is a regional state and research university in Bicol Region, the Philippines. BU is an ISO 9001:2008 certified public university in the region with Certificate No. TUV 100 05 1782.^] Administered from Legazpi City, an institution promoting scholarship, leadership, character, and service as its core values, Bicol University remains to be the premier state university in the Bicol Region, founded in 1969, it has risen to SUC Level IV status, a prestige it has enjoyed since 1998. It is home to topnotch in the fields of Accountancy, Engineering, Midwifery, Nursing, and Social Work. As a comprehensive university, it caters to the needs of the society in the following fields of Technology, Engineering, Architecture and Sciences; Arts and Letters, Culture, Recreation and Sports; Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Business and Entrepreneurship; Health and Medicine; Social Sciences; and Education.

BU is a university which is partly subsidized by the Philippine government. Students of the university and its graduates are referred to as “Mga Iskolar ng Bayan” (“Scholars of the Nation”) but they are commonly called as BUeños. This makes admission extremely competitive. Students who wish to study in the university must pass the Bicol University College Entrance Test (BUCET).