The University of Santo Tomas General Santos (UST; Filipino: Pamantasan ng Santo Tomas General Santos) is a private, Catholic higher education institution in General Santos, Philippines. The UST General Santos is the first UST Campus in Visayas and Mindanao. It is an extension campus of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.

The main building of the campus opened in 2024.

History

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila acquired land in barangays Ligaya and Katangawan in General Santos in 1997, intending to establish an extension campus in the city. However, the development of the campus was delayed due to land classification issues. The site was classified as agricultural until 2013 when it was reassigned as institutional land.

Full development of the campus began with the groundbreaking ceremony held in April 2018. Laying of the foundations began in November 2020 and on December 4, 2021, the topping-off ceremony was held on the view deck.

UST GenSan was inaugurated on April 11, 2024.

Campus

The campus covers an area of 82.2 hectares (822,000 m) and will have facilities that could accommodate 15,000 students. Its main building is seven-storey high and is fronted by an open plaza. It has a 100-person capacity chapel, library, clinic, org rooms, an auditorium, and function halls.

Future plan includes the establishment of the UST-Dr. Ricardo S. Po Sr. Integrated Innovation and Research Laboratories.

Academics

School	Year founded
Business and Accountancy	2024
Engineering and Information Technology	2024
Health Sciences	2024

The university will offer five programs under three pioneering schools, namely the School of Health Sciences, School of Business and Accountancy, and School of Engineering and Information Technology. The five pioneer programs are pharmacy, medical technology, entrepreneurship, accounting information systems, and industrial engineering.

See also

• University of Santo Tomas Manila
• University of Santo Tomas–Legazpi
• University of Santo Tomas Santa Rosa