Three universities based in the regions made it to the Top 10 of the recently updated list of best universities in the Philippines by independent global university-ranking platform EduRank. 

The University of the Philippines (UP) Los Baños took the fifth spot (#5), while the Cebu-based University of San Carlos (USC), and Dumaguete’s Silliman University placed eighth (#8) and tenth (#10), respectively. They joined seven NCR-based schools in the Top 10.

UPLB is ranked 696th in Asia and 2,422nd in the world; USC is 1,264th in Asia and 3,870th in the world; while Silliman sits at the 1,594th spot in Asia and 4,625th globally.

The list is topped by UP Diliman, which ranked 312th in Asia and 1,299th in the world. 

According to EduRank’s, the following are the Top 30 universities in the Philippines:

  1. University of the Philippines Diliman (#312 Asia, #1299 world)
  2. De La Salle University (#400 Asia, #1569 world)
  3. Ateneo de Manila University (#457 Asia, #1731 world)
  4. University of Santo Tomas (#531 Asia, #1951 world)
  5. University of the Philippines Los Baños (#696 Asia, #2422 world)
  6. University of the Philippines Manila (#709 Asia, #2462 world)
  7. Mapúa University (#1228 Asia, #3792 world)
  8. University of San Carlos (#1264 Asia, #3870 world)
  9. Asian Institute of Management (#1579 Asia, #4581 world)
  10. Silliman University (#1594 Asia, #4625 world)
  11. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (#1719 Asia, #4898 world)
  12. Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (#1811 Asia, #5116 world)
  13. University of Asia and the Pacific (#1812 Asia, #5118 world)
  14. University of the Philippines Visayas (#1834 Asia, #5157 world)
  15. Central Luzon State University (#2000 Asia, #5495 world)
  16. University of the East (#2029 Asia, #5572 world)
  17. Ateneo de Davao University (#2041 Asia, #5599 world)
  18. Lyceum of the Philippines University (#2069 Asia, #5656 world)
  19. Visayas State University (#2089 Asia, #5696 world)
  20. Quirino State University (#2153 Asia, #5835 world)
  21. De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (#2187 Asia, #5901 world)
  22. Adamson University (#2189 Asia, #5903 world)
  23. Far Eastern University (#2282 Asia, #6122 world)
  24. University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (#2362 Asia, #6276 world)
  25. University of Mindanao (#2371 Asia, #6288 world)
  26. Bulacan State University (#2377 Asia, #6302 world)
  27. Philippine Normal University (#2401 Asia, #6366 world)
  28. Mindanao State University (#2415 Asia, #6398 world)
  29. University of the Philippines Baguio (#2434 Asia, #6451 world)
  30. University of Southern Mindanao (#2473 Asia, #6520 world)

Sixteen out of the 30 (53%) best-ranked universities are based in Metro Manila, scattered within Manila, Quezon City, Pasig, Makati, and Las Piñas. 

Fourteen (47%) are based in the regions, with five universities in Luzon (non-NCR), four in Visayas, and five in Mindanao. 

Check out EduRank’s full university rankings and findings through this link.

The latest version of the list was updated last March 15, 2026.

EduRank is an independent metric-based ranking of universities from 183 countries. They make use of the “world’s largest scholarly papers database,” putting a premium on research outputs in their assessment, alongside non-academic reputation, and impact of notable alumni.