University of San Carlos
The University of San Carlos (USC or colloquially San Carlos) is a private, Catholic, research, coeducational basic and higher education institution administered by the Philippine Southern Province of the Society of the Divine Word missionaries in Cebu City, Philippines, since 1935. It offers basic education (Montessori academy, grade school, junior high school and senior high school) and higher education (undergraduate and graduate studies). Founded originally in 1595 as Colegio de San Ildefonso, it later became the Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos in 1783 and finally obtained university charter in 1948.
| Latin: Universitatis Sancti Caroli | |
Former names | Colegio–Seminario de San Carlos (1783-1924) Colegio de San Carlos (1924-1948) |
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| Motto | Scientia, Virtus, Devotio (Latin) |
Motto in English | Knowledge/Excellence, Valor/Integrity, Fidelity/Commitment |
| Type | Private, Roman Catholic, Research, Non-stock, Coeducational Basic and Higher education institution |
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| Founder | Bishop Mateo Joaquin de Arevalo (Colegio–Seminario de San Carlos) |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Society of the Divine Word) |
Academic affiliations | PAASCU, PTC-ACBET (Washington Accord), Integrity Initiative, PCNC, CHED PHERNET-Zonal Research Center, DOST-ERDT Consortium, DOST-National Science Consortium, DOST-PCHRD, ACUP, PIDS, PASCN, UK-Phils British Council & CHED TNE, AUN, ISA, IAU, IFCU, UNDP- Phil Dev & CHED TechHub, USAID STRIDE, US Embassy Phils. American Corner & Education USA Center, WIPO- IPOPHL |
| Chairman | Carmelita I. Quebengco, EdD-EM |
| President | Fr. Francisco Antonio Estepa , SVD, PhD |
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Academic staff | 950 (2022) |
| Students | 16,000 (2022) |
| Address | P. del Rosario St. , , Cebu , 10°17′58″N 123°53′56″E |
| Campus | 5 urban campuses 88 hectares (880,000 m2)
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| Newspapaer | Today's Carolinian |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Nickname | Carolinians |
Sporting affiliations | CESAFI, PRISAA |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Website | www |
USC has 5 campuses with combined land area of 88 hectares or 217 acres (Talamban campus has 78 hectares). The Commission on Higher Education has recognized 8 of its programs as Centers of Excellence and 12 of its programs as Centers of Development as of March, 2016.
USC debuts the QS Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking (WUR) 2024 ranked within 1,201-1,400, as well in QS Asia university ranking within 551-600 and QS Asia -South-eastern Asia university ranking as number 88. The Scimago institution ranking for research and innovation ranked USC as 4th (2022) among universities in the Philippines. The Institute for Research, Innovation and Scholarship (IRIS) ranking of Philippine universities research productivity in science, engineering and health ranked USC as 8th in science, 9th in engineering and 7th in health (2021-2022).
The university is certified with the International Standards Organization 9001:2015 Quality Management System for Institutional and Student Support Services as of April 2022 by the British Standards Institution (BSI) International.
USC celebrates its 75th charter anniversary as a university on July 1, 2023, and in 2024 its 100 years as then Colegio de San Carlos.
USC has about 16,000 students (2022) who are called by the name Carolinians of which 300 are international students, enrolled in collegiate undergraduate and graduate programs and served by about 950 academic faculty and staff with a teacher to student ratio of 1:17. About 500 Carolinian students are academic scholars.