QS Ranking: 14 Philippine Schools among Asia's Top Universities for 2021

MANILA, Philippines – Fourteen of the country's best schools were included in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings for 2021, with results of the study released on Wednesday, November 25.

The University of the Philippines (UP) placed 69th among the top 650 higher educational institutions (HEIs) in Asia, the highest rank the country's premier state university has obtained in the annual rankings since its 2016 edition.

The Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) followed at 135th while De La Salle University at 166th and University of Santo Tomas (UST) at 186th.

Only UST and Mapua University (501-550) received the 4 QS Stars merit, a rating that depends on the number of points achieved through the evaluation of program strength, facilities, graduate employability, social responsibility, inclusiveness, and more.

Here is the complete list of the Philippines' top 14 universities for 2021 according to QS University Rankings:

PH Rank	PH School	QS Asian Ranking
1	University of the Philippines (UP)	69
2	Ateneo de Manila University	135
3	De La Salle University	166
4	University of Santo Tomas	186
5	University of San Carlos	451-500
6	Ateneo de Davao University	501-550
7	Mapua University	501-550
8	Siliman University	501-550
9	Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology	551-660
10	Adamson University	600+
11	Central Luzon State University	600+
12	Central Mindanao University	600+
13	Central Philippine University	600+
14	Xavier University	600+

Meanwhile, here are the top 10 universities in Asia:

1. University of Singapore (Singapore)
2. Tsinghua University (China)
3. Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
4. The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
5. Zhejhang University (China)
6. Fudan University (China)
7. Peking University (China)
8. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong)
9. Universiti of Malaya (Malaysia)
10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)

Published annually since 2009, the QS Asia University Rankings, highlights the top universities in Asia each year.

"The methodology used to create the ranking is similar to that used for the QS World University Rankings, but with some additional indicators and adapted weightings," QS said.

The 11 indicators used to compile the QS Asia University Rankings are as follows:

• Academic reputation (30%)
• Employer reputation (20%)
• Faculty-student ratio (10%)
• International research network (10%)
• Citations per paper (10%)
• Papers per faculty (5%)
• Staff with a PhD (5%)
• International faculty (2.5%)
• International students (2.5%)
• Inbound exchange students (2.5%)
• Outbound exchange students (2.5%)

— The Summit Express