Still No. 1: UP leads PH universities despite slipping in Asia rankings

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DESPITE losing ground in the regional rankings, the University of the Philippines (UP) held on to its position as the Philippines’ top university in the 2027 Quacquarelli-Symonds (QS) World University Rankings: Asia.

Released on Nov. 3, the rankings placed UP 123rd among more than 1,500 higher education institutions across Asia, down 19 places from its previous ranking of 104th. The university posted an overall score of 66.8, with 92.6 in academic reputation, 9.7 in papers per faculty and 10.1 in citations per paper.

UP remained the highest-ranked Philippine institution among the 45 universities included in this year’s list.

The Ateneo de Manila University followed in second place nationally, securing the 151st spot in Asia with an overall score of 62.4. Its ranking also fell, moving down 10 places from 141st in the previous edition.

Ateneo recorded an academic reputation score of 77.7, alongside 10.1 in citations per paper and 9 in papers per faculty.

Rounding out the country’s top five were the University of Santo Tomas at 202nd, De La Salle University (DLSU) at 204th and Mapua University at 494th.

DLSU registered an overall score of 54, falling 26 places from its previous position of 178th.(MyTVCebu)