University of Guam (Chamorro: Unibetsedåt Guåhan) (U.O.G.) is a public land-grant university in Mangilao, Guam. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and offers thirty-four degree programs at the undergraduate level and eleven at the master's level. Of the university's 3,387 students, 94% are of Asian-Pacific Islander ethnicity and nearly 72% are full-time (fall 2012 figures). A full-time faculty of about 180 work at the university.
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History
University of Guam was founded in 1952 as a two-year teacher-training school known as the Territorial College of Guam, established by Governor Carlton Skinner. In 1960, the college moved to the present campus in the central district of Mangilao. In 1965, the college was accredited as a four-year, degree granting institution. By 1968, enrollment had reached 1,800 students while staff and faculty totaled more than 130. It was designated as a land grant institution by the United States Congress in 1972. Throughout the 1970s, Women's rights advocate and pioneer Maryly Van Leer Peck founded the Community Career College which became Guam Community College. She would later create the Business and Applied Technology programs, among others. She was also a chairman on its board.
Presidents
Antonio C. Yamashita (1964–1970)^
Pedro C. Sanchez (1970–1974)
Antonio C. Yamashita (1974–1977)^
Rosa Roberto Carter (1977–1983)
Jose Q. Cruz (1983–1987)
Wilfredo P. Leon Guerrero (1988–1993)^
John C. Salas (1993–1996)
Jose T. Nededog (1996–2000)
Harold L. Allen (2001–2008)^
Robert A. Underwood (2008–2018)^
Thomas W. Krise (2018–2023)
Anita Borja Enriquez (2023-present)
^ Indicates President Emeritus status conferred by UOG Board of Regents
Colleges and schools
The University of Guam offers bachelor's degrees in thirty-two areas and master's degrees in 20 areas, these listed below are only some of the available degrees:
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS)
Division of Humanistic Studies
Department of English and Applied Linguistics (D.E.A.L.)
Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Division of Communication and Fine Arts
College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS)
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Division of Natural Sciences
Division of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences
Army ROTC
School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA)
Division of Business
Division of Public Administration
School of Education (SOE)
Division of Foundations, Educational Research and Human Studies
Division of Teacher Education and Public Service
School of Engineering
Civil Engineering Program
Outreach
The University of Guam offers a variety of community outreach for students to build the community, help those in need and to be able to express their culture.
Center for Island Sustainability
Guam Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
Guam System for Assistive Technology (GSAT)
Isla Center for the Arts
Pacific Small Business Development Center
COLL
Field House
Fine Arts
Herbarium
Summer Camps
Adventure Sports Camp
4H Summer Workshops
Triton Athletics Summer Camps
Violence Against Women Prevention Program
Clubs
The University offers up to 54 extracurricular clubs that students ranging from first years to seniors could join. Some examples include:
Triton Changemakers
Linguistics and Language Appreciation Society
Iakwe Club
Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Marianas History Club
Athletics
The University of Guam athletics was shut down for 16 years but in 2019 sports started to begin again, only to be postponed during COVID-19. Since then sports have been slowly coming back and as of 2025 there are around 9 sports for students to join that include:
Men's Baseball
Men's Basketball
Men's Soccer
Men's Volleyball
Women's Basketball
Women's Rugby
Women's Soccer
Women's Volleyball
Co-ed Esports
Notable alumni
Joseph Franklin Ada, Former Governor of Guam.
Katherine B. Aguon, Guamanian educator and politician.
Carmen Fernandez, Businesswoman, politician, and college administrator.
Peter Sugiyama, member of the Senate of Palau
Judith Won Pat, Speaker of the 30th Guam Legislature.
Antoinette D. Sanford, Businesswoman and politician.
Ray Tenorio, Lieutenant Governor of Guam.
Vicente Ada, Guam Senator, Member of the Legislature of Guam
Tan Siu Lin, Founder of Tan Holdings Corporation and Chairman of the Peking University Luen Thai Center for Supply Chain System R&D.
Aline A. Yamashita, Guamanian educator and politician. Former Senator in the Guam Legislature.
Amata Coleman Radewagen, Delegate to Congress, American Samoa.
Hermana Ramarui, Palauan poet and educator
Elizabeth Diaz Rechebei, educational leader in the Northern Mariana Islands
James Moylan, current Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Guam's at-large district
Notable faculty
Vicente T. Blaz, professor of law.
Dirk Ballendorf, former Professor of Micronesian studies, Director of the Micronesian Area Research Center (1979-1984, 2004-2007).
Benjamin Clemens Stone, British-American botanist.
Tony Palomo, historian.
Ansito Walter, former Governor of Chuuk State.
Maryly Van Leer Peck. university president, engineer and first female dean