Motto | Karunungan, Kaunlaran, Kadakilaan | ||
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Motto in English | Wisdom, Prosperity, Honor | ||
Type | Public, Local university | ||
Established | June 19, 1965 | ||
Academic affiliation | ASAIHL, IAU, ALCU | ||
President | Dr. Domingo Reyes Jr. | ||
Academic staff | 2,000[1] | ||
Students | 13,000c | ||
Undergraduates | 12,000 | ||
Postgraduates | 1,000 | ||
Location | , Metro Manila , Philippines 14°35′13″N 120°58′34″E / 14.587°N 120.976°E | ||
Campus | Urban 30,000 square metres (3.0 ha)[1] | ||
Newspaper | Ang Pamantasan (The University) | ||
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Website | www | ||
The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), also officially as the University of the City of Manila, is a municipal public university in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. It is funded by the city government of Manila. The university was established on June 19, 1965, and opened on July 17, 1967, to 556 scholars, all coming from the top ten percent of graduates of Manila's public high schools.[2][3]
PLM is the first tertiary-level institution in the country to offer tuition-free education, the first university funded solely by a city government, and the first institution of higher learning in the country to have its official name in Filipino.[2][3][4]
From its first enrollment record of 556 freshman scholars coming from the top ten percent of the graduating classes of Manila's twenty-nine public high schools, total semestral enrollment has grown to an average of 10,000.[1] The college has expanded from a single college to twelve colleges,[5] seven graduate,[6] two professional schools,[7] and a score of research and specialized centers, including a teaching hospital, an entrepreneurial center,[8] and an integrated learning center for toddlers. It maintains a comprehensive distance-education and open university program for thousands of community health workers and public administrators in different regions nationwide, with affiliations and recognition from various national and international organizations and institutions.[3]
A study using cumulative data from 1999 to 2003 showed that PLM was among the top five schools nationwide in terms of board exam passing rate, and was one of three public universities in the top ten category.[3][9]