[4] When the Ateneo de Davao formally opened on June 28, 1948, it offered grades V and VI and 1st to 3rd year high school.

The campus provided classrooms for high school students in the daytime and college courses in the evenings.

[citation needed] Ateneo De Davao became one of the centers of student activism in Mindanao during the Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos period.

Some people would later be added to the Philippines' Bantayog ng mga Bayani Wall of Remembrance, which honors victims of the resistance against the authoritarian government of Ferdinand Marcos.

[citation needed] The university operates in three campuses in Davao City, all housing research and academic units.

The undergraduate and graduate schools, and the College of Law are housed in this campus and have a combined student population of around 8,000.

Under its aegis are accountancy, business management, entrepreneurship, human resource development and management, finance, accounting technology, marketing and graduate business programs as well as support programs in computer literacy and research and extension offices.

The program started under the auspices of the Natural Sciences and Math Division, and eventually became the School of Nursing (SON).

The board approved the shift from CEA to School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA), beginning June 1, 2012[14] Currently,[when?]

This was also based on the passing percentage rates of the school on board examinations administered by the Professional Regulation Commission for Architecture in three consecutive years.

Hildegardo F. Iñigo, one of the first graduates of the College of Law and faculty member since 1967, assumed the position of dean.

[22] The government mandated K12 basic education program was implemented in the university starting in school year 2012–2013.

The Senior High School covers three areas based on disciplines similar to college courses which are all Academic: Accountancy, Business & Management (ABM), Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM), and Humanities & Social Sciences (HUMSS).

[23] The Junior High School (JHS) Unit's incumbent principal Camila V. Samblaceño assumed the post on April 1, 2020, replacing Fr.

[27] Another support service in the JHS is the Instructional Media Center (IMC) which aims to provide an environment that facilitates academic excellence and the formation of Christian values.

The IMC has a collection of print and audio-visual materials such as books, magazines, records, videotapes and other resources.

[30] CLE courses, which are spread over four years, aim to produce Ateneo graduates who embodies the Jesuit values of being men and women for others and who can be catalysts for social transformation while living life with informed Christian perspectives.

[31] The JHS classifies its students into honors (St. Francis Xavier) and general sections (St. John Berchmans - general section in 7th, 9th and 10th Grade and honors class in the 8th Grade, St. Robert Bellarmine, St. Francis Borgia, St. Peter Canisius, St. Edmund Campion, St. Noel Chabanel (7th Grade), St. Peter Favre, St. Aloysius Gonzaga, St. Isaac Jogues, St. Stanislaus Kostka, St. Joseph Pignatelli, St. John Francis Regis).

Starting with the 8th Grade, they are academically evaluated and ranked in order to determine the composition of the batch's honors class.

The second level contains the Union Card Catalog and the Graduate and Reserved Sections which contain theses, dissertations, and other studies that are requested by the members of the faculty for their classes.

The fourth level houses the Periodical Library which provides a vast collection of current and retrospective newspapers, magazines, and journals.

The American Studies Resource Center or the American Corner (AC) is a center dedicated to providing various materials and resources about the United States in various aspects, as well as advising services for those individuals who wish to study in the United States.

It is responsible for developing students, faculty, and non-teaching staff to be leaders in service of the marginalized and the vulnerable.

The office is also responsible for the promotion of faith that does justice following the teachings and examples of Christ and the spirituality of St. Ignatius.

[40] Among AOSF's projects and initiatives include the "First Year Development Program", where students are assigned to a classroom adviser who assists them in adjusting to the demands and rigors of college life.

Another is the "National Service Training Program", where Filipino students contribute to the general welfare of local partner communities.

[41][42] The College of Law has several pro bono programs under the office of the Ateneo Legal Aid Services.

[62] Since the mid-2010s, it launched its weekday morning program called "Ateneo Voices" which currently airs on 89.9 Spirit FM.

[63] Ateneo de Davao has produced graduates in the fields of arts, governance, law, medicine, media, service and science.