page_title: Polytechnic University of the Philippines
section_title: Campus
hierarchical_section_title: Polytechnic University of the Philippines / Campus
caption_attribution_description: English: Main building of the PUP Campus in Santa Mesa, Manila
context_page_description: Polytechnic University of the Philippines is a research and coeducational state university in the Philippines. It was founded on October 19, 1904 as the Manila Business School and as part of Manila's public school system. It was eventually promoted to chartered state university in 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree 1341. PUP has more than 20 campuses and extensions across Central Luzon, Southern Luzon and Metro Manila. With over 70,000 enrolled students, PUP claims to be the largest state university in the Philippines by student population.
  In 2013, PUP ranked 300+ in the QS Asia University Rankings. In the same year, the QS World University Rankings Country File on the Philippines also placed PUP third in Life Science and Medicine, fifth in Natural Science, fourth in Economics and Econometrics, and fifth in Communication and Media Studies. 58 PUP programs have been accredited by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines while 2 were granted Center of Development status by the Commission on Higher Education.
context_section_description: Polytechnic University of the Philippines is located in Santa Mesa, Manila. Its campus lies adjacent to the banks of Pasig River. Most of PUP's building are designed as simple and modern. Some of the newest building in PUP are the Tahan ng Atleta (Home of the Athletes) which was designed in modern Georgian style, and the Engineering and Sciences Research Center designed by prominent Filipino Architect and PUP alumnus Royal Pineda.
caption: Freedom Plaza and the North Wing of the PUP Main Academic Building.
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