Top Universities in the Philippines 2023

Are you a fresh high school graduate? Do you want to re-enroll and get a new college degree? Do you just want a new skill? Or do you want to take a master’s degree? Whatever the case may be, you’re here today because you’re looking for the best university to get quality education.

With that, here’s a list of the top 100 universities in the Philippines. Obviously, you only want to choose from the top 10 if you want the best of the best. Still, we’ve included the rest of the list to give you a better option based on your budget, geographical location, and other factors.

The list came from EduRank, which ranked the universities based on their research outputs, alumni influence, and academic prominence.

EduRank determined the ranking by analyzing 373,000 citations received by 30,400 academic publications created by 229 universities in the Philippines, the popularity of 889 known alumni, and the biggest reference database available.

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Top 100 Colleges and Universities in the Philippines

PH Rank	University	Worldwide Rank
1	University of the Philippines Diliman	1380
2	De La Salle University	1643
3	Ateneo de Manila University	1878
4	University of Santo Tomas	2575
5	University of the Philippines Manila	2686
6	University of the Philippines Los Banos	2819
7	University of San Carlos	3838
8	Mindanao State University	4407
9	Asian Institute of Management	4424
10	Mapua University	4512
11	University of the East – Philippines	4979
12	Silliman University	5019
13	University of Asia and the Pacific	5350
14	Visayas State University	5426
15	Far Eastern University in Philippines	5660
16	De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde	5736
17	University of the Philippines in the Visayas	5788
18	Central Luzon State University	5820
19	Adamson University	5898
20	Polytechnic University of the Philippines	5977
21	Ateneo de Davao University	6028
22	Philippine Normal University	6151
23	Lyceum of the Philippines University	6210
24	Bulacan State University	6314
25	University of Mindanao	6521
26	Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan	6562
27	Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology	6576
28	Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies	6629
29	University of Southern Mindanao	6634
30	Don Bosco Technical College	6639
31	University of the Philippines Baguio	6717
32	University of San Jose-Recoletos	6739
33	Central Mindanao University	6817
34	Palawan State University	6835
35	Technological Institute of the Philippines	6848
36	Southwestern University PHINMA	6888
37	Miriam College	6950
38	Benguet State University	6973
39	Ateneo de Naga University	7063
40	Angeles University Foundation	7102
41	University of Perpetual Help System DALTA	7130
42	Ateneo de Zamboanga University	7246
43	Cebu Normal University	7259
44	University of the Philippines Mindanao	7403
45	Our Lady of Fatima University	7446
46	West Visayas State University	7530
47	University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines	7742
48	Samar State University	7761
49	Caraga State University	7770
50	Laguna State Polytechnic University	7787
51	Mariano Marcos State University	7813
52	University of Northern Philippines	7849
53	University of the City of Manila	7858
54	Isabela State University	7865
55	University of Southeastern Philippines	7870
56	Liceo de Cagayan University	7895
57	Emilio Aguinaldo College	7951
58	Leyte Normal University	7997
59	San Beda University	8006
60	De La Salle Lipa	8022
61	Central Philippine University	8052
62	Adventist University of the Philippines	8056
63	Batangas State University	8094
64	New Era University	8121
65	Philippine Christian University	8198
66	Bohol Island State University	8292
67	Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University	8463
68	Cebu Institute of Medicine	8566
69	Bicol University	8701
70	Southern Luzon State University	8775
71	John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University	8963
72	University of the Immaculate Conception	8970
73	University of Eastern Philippines	9009
74	Quirino State University	9038
75	Centro Escolar University	9056
76	Sacred Heart College	9090
77	Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology	9220
78	University of Rizal System	9237
79	Lorma Colleges	9279
80	Nueva Vizcaya State University	9309
81	University of Pangasinan	9323
82	Saint Louis University, Baguio City	9392
83	University of Iloilo – PHINMA	9406
84	Romblon State University	9515
85	University of Bohol	9561
86	Camarines Norte State College	9567
87	Philippine Women’s University	9718
88	National University, Philippines	9720
89	Jose Rizal University	9734
90	University of Zamboanga	9807
91	Western Mindanao State University	9832
92	Bukidnon State University	9834
93	Saint Mary’s University of Bayombong	9871
94	University of the East Ramon Magsaysay	9906
95	University of the Visayas	9923
96	University of the Cordilleras	10009
97	St. Scholastica’s College	10074
98	Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation	10075
99	Rizal Technological University	10101
100	Catanduanes State University	10157