo-co-develop-launch-business-insights-laboratory-development-build-center |archive-date=2024-05-30 |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=Ateneo de Manila University |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Co-Develop And Ateneo De Manila University Launch Technical Resource Lab (TRL) In Manila To Enhance Local Capacity For Digital Public Infrastructure - PR FIRE US |url=https://www.prfire.com/news-releases/co-develop-and-ateneo-de-manila-university-launch-technical-resource-lab-trl-in-manila-to-enhance-local-capacity-for-digital-public-infrastructure/ |access-date=2025-09-16 |language=en-US}}</ref>

{{div col}} * Ateneo Business Insights Laboratory for Development (BUILD)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ateneo Business Insights Laboratory for Development |url=https://www.ateneo.edu/jgsom/build |website=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=2025-09-16}}</ref> *Ateneo Center for Asian Studies *Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development *Ateneo Center for Educational Development *Ateneo Center for English Language Teaching *Ateneo Center for Organisation Research and Development *Ateneo Center for Psychological and Educational Assessment *Ateneo Center for Social Entrepreneurship *Ateneo Center for Social Policy and Public Affairs *Ateneo Family Business Development Center *Ateneo Innovation Center *Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices *Ateneo Java Wireless Competency Center *Ateneo Language Learning Center *Ateneo Macroeconomic Research Unit *Ateneo-PLDT Advanced Network Testbed *Ateneo Research Network for Development *Ateneo Teacher Center *Ateneo de Manila University Press *Ateneo Wellness Center *Center for Communication Research and Technology *Center for Community Services *Eugenio Lopez Jr. Center for Multimedia Communication *Gaston Z. Ortigas Peace Institute *Governor José B. Fernandez Ethics Center for Business and Public Service *Institute of Philippine Culture *Institute of Social Order *Institute for Church and Social Issues *John Gokongwei School of Management Business Accelerator *John Gokongwei School of Management Business Resource Center *Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism *Manila Observatory *National Chemistry Instrumentation Center *Ninoy and Cory Aquino Center for Leadership *Pathways to Higher Education-Philippines *Philippines-Australia Studies Network *Philippine Institute of Pure and Applied Chemistry *Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Studies {{div col end}}<gallery heights="80"> File:Ateneojf1889 01.JPG|The Philippine Institute of Pure and Applied Chemistry File:Ateneojf1871 05.JPG|The Eugenio Lopez Jr. Center for Multimedia Communication </gallery>

==Social initiatives== thumb|The Ateneo campus in 2022 The Ateneo de Manila University integrates social engagement into its curriculum at all levels. Key initiatives include the Ateneo-Mangyan Project for Understanding and Development, the ''Bigay Puso'' program, and housebuilding activities with Gawad Kalinga. These projects aim to promote social responsibility and leadership among students.<ref name="pr2005">Ateneo de Manila University President's Report 2005</ref><ref name="aweboutreach">{{cite web|url=http://www.ateneo.edu/index.php?p=6|title=Ateneo de Manila University – Ateneo de Manila University|access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref>

The university's main social action program is its partnership with Gawad Kalinga, focusing on community-building and rehabilitation efforts in various regions.<ref name="pr2005"/><ref name="aweboutreach"/>

The Ugat Foundation, which supports grassroots families, is also hosted by Ateneo de Manila University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ateneo.edu/ugnayan-tulong-para-sa-maralitang-pamilya-foundation-inc|title=Ugnayan at Tulong para sa Maralitang Pamilya Foundation, Inc.|publisher=Ateneo de Manila University|access-date=August 11, 2018|date=October 30, 2012|archive-date=August 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811095652/http://www.ateneo.edu/ugnayan-tulong-para-sa-maralitang-pamilya-foundation-inc|url-status=dead}} {{cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/healthandwellness/268534/breaking-the-silence-preventing-hepatitis/story/|first=Ren|last=Aguila|title=Breaking the silence: Preventing hepatitis|work=GMA News Online|date=August 6, 2012|access-date=August 11, 2018}}</ref>

===International collaboration=== The Ateneo de Manila University collaborates with various global institutions, facilitating exchange programs for students and faculty. It partners with Sun Yat-sen University in running the Confucius Institute, which offers Mandarin language courses and a master's program in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language.<ref>{{cite web |title=Confucius Institute at Ateneo de Manila University |url=http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Study/SchoolsPrograms/t1313837.htm |publisher=The People's Government of Beijing Municipality |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131152704/http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Study/SchoolsPrograms/t1313837.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Ateneo also has joint masters programs with Queen Mary University of London and partnerships with Le Cordon Bleu, École supérieure des sciences commerciales d'Angers, Kyushu University, Regis University, and the University of Sydney.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Umali |first1=Teresa |title=Philippine university to offer Master's Programs in Innovation through Media Arts Technology and Data Science |url=https://www.opengovasia.com/philippine-university-to-offer-masters-programs-in-innovation-through-media-arts-technology-and-data-science/ |publisher=OpenGov Asia |access-date=April 28, 2020 |date=May 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Suralta |first1=Byle |title=The Le Cordon Bleu Ateneo de Manila Institute launches "a marriage of blues" |url=https://peopleasia.ph/?p=14253 |website=People Asia |access-date=April 28, 2020 |date=April 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ESSCA |url=https://www.essca.fr/international-univers-essca/universites-partenaires/liste-des-universites-partenaires |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.essca.fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Double Degree LL.M. Programs in Law |url=http://www.law.kyushu-u.ac.jp/programsinenglish/ddp/ |publisher=Kyushu University Graduate School of Law |access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 24, 2005 |title=Online courses gain headway in Ateneo Graduate School |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/technology/2005/12/24/313573/online-courses-gain-headway-ateneo-graduate-school |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Human Rights and Democratisation |url=http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/archive/2016/arts_PG/areas_of_study/human_rights_democratisation.shtml.html |publisher=The University of Sydney |access-date=April 28, 2020 |date=May 13, 2016}}</ref>

