UP leads 25 PH schools in 2025 QS Asia University rankings

The University of the Philippines (UP) remained as the top institution of higher learning in the country, according to the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University rankings for 2025.

UP garnered an overall score of 60.6, but it slipped to 86th out of over 900 Asian universities in this year’s rankings. The state-run university ranked 78th in the previous ranking.

Trailing behind UP are the other “Big Four” universities which also dropped in their rankings: Ateneo de Manila University (from 137th to 142nd), De La Salle University (from 154th to 163rd), and the University of Santo Tomas (from 179th to 181st).

This also marked the first time that the Central Mindanao University, Cebu Technological University, Central Luzon State University, Central Philippine University, West Visayas State University, Angeles University Foundation, University of Southeastern Philippines, University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, and University of Southern Mindanao broke into the rankings. 

Here are the rankings of other Philippine schools that made it into the list: 

• Adamson University (411-420)
• University of San Carlos (481-490)
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines (541-560) 
• Mapua University (561-580) 
• Siliman University (601-620) 
• Far Eastern University (681-700)
• Ateneo de Davao University (701-750) 
• Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (701-750) 
• Saint Louis University (751-800) 
• Lyceum of the Philippines University (801-850) 
• Mindanao State University (801-850) 
• Xavier University (801-850) 
• Cebu Technological University (851-900)
• Central Luzon State University (851-900) 
• Central Mindanao University (851-900) 
• Central Philippine University (851-900) 
• Angeles University Foundation (901+) 
• University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (901+) 
• University of Southeastern Philippines (901+) 
• University of Southern Mindanao (901+) 
• West Visayas State University (901+)

Meanwhile, China’s Peking University is still the top university in Asia with an overall score of 100.
—RF, GMA Integrated News