A TOTAL of 44,812 students enrolled in UST for the first term of the academic year 2025-2026, higher by 4.36% from last year’s 42,941 enrollees, according to the final tally from the Office of the Registrar.
The University drew 37,370 enrollees from its various colleges, faculties and institutes, data obtained by The Flame showed.
Meanwhile, 7,442 students were enrolled in the education high school, high school and senior high school, collectively known as basic education.
The Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) recorded 4,315 enrolled students, logging the highest number of enrollees. 1,265 of the total were freshmen, while 1,102 were sophomores, 1,102 were juniors and were 846 seniors.
The figure is the highest number of enrollees AB posted after surpassing the first term of last academic year’s 3,895.
Of AB’s 13 programs, the Communication Department got the highest number of enrollees at 749. Meanwhile, the Literature Department drew the least students at 90.
The Faculty of Engineering logged the second-highest number of enrollees among colleges and faculties this term at 4,015, followed by the Faculty of Pharmacy at 3,447 students.
The College of Science drew a total of 2,860 students, while the College of Commerce tallied 2,826 enrollees across its various programs.
The College of Information and Computing Sciences garnered 2,354 enrolled students. Meanwhile, the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery posted 2,114 enrollees.
A total of 2,048 students enrolled in the College of Hospitality Management, while 1,970 enrollees were drawn from the UST-AMV College of Accountancy.
The College of Architecture recorded 1,920 enrollees. Meanwhile, the College of Fine Arts and Design garnered 1,897 students enrolled in its various programs.
The number of enrollees in the Graduate School reached 1,774, while the College of Education had 1,402 enrollees this term.
The College of Rehabilitation Sciences drew 1,245 students, while the Faculty of Civil law recorded 890 enrollees.
A total of 753 students enrolled in the College of Nursing. Meanwhile, the Institute of Physical Education and Athletics had 524 students.
The University’s Conservatory of Music garnered 447 enrollees in its several programs, while the Faculty of Sacred Theology had 185.
The number of enrollees in the UST Graduate School of Law hit 156, while the Faculty of Philosophy lured 93 students.
The Faculty of Canon Law had 84 students, while 51 also enrolled in the University’s short courses and review classes.
The University’s late enrollment period ran until Aug. 22. F – with reports from Veancy Palad