The university's Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship, in collaboration with the Nippon Foundation and the University for Peace, trains students in peacebuilding, awarding degrees from both Ateneo and UPEACE.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/brief_dtl/20070502IntheNews_PeaceUniversity.html |title=Ateneo chosen as campus of UN's University of Peace |access-date=June 19, 2007 |url-status=dead |work=The Philippine Star |via=The Nippon Foundation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703143946/http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/brief_dtl/20070502IntheNews_PeaceUniversity.html |date=April 11, 2007 |archive-date=July 3, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship |url=https://www.upeace.org/departments/asian-peacebuilders-scholarships |publisher=University for Peace |access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref>

==Libraries and museum== thumb|The New Rizal Library of Ateneo de Manila University, opened in 2009 [[File:1176American Historical Collection Rizal Library Ateneo de Manila 12.jpg|thumb|The American Historical Collection at the Old Rizal Library]] The Ateneo de Manila University's largest library is the Rizal Library, which is split into the Old and New Rizal Libraries. The New Rizal Library, inaugurated in November 2009, contains the circulation section, technical services, and modern study areas.<ref name="newlibopen">{{cite web |title=Ateneo Rizal Library |url=http://www.rchitects.ph/projects/project/ateneo-rizal-library/ |publisher=Rchitects Inc. |access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref>

===Ateneo Art Gallery=== {{main|Ateneo Art Gallery}}

The Ateneo Art Gallery, established in 1960, is the first museum of modern art in the Philippines. It is housed in the Arts Wing of the Areté and features a collection of modern and contemporary Filipino art.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ateneo Art Gallery |url=https://arete.ateneo.edu/ateneo-art-gallery |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University |access-date=June 15, 2024}}</ref>

===University Archives=== The University Archives, located in Faber Hall, preserve the historical records and documents of Ateneo de Manila University. They support research on the university's history and administrative functions.<ref>{{cite book |year=1991 |title=Philippine Archives Directory: A Nationwide Survey of Government and Private Archives and Archival Holdings |publisher=National Commission for Culture and the Arts |page=61}}</ref>

==Student life==

===Housing=== The Ateneo de Manila University offers on-campus housing through several residence halls: Cervini Hall, Eliazo Hall, the University Dormitory–North Tower, the University Dormitory–South Tower, and the International Residence Hall. These facilities provide accommodations for both undergraduate and graduate students.

===Student organizations=== The Ateneo Debate Society ranks among the top debate teams in Asia, having secured a top 15 global ranking and winning the 2023 World Universities Debating Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institutional Rankings - World Universities Debating Championships |url=http://www.wudc.info/home/world-rankings |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=www.wudc.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ombay |first1=Giselle |date=January 4, 2023 |title=Philippines bags first World Universities Debating Championship title |work=GMA News Online |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/856274/philippines-bags-first-world-universities-debating-championship-title/story/ |access-date=January 4, 2023}}</ref>

The Ateneo College Glee Club (ACGC) is the oldest university chorale in the Philippines and has achieved international recognition for its performances.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Medina|first1=Andrei|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/259276/pinoyabroad/pinoyachievers/ateneo-glee-club-wins-top-prize-at-choral-fest-in-ireland|title=Ateneo Glee Club wins top prize at choral fest in Ireland|work=GMA News Online|date=May 25, 2012|access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref>

''Dulaang Sibol'', founded in 1955, is noted as the oldest high school theater group in the Philippines.

''Tanghalang Ateneo'' is the oldest undergraduate student theater group.

