The University of San Agustin is a co-educational Catholic institution owned by the Augustinian Province of Sto.Niño de Cebu:
The following are the milestones in the history of the University of San Agustin:
| July 15,1904 |
Opening of the school |
| Dec 12,1912 |
Recognition by the government of the various courses offered as prescribe by the Secretary of Public Instruction |
| Feb 5,1917 |
Formal incorporation of the school under the name of Colegio de San Agustin de Iloilo |
| 1935 |
Opening of the College of Liberal Arts |
| 1936 |
Opening of the College of Commerce |
| 1939 |
Opening of the School of law |
| 1940 |
Opening of Education and admission of female students for the first time |
| 1941-1945 |
World War II. Destruction of all buildings except Urdaneta Hall |
| 1945 |
End of World War II. Rehabilitation begins. Reopening of the school |
| 1946 |
Opening of the College of Pharmacy
Opening of the College of Technology |
| 1947 |
Opening of the Normal College |
| 1950 |
Opening of the Graduate School |
| March 1, 1953 |
Granting of university status |
| 1953 |
Opening of the College of Dentistry |
| 1954 |
Golden Jubilee |
| 1962 |
Renaming of the College of Pharmacy into College of Pharmacy and Medical Technology in view of the offering of B.S. in Medical Technology |
| October 30, 1965 |
Inauguration of DYSA, Radio San Agustin |
| 1966 |
Opening of USA Printing Press |
| 1967 |
Phasing out of the College of Dentistry
Opening of the Conservatory of Music |
| 1969 |
Opening of the USA Clinical Laboratory |
| 1970 |
Consortium between the University and St. Paul’s Hospital begun with the opening of the U.S.A.- St. Paul’s College of Nursing. |
| 1971 |
Opening of the Instructional Media Center |
| 1973 |
Opening of the Department of Theology
Fusion of the College of Education and Normal College into the Teachers College |
| 1974 |
Opening of the University of San Agustin College of Nursing, and termination of the consortium between the University and St. Paul’s Hospital |
| 1977 |
College of Liberal Arts given PAASCU Accreditation |
| 1979 |
Diamond Jubilee
College of Law given PAASCU Accreditation |
| 1980 |
Inauguration of the Tilipunan Community Center at Tanza, Ioilo City, a community outreach project of the University
Opening of the Research and Development Center |
| 1980 |
Teachers College given PAASCU accreditation |
| 1983 |
College of Commerce given PAASCU accreditation |
| 1984 |
University placed under the administration of the newly-created Augustinian Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu, Philippines |
| 1986 |
Opening of the Computer Department |
| 1987 |
Elementary Department given PAASCU accreditation |
| 1992 |
Groundbreaking of USA Alumni Hall site |
| 1994 |
Inauguration of the University of San Agustin Regional Center for Public Management (USA-RCPM)
Inauguration of the USA-Advanced Technology Systems Computer-Aided Design (USA-ATS CAD/CAE Training Center)
College of Pharmacy and Medical Technology given PAASCU accreditation |
| June 1995 |
Transfer of the High School to its new Campus in Sambag, Jaro |
| 2000 |
PAASCU accreditation of the Graduate School |
