[8] In 2007,[9] the Philippines' Commission on Higher Education (CHED) recognized UP Cebu as a National Center of Excellence (COE) in Information Technology.

[10] (CHED) had also designated UP Cebu as a National Center of Development (COD) in the field of Environmental Studies.

Classes were once held at the Warwick Barracks in front of Leon Kilat Street in Ermita District, near where Carbon market is now.

Its main building was used as an internment camp for American and British civilians and later as a stockade for condemned prisoners by Japanese forces.

Finally, on the 27th of October 2016, the UP Cebu was elevated as the 8th constituent university with the installation of the former Dean to Chancellor, Atty.

Management and handling of the college's various administrative functions are divided between the following offices:[15] Further information: University of the Philippines College Admission Test The University of the Philippines provides a diverse array of degree programs.

[16] The University of the Philippines Cebu is composed of several academic units, each dedicated to specific fields of study and research.