The Polytechnic University of the Philippines is a public, nonsectarian research university located in Manila, Philippines, established on October 19, 1904 as the Manila Business School, offering commerce-related courses. The flagship campus of the university was named after Apolinario Mabini, a Filipino political philosopher and revolutionary who wrote a constitutional plan for the First Philippine Republic and served as its first prime minister. The university is also known for having the lowest tuition in the country and in Asia as well, with an estimated tuition of ₱1,500 . The... university is composed of several autonomous colleges, schools and institutes, each conferring undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate degrees, and the basic education units. Research at the university is focused on the humanities and social sciences, as well as on health and natural sciences. The athletic teams are the Mighty Maroons, member of the State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association.
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| Location: | Santa Mesa, Manila,
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| Founded: | October 1904 |
| School type: | Public school, Public university, State university |
| Colors: | Gold, Maroon |