UP is Philippines’ top university in 2025 QS world rankings
MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines (UP) was named the Philippines’ top-performing university in the 2025 edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.
In the results posted on Tuesday, UP ranked 336th among more than 1,500 universities worldwide.
Previously, UP ranked 404th in the 2024 edition.
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Meanwhile, UP was followed by the Ateneo de Manila University at 516th, while the De La Salle University placed at the 641-650 bracket.
The University of Santo Tomas was included in the rankings at the 851-900 bracket, and the University of San Carlos ranked 1401+.
In Asia, the National University of Singapore was the top-performing university, followed by Peking University, and Nanyang Technological University.
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Listed below are the top ten universities worldwide:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Imperial College London
- University of Oxford
- Harvard University
- University of Cambridge
- Stanford University
- ETH Zurich
- National University of Singapore
- University College London
- California Institute of Technology
According to QS, some of the metrics that it uses into its rankings are the sustainability, employment outcomes, and the international research network of the university.
QS is an international higher education network analyst based in London, United Kingdom.