University of San Carlos

The University of San Carlos is a private research and Catholic university in Cebu City which is administered and managed by the Society of the Divine Word since 1935. It provides basic education, undergraduate and graduate studies higher education.USC is the largest university in Cebu in terms of population and area with all 5 campuses combined. It is ranked top five nationwide and top one in the Visayas and Mindanao with the most number of Centers of Excellence and Centers of Development awarded and recognized by the Commission on Higher Education as of March 2016. USC is also one of the 8 universities in the country ranked by the International/World Quacquarelli Symonds Rating among the Top 350 Universities in Asia as of 2016 .USC's claims as the "oldest educational institution or school in Asia" has been a long time subject of disputes from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila who on the other hand claims to be the "oldest university in Asia".