University of San Agustin

The University of San Agustin is a private Catholic university in Iloilo City, Philippines.The first University in Western Visayas. With 40 initial students, it was established in 1904 as a preparatory school for boys by the Spanish Catholic missionaries of the oldest Roman Catholic religious order in the Philippines during the American colonial period, the Order of Saint Augustine with the help of the order's American confreres. In 1917, it was incorporated and became Colegio de San Agustin de Iloilo. In March 1953, San Agustin attained university status making it the first university in Western Visayas. San Agustin is the first and only Augustinian university in the Asia-Pacific region.

University of San Agustin now provides academic programs from Basic Education up to post graduate studies in the areas of Law, Business, Education, Computer Studies, Arts and Sciences, Performing Arts, Music, Engineering, Medical Technology, Nursing and Pharmacy.