By Gabriela Baron
The Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) remained the top Philippine school at the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.
AdMU placed in the 1,000-1,200 bracket.
It was followed by University of the Philippines (1,201-1,500), De La Salle University (1,501+), and University of Santo Tomas (1,501+).
Meanwhile, these Philippine universities also received “reporter” status:
- Cebu Technological University
- Central Luzon State University
- University of Eastern Philippines
- Mapua University
- Mariano Marcos State University
- Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology
- Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology
- University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines
- Tarlac Agricultural University
- Visayas State University
Meanwhile, the University of Oxford topped the rankings for eight years in a row.
This edition’s rankings included 1,904 universities across 108 countries and regions.
The rankings were based on 18 performance indicators that measure each institution’s performance across five areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook.
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