What Cebu Doctors' University does

Cebu Doctors' University (CDU) is a private health-sciences-focused higher education institution headquartered in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines. Operating under the leadership of President Dr. Philip Anthony S.D. Larrazabal, CDU runs eight colleges — Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Optometry, Dentistry, Allied Medical Sciences, Rehabilitative Sciences, and Arts and Sciences — alongside a Graduate School and a Senior High School, offering degree programs from Senior High through doctoral level. Its core technology stack comprises a NetsSuite/PhilSmile-based online application and enrollment portal, cPanel-hosted institutional webmail, and an online Instructional Media Center equipment-borrowing system; Cisco WebEx is deployed for virtual classes and international-student support. The university generates revenue primarily through tuition and academic fees collected across all program levels, with a Php 15,000 continuing-student enrollment fee as the only publicly disclosed pricing data point. CDU serves a domestic and international student base (the latter channeled via IIRMA Education Consultancy and partners such as Ansan University, Korea) and is reinforced by an adjacent operating subsidiary, Cebu Doctors' University Hospital, which supplies clinical training capacity for its medical, nursing, and allied health programs.

CDU's competitive standing is anchored on regulatory accreditation (PAASCU Level II across selected graduate programs and a 3-year accreditation for the College of Medicine) and a multi-year track record of 100% board-examination pass rates in Optometry (11 consecutive years) and Medical Technology (7 consecutive years), alongside annual production of licensure topnotchers across Nursing, Pharmacy, Respiratory Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Radiologic Technology. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via a campus enrollment office, an online application portal, and channel partnerships for foreign recruitment; go-to-market also leans on organic social (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), educational fairs, and community events such as the annual University Run. The university has no publicly disclosed revenue, no recorded funding events, and no parent company, operating as an independently administered private HEI.

Name

Cebu Doctors' University

Legal name

Cebu Doctors' University

Website

https://cebudoctorsuniversity.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Cebu Doctors' University is a private Philippine health-sciences university in Mandaue City, Cebu, offering undergraduate to doctoral degree programs across Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Optometry, and Allied and Rehabilitative Sciences, serving domestic and international students via on-campus and online enrollment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education (Health Sciences)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB), Schools of Nursing (EDAHAGAC), Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary) (EDAHABAA)

Keywords

• Health sciences education
• Medical school programs
• Undergraduate college degrees
• Graduate school programs
• Licensure examination preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Cebu

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Revenue generated from tuition fees across all academic programs including Senior High School, Undergraduate, Graduate School, and College of Medicine. Additional fees for enrollment, laboratory, and other academic services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Cebu Doctors' University is a private higher-education institution that delivers undergraduate, graduate, and Doctor of Medicine degree programs across colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Optometry, Allied Medical Sciences, Rehabilitative Sciences, and Arts and Sciences, plus Senior High School. It supports instruction with digital services including an online application/enrollment portal, a cPanel webmail system, Cisco WebEx virtual learning, and an Instructional Media Center with online equipment borrowing.

Product overview

Cebu Doctors' University is a health-focused educational institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of undergraduate, graduate, and senior high school programs. The university operates multiple colleges including Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Optometry, Allied Medical Sciences, Rehabilitative Sciences, and Arts and Sciences, plus a Graduate School. The institution also provides digital services including webmail and an Instructional Media Center with online equipment borrowing capabilities. The academic programs are structured as distinct colleges offering degree programs, with the College of Medicine and select graduate programs holding PAASCU accreditation. The university integrates Cisco WebEx for video conferencing and maintains cPanel-based webmail services for the campus community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• College of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine)
• College of Nursing (BS in Nursing)
• College of Dentistry (Doctor of Dental Medicine)
• College of Pharmacy (BS in Pharmacy)
• College of Optometry (Doctor of Optometry)
• College of Allied Medical Sciences (CAMS)
• College of Rehabilitative Sciences
• College of Arts and Sciences
• Graduate School Programs
• Senior High School
• Institutional Webmail Services
• Instructional Media Center (Online Equipment Borrowing)
• WebEx Virtual Learning Sessions

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% passing rate for Medical Technology licensure exams for 7 consecutive years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Ansan University (Korea)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2019International medical internship exchange program where Ansan University students complete medical internships at Cebu Doctors' University. Includes completion ceremonies and cross-cultural academic collaboration between Korean and Filipino medical education institutions.
• IIRMA Education Consultancy Private LimitedminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational education consultancy facilitating foreign student recruitment and application processing for Cebu Doctors' University. Provides Cisco-WebEx tutorials and getting started guides for international students.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Southwestern University PHINMA: Cebu-based private university with health sciences programs (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry) competing in the same regional applicant pool as Cebu Doctors' University.
• University of Cebu: Large private university headquartered in Cebu offering Medicine, Nursing, and allied-health programs directly competing with CDU for Visayan students.
• Cebu Institute of Medicine: Cebu-based medical school specializing in the MD program; competes head-to-head with CDU's College of Medicine for top Visayan premed applicants.

Broad incumbents

• University of Santo Tomas: Philippines' oldest and one of the largest private Catholic universities with a top-tier Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and full health-sciences portfolio—a legacy benchmark CDU's College of Medicine is measured against.
• AMA University: National private university with multiple campuses and allied-health, nursing, and medical programs, targeting similar tuition-paying Filipino students through a multi-campus model CDU does not yet have.
• University of the Philippines Manila: The state-university flagship for health sciences (medicine, nursing, public health, pharmacy). Sets the national benchmark for board-exam performance that CDU also targets.
• Lyceum of the Philippines University: Manila-based private university with Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy colleges—comparable to CDU in offering a broad health-sciences portfolio at private-university scale.
• San Beda University: Metro Manila private university that has expanded into health sciences (Nursing, Medical Technology), making it an aspirational national-level parallel to CDU's multi-college health model.

Regional players

• University of San Carlos: Cebu-based private university with a College of Arts and Sciences and health-related programs operating in the same regional catchment area as CDU.

Emerging players

• St. Luke's College of Medicine: Philippine medical school backed by the St. Luke's hospital network; directly comparable to CDU's College of Medicine for top applicants seeking teaching-hospital-linked MD programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC6WyCvnCVgShDWwjl-APDkQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/cebudoctorsuniversityofficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/cebudoctorsuniversity

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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