[3] Students jumped screaming from the 10-storey commerce building of the university as it began to shake, and the floors collapsed.

[4] Following the earthquake, the University of Baguio implemented a take home learning system, and formal classes resumed in October 1990.

[citation needed] During its 65th anniversary in 2013, the university is the first HEI that offered Forensic Science program in the country.

In 1963, sixth grade students from the high school (and some from the city) took a special examination.

Passers of the test were put in one class called the Special Science Scholars Section or SSSS.

The first socially relevant programs conducted in a secondary school is the Immersion Camps and Outreach.

It is devoted to research on the culture of ethnic groups in the region and on issues on education in Northern Luzon.

The UB Cardinals is the head name of many teams in the school: basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, chess, and athletics.