University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)

Details

• Location:

  Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
• Organization:

  Nine colleges now comprise the degree-offering units of UPLB. These are the Colleges of Agriculture (founded 1909), Veterinary Medicine (1910), Forestry and Natural Resources (1949), Arts and Sciences (1972), Engrineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (1983), Human Ecology (1983), Economics and Management (1987), Public Affairs (1998), and Development Communication (1998). The two other degree-granting units are the Graduate School (1972) and the School of Environmental Science and Management (1997).
• Study Programs:

  Its degree programs have expanded from the traditional fields of agriculture and forestry to the biological and environmental sciences, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and information technology. In recent years, these programs have been offered along with those in the social, economic, and humanistic disciplines.
• Student Population:

  An average of 11,000 students take courses in 27 undergraduate, 12 post-baccalaureate, and 97 graduate programs.
• Faculty Strength:

  Its academic programs are implemented by 852 members of the faculty, supported by 478 research, extension, and professional staff (REPS), 32 REPS-faculty, and 2,809 administrative staff (as of 2003).