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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The University of the Philippines (UP) inched up in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings released Thursday, June 8.
UP now ranks 367th in the world – higher than its 374th ranking in 2016. (READ: School rankings in ASEAN: A ‘perception game’ for PH)
While UP saw an improvement in its ranking in 2017, the De La Salle University maintained its rank (701-750), and the 2 other Philippine universities in the annual list ranked lower: 551-600 for Ateneo de Manila University and 801-1000 for University of Santo Tomas.
2017 | 2016 | Institution |
---|---|---|
367 | 374 | University of the Philippines |
551-600 | 501-550 | Ateneo de Manila University |
701-750 | 701+ | De La Salle University |
801-1000 | 701+ | University of Santo Tomas |
The UST again received 4 QS Stars after rating well in employability, facilities, social responsibility, and inclusiveness.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States is still the world’s top university, while the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore is the best in Asia and the 11th best overall.
2017 | 2016 | Institution |
---|---|---|
1 | 1 | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
2 | 2 | STANFORD UNIVERSITY |
3 | 3 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY |
4 | 5 | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
5 | 4 | UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE |
6 | 6 | UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD |
7 | 7 | UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON |
8 | 9 | IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON |
9 | 10 | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO |
10 | 8 | ETH ZURICH |
The 14th edition of the QS World University Rankings ranked over 950 universities from 84 different countries.
It adopts a methodology that consists of 6 indicators:
- academic reputation (40%)
- employer reputation (10%)
- student-to-faculty ratio (20%)
- citations per faculty (20%)
- international faculty ratio (5%)
- international student ratio (5%)
– Rappler.com
Editor’s note: An earlier version of the story only referred to “UP Diliman,” which is what is in the QS institution profile page. The story has been edited to refer to the UP System, based on statistics provided in the same profile page.
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