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World University Rankings 2026: Philippines

5 universities ranked in the Philippines, out of 2,287 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for the Philippines yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among the Philippines’s universities on the global measures.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas (UST): Vincent Alexei Betos · CC BY-SA 2.0; University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman): Elmer B. Domingo · CC BY-SA 3.0; University of the Philippines Manila (UP Manila): Judgefloro · CC BY-SA 3.0; De La Salle University (DLSU ): Ramiltibayan · CC BY-SA 4.0.

National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas (UST)	=1048	32.3	34	69	est.	660–2109
2	University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman)	=1097	31.7	15	76	est.	675–2125
3	University of the Philippines Manila (UP Manila)	=1308	29.0	29	65	est.	730–2193
4	De La Salle University (DLSU )	=2030	24.4	12	62	est.	838–2236
5	University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB, UP Los Baños)	=2211	22.7	15	49	est.	913–2246

5 universities

Research Index for the Philippines · All of Asia · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,287 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.