Ateneo de Manila University (Ateneo / ADMU)

Founded 1859 (chartered as the Escuela Municipal de Manila by the Society of Jesus / Jesuits, after the order returned to the Philippines; granted Ateneo Municipal de Manila status 1865 and Ateneo de Manila status 1909; granted university status 1959; relocated to Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1952 from Padre Faura, Manila). Premier Jesuit research university in the Philippines, located at the Loyola Heights campus in Quezon City. Founded 1859 by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros; became Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1865 and Ateneo de Manila in 1909; granted university status 1959; relocated from Padre Faura, Manila to the current 83-hectare Loyola Heights campus in Quezon City in 1952. Notable alumni include José Rizal (Philippine national hero — Bachelor of Arts 1877), several Philippine presidents (Manuel Quezon, Diosdado Macapagal, Benigno Aquino III), and major Filipino artists and intellectuals. Schools: Arts and Sciences (Loyola Schools), Business (John Gokongwei School of Management — JGSOM), Government, Law (Ateneo Law School), Medicine and Public Health, Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences. Domain `ateneo.edu` (without .ph TLD) — older institution-level domain registered before .ph academic TLD existed.

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