A TOTAL of 6,912 Thomasians completed their degrees at UST for Academic Year (AY) 2025-2026, according to official data released by the Office of the Registrar to the Varsitarian.
The number of graduates in the Class of 2026 marked a 0.73% decline from the 6,963 graduates recorded in AY 2024-2025.
The Faculty of Arts and Letters produced the most graduates, with 762. The faculty, which offers 13 undergraduate programs, recorded an 8.09% increase from the 705 graduates it had produced the previous year.
The Faculty of Pharmacy followed with 707 graduates across its five undergraduate programs, recording an 18.23% increase from last year’s 598.
The Faculty of Engineering’s six degree programs produced a total of 650 graduates.
The number of graduates from the College of Information and Computing Sciences rose to 592, a 43% increase from the 414 graduates recorded in the previous year.
The College of Commerce and Business Administration produced 583 graduates, while the College of Science and the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery recorded 547 and 522 graduates, respectively.
The College of Tourism and Hospitality Management logged a 21.63% decline in graduates, with 413 graduates compared with 527 in the previous year.
The numbers of graduates from other academic units were as follows:
- College of Fine Arts and Design – 392
- College of Rehabilitation Sciences – 260
- College of Education – 254
- UST-Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy – 247
- College of Architecture – 219
- College of Nursing – 140
- Institute of Physical Education and Athletics – 97
- Conservatory of Music – 58
- Faculty of Theology – 51
- Faculty of Canon Law – 24
- Faculty of Philosophy – 12
Among the postgraduate academic units, the Graduate School produced the most graduates, with 256, an increase of 16.36% from the 220 graduates it had produced the previous year.
The Faculty of Civil Law produced 110 graduates, up from the 105 it had produced the previous year.
The Graduate School of Law recorded 16 graduates.
The University’s solemn investiture rites began on May 30 with the Ecclesiastical Faculties and concluded with the graduation ceremonies of the College of Rehabilitation Sciences on June 30 at the Quadricentennial Pavilion. With reports from Amador Denzel M. Teston and Carlo Jose H. Ruga
