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<!--|former_name = American University of the Philippines{{#tag:ref|The university was briefly referred to as the "American University of the Philippines" when it was established by the American colonial government in 1908;<ref name=formername1>{{cite web|title=Ang unang pangalan ng University of the Philippines|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/28815/ulatfilipino/pinoytrivia/ang-unang-pangalan-ng-university-of-the-philippines|publisher=[[GMA Network]]|access-date=June 20, 2015|language=fil|date=January 31, 2007}}</ref><ref name=formername2>{{cite news|title=Fast Facts: The A to Z of the University of the Philippines|url=http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/96732-fast-facts-university-of-the-philippines|work=[[Rappler]]|access-date=June 20, 2015|date=June 19, 2015}}</ref> however, in Section 1 of Act No. 1870, it states "The [[Governor-General of the Philippines|Governor-General]] is hereby authorized, within the powers and limitations hereinafter specified, to establish in the city of [[Manila]], or at the point he may deem most convenient, a university which shall be known by the designation of 'University of the Philippines', the same being organized as a corporation under that name."<ref name=Act1870/>|group=Note}}--> | motto = “Honor, Excellence, Service” <ref>{{cite news |last1=Acebuche |first1= Yoniel|title=UP president Angelo Jimenez unveils university's new motto: 'Honor. Excellence. Service'|url=https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/306944-up-president-angelo-jimenez-new-motto|accessdate=May Honor15, and2024 Excellence|publisher= [[The Philippine Star]]|date=May 14, 2024}}</ref><ref name="motto">{{cite news | url = http://iskwiki.upd.edu.ph/index.php/University_of_the_Philippines_System | title = University of the Philippines System | author = Iskomunidad | date = n.d. | access-date = September 14, 2021 | archive-date = September 13, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210913203615/http://iskwiki.upd.edu.ph/index.php/University_of_the_Philippines_System | url-status = live }}</ref>

| established = {{start date and age|June 18, 1908}}<ref name=UPhist>{{cite web|author1=Staff|title=University History|url=http://www.up.edu.ph/about-up/university-history/|website=University of the Philippines|publisher=University of the Philippines system|access-date=April 25, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423150050/http://www.up.edu.ph/about-up/university-history/|archive-date=April 23, 2015}}</ref>

| faculty = 34,878172 (20192022)<ref name=UP2019StatisticsUP2022Statistics>{{cite web|title=U.P. Statistics 20192022|url=https://upsbo.up.edu.ph/assets/files/pdf/UP_Statistics_2019UP_Statistics_2022_FINAL.pdf|publisher=University of the Philippines System Budget Office|access-date=JulyMay 261, 2021|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726073626/https://upsbo.up.edu.ph/assets/files/pdf/UP_Statistics_2019.pdf|url-status=live2024}}</ref>

| administrative_staffstudents = 464,189144 (20192022)<ref name=UP2019StatisticsUP2022Statistics/>

| students undergrad = 5644,015861 (20192022)<ref name=UP2019StatisticsUP2022Statistics/>

| undergradpostgrad = 3219,881283 (20192022)<ref name=UP2019StatisticsUP2022Statistics/>

| postgradother = 202,144757 (basic level) (20192022)<ref name=UP2019StatisticsUP2022Statistics/>

| campus = Multiple sites, {{convert|26,316304.025416|ha|acre|abbr=on}}<ref name=UP2019StatisticsUP2022Statistics/>

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[[File:University of the Philippines Mindanao, Administration Building and Oblation Circle.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[University of the Philippines Mindanao|UP Mindanao]] in Davao City]]

[[File:UniversityUPV ofIloilo theCity Philippines& Iloilo (DelgadoOblation, Iloilo City;Aug 10-22-2022)2024.jpg|thumb|[[University of the Philippines Visayas|UP Visayas]] in Iloilo City]]<!-- Per Act No. 1870, the UP was never established as the "American University of the Philippines. Section 1 of the Law explicitly states that the University shall be designated as the "University of the Philippines"-->

The University of the Philippines Alumni Association announced its launching of a three-volume U.P.A.A. 2008 Centennial Yearbook on June 21, 2008, at the U.P.A.A. Grand Alumni-Faculty Homecoming and Reunion at the [[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City#Cubao|Cubao]], Quezon City. The theme is “U.P. Alumni: Excellence, Leadership and Service in the Next 100 Years," with the three cover designs showing the works of National Artists [[Napoleon Abueva]], [[Abdulmari Asia Imao]], and [[Benedicto Cabrera]], respectively. Chief Justice [[Reynato Puno]] is the Yearbook's most distinguished alumnus awardee (among 46 other awardees).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080615-142820/UP-to-launch-Centennial-Yearbook-at-June-21-homecoming |title=newsinfo.inquirer.net, UP to launch Centennial Yearbook at June 21 homecoming |publisher=Newsinfo.inquirer.net |access-date=October 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516115650/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080615-142820/UP-to-launch-Centennial-Yearbook-at-June-21-homecoming |archive-date=May 16, 2012 }}</ref>

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As of 2023, the members of the Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines System are:<ref>{{cite web |title=The Board of Regents |url=https://up.edu.ph/the-board-of-regents/ |website=University of the Philippines |date=April 4, 2017 |access-date=February 12, 2023}}</ref>

| QS_W = 404336 | QS_W_year = 20242025 | QS_W_ref = <ref name="University of the Philippine">{{cite web |title=University of the Philippine |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-philippines |website=Top Universities |publisher=Quacquarelli Symonds |access-date=26 November 2020 |date=July 16, 2015 |archive-date=March 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309174040/https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-philippines |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[bald eagle]] <!-- Please cite a source when changing --><ref name="brandbook" /><ref name="Newsletter-Myths" /> in the official seal holds a shield that carries a lamp, a cogwheel and; a volcano and tree (sometimes rendered erroneously as a star and the planet [[Saturn]]). These symbols represent [[science]] and [[medicine]], [[engineering]], and [[agriculture]] respectively. Until today, the university takes pride in these three areas of knowledge as these degree programs in U.P. are acknowledged as Centers of Excellence in the Philippines by the [[Commission on Higher Education (Philippines)|Commission on Higher Education]]. A myth persists that the bird in the seal is in fact, a parrot, as stated in some Freshmen orientation materials. The university's varsity team was also once called the ''Parrots'', adding to the confusion about the species of the bird in question. An explanation for the use of the eagle in the seal is that it was derived from the coat of arms of the City of [[Manila]] and the [[Great Seal of the United States of America]].<ref name="Newsletter-Myths" />

''U.P. Naming Mahal'', or U.P. Our Beloved, is the university's hymn. The melody for the song was written by [[Nicanor Abelardo]], an alumnus and former faculty member of the [[UP College of Music|U.P. College of Music]]. Abelardo is considered to be one of the Philippines' greatest musicians. Because of the original scale of the hymn in B flat major, which is too high for the usual voice, [[UP College of Music|U.P. Conservatory of Music]] (now U.P. College of Music) professors Hilarion Rubio and Tomas Aguirre reset the music in G major. The [http://www.nhick.com/music/UP_Naming_Mahal.mp3 choral version] arranged by Nhick Pacis was performed by the UP Concert Chorus.