| University of Santo Tomas System | |
| Type: | Private Catholic organization |
| Founder: | Order of Preachers |
| Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic (Dominican) |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Campus: | 6 urban campuses: |
| Mascot: | Bengal Tigers[1] |
The University of Santo Tomas System is a network of private schools that belong to the Philippine Dominican Province of the Order of Preachers.[2] The system is composed of its six campuses at cities of Manila, Legazpi, Quezon, General Santos, Santa Rosa, and Iloilo.
The UST System is one of the two educational institution systems of the Dominicans of the Philippine Dominican Province.[2] The other is the Letran System, which has four campuses.
The University of Santo Tomas System consists of four existing campuses and one upcoming satellite campuses located in Southern Tagalog. The Manila campus is the main educational institution of the system.
The integration of select Dominican schools was a mandate of the 2012 and 2016 Provincial Chapters of the Philippine Dominican Province. In the 2012 Acts, the integration was planned to facilitate the coordination of the apostolic priorities and sharing of resources of several institutions.[3] In December 2014, the Aquinas University of Legazpi (AUL) in Albay, Angelicum College in Quezon City, and Angelicum School Iloilo, signed a memorandum of intent to integrate with UST Manila.[4] The future UST campus in Santa Rosa, Laguna, will also be part of the system. The integration plan was reinforced in the 2016 Acts.[3]
The two existing constituent units, UST–Legazpi and UST Angelicum College, are independent campuses.[5] Each campus is headed by a rector. The Rector Magnificus of UST Manila is also the rector of UST Angelicum.[6] Its board of trustees is composed of 12 representatives from UST Manila and three from UST Angelicum.[7] [3] Angelicum College's signature non-graded system of education is retained.
UST–Legazpi has fiscal and administrative independence from the main campus. The rector and board of trustees are also different.[8] [9] The integration of AUL also entailed the renaming of its university hospital to UST–Legazpi Hospital.[10]
In December 2020, the construction of the Dr. Tony Tan Caktiong Innovation Center began in UST Santa Rosa. It is the first building in the campus.[11]
| Campus | Location | Foundation | Integration | Rector | Programs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Santo Tomas Manila | Manila City, Metro Manila | 1611 | Richard Ang | Basic education, undergraduate, graduate, and professional | ||
| University of Santo Tomas Legazpi | Legazpi City, Albay | 1948 | 2017 | Edwin Lao | Basic education, undergraduate, and graduate[12] [13] | |
| University of Santo Tomas General Santos | General Santos City, South Cotabato | 2024 | Richard Ang | Undergraduate | ||
| University of Santo Tomas Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa City, Laguna | colspan="4" | ||||
| UST Angelicum College | Quezon City, Metro Manila | 1972 | 2017 | Richard Ang | Basic education and undergraduate | |
| Angelicum School Iloilo | Iloilo City, Iloilo | 1978 | Basic education |