The University of Saint Anthony is a non-sectarian and non-profit educational institution under the aegis of the philosophy: PIETAS, INTEGRITAS, SAPIENTIA founded on August 18, 1947 by a group of professionals. It started as St. Anthony Academy, a night high school for working students. In 1962, the academy which was housed in a rented private building in San Roque was transferred to San Miguel, its present site. On June 1973, it was elevated to the status of University.