Ateneo's Tradition of Excellence
More than 150 Years
The Ateneo de Manila is proud of a tradition of excellence in academics and service that it has nurtured through the more than 150 years of its existence.
The spirit of excellence embodied by the Ateneo’s inspiring namesake, the Athenaeum in ancient Rome, is reflected in its growth into an active, fully accredited, and much esteemed University with a grade school, high school, and undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts, sciences, law, management, education, medicine and government.
The Loyola Schools Vision
The Ateneo Loyola Schools is a Filipino, Catholic and Jesuit center of excellence for higher learning that is globally competitive while Asian in perspective, a community that transforms society through its research and creative work, leadership in service to others and the environment, and formation of person-for-others.
Institutional Accreditation
The Ateneo de Manila enjoys Institutional Accreditation. Its undergraduate programs in the Arts and Sciences, Business/Management, and Computer Science have Level IV Accredited Status (the highest level) granted by the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP)—Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU).
The Ateneo Graduate School of Business was ranked first in the CHED-FAPE evaluation of Graduate Schools of Business. The Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health has consistently had the highest passing rate in the Bar exams over the last years.
