By Staff Reporter
Manila: Six Philippine universities have made it to the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject, earning recognition across 10 of the 11 disciplines assessed this year.
The six institutions that received accolades in various disciplines are:
-University of the Philippines (UP)
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)
De La Salle University (DLSU)
University of Santo Tomas (UST)
Mapua University (MU), and
Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT)
No Philippine institution, however, secured a spot in the field of Law.
Dela Salle University (DLSU) in Manila is a top-ranked university in the Philippines for business, computer science, mathematics, and psychology. It offers 100+ undergraduate and graduate degree programmes. DLSU, a founding member of the ASEAN University Network (AUN), it hosts a number of research centres.
Dela Salle University (DLSU) in Manila is a top-ranked university in the Philippines for business, computer science, mathematics, and psychology. It offers 100+ undergraduate and graduate degree programmes. DLSU, a founding member of the ASEAN University Network (AUN), it hosts a number of research centres.
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Notable rankings
Arts and Humanities, Business and Economics:
Only UP and DLSU were ranked, at the 601+ and 801+ brackets, respectively.
Medicine and Health:
Both UP and DLSU ranked, with UP emerging as the top local school in the 501-600 bracket.
Life Sciences:
UP stood as the sole Philippine representative, securing a position in the 801-1000 bracket.
Computer Science and Engineering:
Mapúa University led Philippine schools, ranked within the 801-1000 and 1001-1250 brackets, respectively. UP and DLSU shared the second spot in these fields.
Education Studies:
DLSU topped locally at the 401-500 bracket, with UP and UST following in the 501-600 range.
Psychology:
DLSU led at 401-500, with Ateneo in the 501-600 bracket.
Physical Sciences:
Mapúa and MSU-IIT ranked in the 801-1000 range, while UP, Ateneo, and DLSU placed in the 1001+ bracket. UST did not receive a ranking in this category.
Social Sciences:
UP, Ateneo, and DLSU shared placements in the 801-1000 range globally.
What the rankings were based on:
THE based its rankings on the following criteria:
Research quality
Industry impact,
International outlook,
Research environment, and
Teaching.
Data used came from submissions for the 2022 academic year.
UP: Nation’s best performing university
In a separate survey conducted by OCTA Research, the University of the Philippines (UP) emerged as the most respected university in the country.
The survey, carried out from November 10 to 16, showed 71% of respondents perceiving UP as the best university in the Philippines.
Other universities also ranked high in public perception:
De La Salle University (DLSU): 15%
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU): 14%
Less than 1% of respondents chose “other” universities.
The OCTA poll, conducted among 1,200 participants with a margin of error of ±3%, confirmed UP’s top standing across all geographic and socio-economic sectors.
The research group, which includes several UP professors among its founders, clarified that the non-commissioned survey results were shared as a public service.
Source: Gulf News
