Silliman University is home to over 10,000 students. Of this number, around 300 are international from 53 countries across the globe. The University is an ideal choice for students in search of the best of a laid-back environment located within the progressive and safe University Town of Dumaguete. Nature is at its best on Silliman’s 62-hectare campus. Over 300 age-old acacia trees dot the sprawling campus that is cradled with views of the Bohol Sea to its east and the Cuernos de Negros Mountains to its west. Silliman University is a private research university in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, the Philippines. Established in 1901 as Silliman Institute by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, it is the first American and Protestant founded institution of higher learning in the Philippines and in Asia.