▁Ex cell ence , ▁namely ▁its ▁Te acher ▁Education , ▁N urs ing ▁and ▁Information ▁Technology ▁program mes . ▁E ight ▁of ▁its ▁program mes ▁are ▁recognized ▁as ▁Cent ers ▁of ▁Development , ▁namely ▁its ▁Business ▁Administration , ▁Chem ical ▁Engineering , ▁Civil ▁Engineering , ▁Elect rical ▁Engineering , ▁Entre pr ene ur ship , ▁Mechan ical ▁Engineering , ▁Medical ▁Labor atory ▁Science , ▁and ▁M ining ▁Engineering ▁program mes ▁as ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Its ▁elementary ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁divisions ▁are ▁both ▁acc red ited ▁as ▁Level ▁II ▁by ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Acc red iting ▁Association ▁of ▁School s , ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁Univers ities ▁( PA ASC U ). ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁and ▁Administration ▁ ▁Administration ▁ ▁Saint ▁Louis ▁University ▁is ▁a ▁non - stock , ▁non - pro fit ▁institution . ▁It ▁is ▁directed ▁by ▁a ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees , ▁composed ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁people . ▁Since ▁its ▁in ception ▁as ▁a ▁college ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁head ed ▁by ▁a ▁R ector . ▁Upon ▁its ▁elev ation ▁to ▁university ▁status ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁its ▁head ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁addressed ▁as ▁President . ▁He ▁is ▁assist ed ▁by ▁ 5 ▁vice - pres idents . ▁SL U ▁has ▁seen ▁ 3 ▁rect ors ▁and ▁ 7 ▁pres idents ▁lead ▁it , ▁ 8 ▁of ▁whom ▁are ▁of ▁Belg ian ▁descent . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁that ▁SL U