University of Santo Tomas

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Catholic university pontifical university research university royal university university

The University of Santo Tomas is a historic and prestigious Catholic university in Manila, Philippines, recognized as one of Asia’s oldest existing universities and a major center for higher education in the country.

Aliases (1)

Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic university → pontifical university → research university → royal university → university →
abbreviation	UST →
academicStaff	over 1,000 →
affiliation	ASEAN University Network → Association of Catholic Universities of the Philippines → Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning → International Federation of Catholic Universities → University Athletic Association of the Philippines →
athleticsNickname	Growling Tigers →
campusArea	approximately 21.5 hectares →
campusType	urban campus →
city	Manila →
colors	gold → white →
country	Philippines →
designation	Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines →
formerName	Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario → Colegio de Santo Tomás →
founder	Dominican Order → Miguel de Benavides →
foundingDate	1611 →
governance	run by the Dominican Province of the Philippines →
hasFacility	UST Central Seminary → UST Hospital → UST Library → UST Main Building → UST Museum of Arts and Sciences →
hasLandmark	UST Main Building declared a National Cultural Treasure →
languageOfInstruction	English → Filipino →
locatedIn	Sampaloc, Manila →
locatedOn	España Boulevard →
motto	Veritas in Caritate →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
mottoTranslation	Truth in Charity →
namedAfter	Thomas Aquinas →
notableFeature	largest Catholic university in a single campus in the Philippines → oldest existing university in the Philippines → one of the oldest existing universities in Asia →
offersDegree	graduate programs → professional programs → undergraduate programs →
religiousAffiliation	Order of Preachers → Roman Catholic Church →
studentNickname	Tomasino →
studentPopulation	tens of thousands →
type	non-stock, non-profit institution → private university →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antonio Luna → Gregorio Aglipay → Isabelo de los Reyes → Jose P. Laurel → Manuel L. Quezon → Sergio Osmeña →	educatedAt
University of Santo Tomas ("Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines") →	designation
Manila →	notableInstitution
Battle of Manila (1945) →	notableSite