Dumaguete City: A University Town

Dumaguete City exudes a university town atmosphere with the presence of four big universities, namely the Negros Oriental State University, Silliman University, St. Paul University of Dumaguete, and Foundation University, and several other colleges. It has become a center of learning, attracting students from various parts of the country and even from other parts of the globe.

Silliman University

The most distinctive educational institution here is Silliman University, no doubt about that. This old university founded by the American Presbyterian missionaries on the early part of the 20th century is more popularly associated with Dumaguete than anything else.