== In popular culture == The Ateneo de Manila has been associated in Philippine popular culture with perceptions of elitism due to its high tuition costs, historical reputation, and prominent alumni.<ref name="qs rank" /><ref name="the rank" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fuentes |first=Karen |date=June 30, 2012 |title=Thank you, Ateneo |url=https://theguidon.com/2012/06/thank-you-ateneo/ |website=The Guidon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=De Los Reyes |first=Raisa |date=January 27, 2023 |title=10 of the Most Expensive Colleges and Universities in the Philippines |url=https://www.candymag.com/lifestyle/most-expensive-colleges-universities-philippines-2023-a1793-20230127-lfrm |website=Candy}}</ref> The university has also been referenced in jokes and internet memes relating to traffic congestion along Katipunan Avenue.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baang & Gonzales |date=December 4, 2022 |title=Ateneo community calls for action on Katipunan and campus traffic |url=https://theguidon.com/2022/12/ateneo-community-calls-for-action-on-katipunan-and-campus-traffic/ |work=The Guidon}}</ref> Alongside Lasallians, Ateneans are commonly associated with using "conyo", a form of code-switching between English and Filipino linked to upper-class urban youth culture in the Philippines.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2015 |title=Conyo: The Lozol (Lasalle) – Areneyow (Ateneo) Language |url=https://uaaplife.weebly.com/trend |website=UAAP LIFE}}</ref> Despite these perceptions, the university provides academic and financial aid scholarships for students from various socioeconomic backgrounds.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Samson |first1=Marit |title=A Complete List of Scholarships Offered in Ateneo de Manila University |url=https://www.candymag.com/lifestyle/ateneo-de-manila-university-scholarships-list-a1804-20230608 |website=Candy |access-date=May 11, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127035030/https://www.candymag.com/lifestyle/ateneo-de-manila-university-scholarships-list-a1804-20230608 |archive-date=November 27, 2024 |date=June 8, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notable alumni== {{Main|List of Ateneo de Manila University alumni}}

José Rizal, who is widely regarded as the National Hero of the Philippines, completed his Bachelor of Arts as a ''sobresaliente'' (among the top students) in 1877.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Education of Jose Rizal |url=https://rizal.raphaelmarco.com/biography/education |website=Jose Rizal Online}}</ref>

The Ateneo de Manila University produced the second-highest number of Philippine presidents, only behind to the University of the Philippines. Presidents Benigno Aquino III—a graduate from A.B. Economics, Ateneo Grade School, and Ateneo High School; Corazon Aquino—L.H.D. ''honoris causa''; Joseph Estrada—grade school and high school; Gloria Macapagal Arroyo—M.A. Economics; and Fidel V. Ramos—MBA, LL.D. ''honoris causa'' are among its alumni.

The university has also produced several National Artists of the Philippines, including painter Federico Aguilar Alcuaz—LL.B.; director Lamberto V. Avellana—A.B. ''magna cum laude''; stage designer Salvador Bernal—A.B. Philosophy ''cum laude''; author and former education secretary Alejandro Roces—L.H.D. ''honoris causa''; and architect Ildefonso P. Santos Jr.—high school.

Other alumni include chief justices and associate justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, senators, members of the House of Representatives, actors, artists, journalists, scientists, academics, lawyers, physicians, business executives, and local government officials.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Further reading== {{refbegin}} {| style="width:100%;" |- style="vertical-align:top;" |width=50%| * Ateneo Alumni Business Directory * The GUIDON student newspaper of Ateneo de Manila University ** Jaime C. Bulatao, S.J. "Death of A University." ''Ateneo Alumni Guidon'', Vol. VII No. I, Vol. VII No. 2, and Vol. VIII No. 1 ** The Guidon official website [http://www.theguidon.com/] ** The Guidon's Online Magazine [http://g.theguidon.com/] * Lamberto V. Avellana. ''On Wings of Blue'' * Katipunan magazine * Loyola Schools Bulletin * The HILL ** Soledad S. Reyes. "From the walled city by the sea to the hill over the valley: Ateneo through the years" ''The HILL.'' Maiden Issue. 2004. ** Letters to the Editor, Vol. I No. 2. 2004 * Horacio de la Costa, S.J. ''Light Cavalry.'' * Horacio de la Costa, S.J. ''The Jesuits in the Philippines.'' * Cristina Jayme Montiel and Susan Evangelista, eds. ''Down from the Hill: Ateneo de Manila In the First Ten Years Under Martial Law, 1971–1982.'' Ateneo de Manila University Press. 2005. {{ISBN|978-971-550-486-7}}. | * Newspaper articles and supplements ** Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J. "The Ateneo de Manila Celebrates 145 Years". Published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Philippine Star. December 10, 2004. ** Bienvenido F. Nebres, S.J. "The Ateneo de Manila beyond 145". Published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Philippine Star. December 10, 2004. ** "Maging Liwanag". Published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer and Philippine Star. December 10, 2005. http://www.ateneo.edu/news.php?office_id=1&news_id=3507{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * Teodoro A. Agoncillo. ''History of the Filipino People, 8th Edition''. Garotech Publishing. 1990. {{ISBN|978-971-8711-06-4}} * Nick Joaquin. ''Manila, My Manila.'' Bookmark. 1999. {{ISBN|978-971-569-313-4}} * Jose S. Arcilla, S.J. ''Rizal and the Emergence of the Philippine Nation''. Office of Research and Publications, Ateneo de Manila University. 2003. {{ISBN|978-971-550-020-3}} * Jean Mallat, translated by Pura Santillan-Castrence and Lina S. Castrence. ''The Philippines: History, Geography, Customs, Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce of the Spanish Colonies in Oceania.'' National Historical Institute. 1998. {{ISBN|978-971-538-081-2}}. |} {{refend}}

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