Ateneo, UP top PH universities – 2025 Asia university rankings

Ateneo de Manila University and the University of the Philippines are the top universities in the country, according to the 2025 Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings. — Photo from Ateneo de Manila University’s website

MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo de Manila University and the University of the Philippines (UP) are the top universities in the country, according to the 2025 Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings.

Both are placed in the 501–600 bracket out of 853 universities from 35 countries and territories in Asia, based on results released Thursday.

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Although they are in the same bracket, Ateneo ranked higher based on five key indicators: Research Quality, Industry, International Outlook, Research Environment, and Teaching.

However, it dropped in this year’s ranking, as it was in the 401–500 bracket in the same category last year. Meanwhile, UP maintained its position in the same rank as last year.

Other universities from the Philippines that were included in the rankings were De La Salle University, Mapua University, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, and the University of Santo Tomas, all of which were in the 601+ bracket.

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Fifteen other institutions were listed as “reporters,” or those that have submitted data but were not eligible to be ranked.

China’s Tsinghua University and Peking University ranked first and second, respectively, followed by Singapore’s National University of Singapore in third place.