(PAASCU). In 2011, it was also granted an Institutional Accreditation by the same body, the first time that both citations were awarded to a university simultaneously. Student life Housing Student organizations There are currently over 50 accredited college student organizations in the Loyola Schools and 19 accredited student organizations in the Ateneo Law School. The Ateneo Debate Society, the undergraduate debate organization of the Ateneo, is the highest-ranking debate team in the Philippines and all of Asia, ranking in the top 15 of the World University Debate Rankings since the mid-2000s, peaking at no. 7 in 2012. In 2023, they won their first World Universities Debating Championship title in Madrid, Spain, marking the first time that a Philippine university has won the world's largest international debating tournament, as well as the second Asian university to do so. The organization has also bagged the most number of championships in the United Asian Debating Championships, including previous Asian debating tournaments, with a total of 12 championships. The Ateneo College Glee Club (ACGC) is the oldest extant university chorale in the Philippines. The ACGC has participated in numerous international choral and choir competitions including the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing. The Ateneo de Manila High School's Dulaang Sibol, which began as the Ateneo High School Dramatics Society in 1955, is the oldest existing theater group in the Philippines. Notable alumni See also De La Salle University – the Ateneo de Manila University's major college rival Ateneo–La Salle rivalry List of Jesuit educational institutions in the Philippines List of Jesuit sites Society of Jesus Ignatius of Loyola List of colleges and universities in Metro Manila References Further reading External links Catholic universities and colleges in Metro Manila Research universities in the Philippines Universities and colleges in Quezon City Educational institutions established in 1859 Spanish colonial infrastructure in the Philippines Jesuit universities and colleges in the Philippines University Athletic Association of the Philippines universities ASEAN University Network Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia 1859 establishments in the Philippines