Silliman University

Silliman University is a private research university in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, founded in 1901 by American Presbyterian missionaries. The first Protestant university in the Philippines and the first American-founded university outside Manila. It is often cited as the first American university in Asia, though this claim depends on the specific definition used — it is more precisely the first Protestant or American-founded institution of higher learning in the Philippines. Known for its marine biology and environmental science programs.