The University of Baguio (UB) is a private, Filipino, multidisciplinary, autonomous, ASEAN 2015 and K-12 Ready university in Baguio City, Philippines. It was founded by Dr. Fernando Gonzaga Bautista and Rosa Castillo Bautista on August 8, 1948 as the 'Baguio Technical and Commercial Institute' with 80 students. The student population in 2000 was about 18,000 students in its tertiary, secondary, and primary levels.