UP remains country’s top university in 2024 QS Asia Rankings

THE University of the Philippines remains the country’s top university, according to the 2024 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings, which were revealed Wednesday night.

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The Big Four made the list once more, with UP ranking 78th, followed by Ateneo de Manila University at 137th, De La Salle University at 154th, and the University of Santo Tomas at 179th.

A year ago, UP was ranked 87th, ADMU was 134th, DLSU was 171st, and UST was 175th. Clearly, UP and DLSU are two of the universities that have improved their rankings from prior years, particularly DLSU, which has risen significantly in the rankings.

The University of the Philippines, founded in 1908, continues to be one of the best Filipino universities in national rankings, as well as one of the top institutions in Asia. 

UP has a network of seven branches and one autonomous institution spread over the island nation, ensuring that thousands of Filipinos receive a great quality of education.

Meanwhile, four universities made their debut in the QS Asia rankings. In the rankings, the University of San Carlos and Polytechnic University of the Philippines were placed 551-600, Far Eastern University Manila was ranked 701-750, and Mindanao State University was ranked 801+.

Peking University maintained its position as the best-ranked Asian university for the second year in a row, with an overall score of 100, followed by the University of Hong Kong (97.9) and the National University of Singapore (96.1).

Every year since 2009, the QS Asia University Rankings have highlighted Asia’s top universities. According to reports, this year’s QS Asia rankings are the largest ever, with 836 institutions from 25 nations and territories fighting for their ranks.

This year’s QS Asia rankings include sixteen universities from the Philippines. Here are the other PH schools that made the cut:

• Adamson University (551-600)
• Mapua University (601-650)
• Siliman University (601-650)
• Ateneo de Davao University (651-700)
• Saint Louis University (651-700)
• Xavier University (651-700)
• Lyceum of the Philippines University (701-750)
• Mindanao State University-Iligan Institue of Technology (801+)

The approach for selecting the QS Asia rankings is based on academic reputation (30%), employer reputation (20%), faculty to student ratio (10%), and international research network (10%), according to its website.

They also include citations per paper (10%), papers per faculty (5%), personnel with a PhD (5%), international faculty and students (2.5% each), and inbound and outbound exchange students (2.5% each).

With an expanding number of PH universities featured in rankings, the Philippines will surely carve out a solid reputation among foreign companies and demonstrate a strong worldwide outlook with the level of education supplied to its population.