{"id":262693,"date":"2025-11-07T13:03:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T05:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graceful-beige-gazelle.109-123-232-35.cpanel.site\/35-philippine-universities-earn-spots-in-2026-qs-asia-university-rankings\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T13:03:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T05:03:25","slug":"35-philippine-universities-earn-spots-in-2026-qs-asia-university-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomatomag.net\/?p=262693","title":{"rendered":"Philippine Universities Shine As 35 Schools Join 2026 QS Asia Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A total of 35 universities from the Philippines have made it to the 2026 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings, marking the highest number of local institutions ever included in the list.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s rankings feature 1,526 universities across 25 locations, with 557 new entries, making it the largest edition to date. The QS Asia University Rankings assess higher education institutions based on indicators such as citations per paper, papers per faculty, employer reputation, faculty-student ratio, staff with PhDs, international faculty ratio, and international research network, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of more Philippine universities in the list underscores the continued growth and recognition of the country\u2019s higher education sector in the Asian region.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the Philippine universities included in the 2026 QS Asia University Rankings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>University of the Philippines (104th)<\/li>\n<li>Ateneo de Manila University (141st)<\/li>\n<li>De La Salle University (178th)<\/li>\n<li>University of Santo Tomas (184th)<\/li>\n<li>Adamson University (464th)<\/li>\n<li>University of San Carlos (507th)<\/li>\n<li>Map\u00faa University (544th)<\/li>\n<li>Polytechnic University of the Philippines (671st)<\/li>\n<li>Silliman University (694th)<\/li>\n<li>Mindanao State University &#8211; Iligan Institute of Technology (731st\u2013740th)<\/li>\n<li>Far Eastern University (761st\u2013770th)<\/li>\n<li>Ateneo de Davao University (851st\u2013900th)<\/li>\n<li>Saint Louis University (951st\u20131,000th)<\/li>\n<li>Xavier University (951st\u20131,000th)<\/li>\n<li>Central Luzon State University (1,001st\u20131,100th)<\/li>\n<li>Central Mindanao University (1,001st\u20131,100th)<\/li>\n<li>Mindanao State University (1,001st\u20131,100th)<\/li>\n<li>Cebu Technological University (1,101st\u20131,200th)<\/li>\n<li>Visayas State University (1,101st\u20131,200th)<\/li>\n<li>Angeles University Foundation (1,201st\u20131,300th)<\/li>\n<li>Central Philippine University (1,201st\u20131,300th)<\/li>\n<li>National University (1,201st\u20131,300th)<\/li>\n<li>University of Southeastern Philippines (1,201st\u20131,300th)<\/li>\n<li>West Visayas State University (1,201st\u20131,300th)<\/li>\n<li>Technological University of the Philippines (1,301st\u20131,400th)<\/li>\n<li>University of Mindanao (1,301st\u20131,400th)<\/li>\n<li>Batangas State University \u2013 The National Engineering University (1,401st\u20131,500th)<\/li>\n<li>Caraga State University (1,401st\u20131,500th)<\/li>\n<li>Mariano Marcos State University (1,401st\u20131,500th)<\/li>\n<li>University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (1,401st\u20131,500th)<\/li>\n<li>Bulacan State University (1,501st+)<\/li>\n<li>Ifugao State University (1,501st+)<\/li>\n<li>University of Southern Mindanao (1,501st+)<\/li>\n<li>Western Mindanao State University (1,501st+)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In 2025, only 25 Philippine universities made it to the QS Asia rankings, making this year\u2019s inclusion a significant milestone for the country\u2019s academic sector. The expanded presence of Philippine universities in the 2026 list reflects the strengthening quality of education, research productivity, and global engagement of local institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Across Asia, the University of Hong Kong secured the top spot, followed by Peking University, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore, National University of Singapore (NUS), Fudan University, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, City University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Tsinghua University, and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 QS Asia University Rankings highlight the rising presence and competitiveness of Philippine universities among the region\u2019s leading institutions of higher learning.<\/p>\n<h6><credit>H\/T: QS Asia University<\/credit><\/h6>\n<h6><credit>Photo Credit: https:\/\/www.ateneo.edu\/, https:\/\/www.ust.edu.ph\/, https:\/\/upd.edu.ph\/<\/credit><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 QS Asia University Rankings highlight 35 universities from the Philippines, showing progress and excellence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":262694,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19265],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-262693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-great-filipino-story"],"zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":{"nxtgen_comments":[{"5505":"uste thomasian proud \ud83d\udc2f\ud83d\udc9b\r","5506":"ang cute ng ranking list hehe \ud83d\ude0a\r","5507":"neutral lang ah ok lang ranking \ud83d\ude05\r","5508":"good for exposure din naman \ud83d\ude42\r"}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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