UP Diliman is top PH university — EduRank

The UP Oblation at the Diliman campus. (File photo from Philippine Daily Inquirer)

According to its rankings released on February 29, UP Diliman led the list of 100 Philippine universities. It also ranked UP Diliman  as the 374th best university in Asia, and 1367th in the world.

UP-Diliman was followed byDe La Salle University, Ateneo de Manila University, University of Santo Tomas and UP – Los Baños

In sixth spot is UP – Manila, followed by University of San Carlos – Cebu, Asian Institute of Management, Mapua University and Mindanao State University – Marawi.

According to EduRank, it based its rankings on metrics such as citations in academic publications, alumni popularity, and other reference databases.

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Its final score is based on three parts: 45 percent for research performance; 45 percent likewise for non-academic prominence; and 10 percent alumni score.

EduRank added that the best cities to study in the Philippines are in Quezon City, Manila, Los Baños, and Cebu.