UP Manila, UP Diliman among world's best universities in 2025
The two schools were the only universities in the Philippines that were included in the 2025 edition of the Global 2000 list, which was published on June 2.
Among 21,462 universities, UP Manila has an overall ranking of 1,677, representing the Top 7.9%, while UP Diliman ranked 1,784, garnering the Top 8.4%.
UP Manila obtained an overall score of 67.4, a little bit higher than UP Diliman which obtained 67 points.
The Manila-based university also has an employment rank of 1,047 and a research rank of 1,607.
In addition to quality scientific and medical research, UP Manila also conducts studies on Artificial Intelligence, data science, digital information ecosystems, and personalized human-centered technologies.
Meanwhile, UP Diliman's employment rank was not indicated, while its research rank is 1711.
In the Asia Regional Rank, UP Manila placed 646, while UP Diliman ranked 696.
Since 2012, CWUR has been publishing the academic ranking to help governments and universities improve educational and research outcomes.
The universities are ranked by education (25%), employability (25%), quality of faculty (10%), and research (40%).
In March 2025, UP Manila also secured the 479th spot in the top 500 Best Global Universities ranked by U.S. News & World Report. It was the only Philippine University in the ranking published by the U.S.-based digital media company.
The rankings were based on 13 indicators that measure the educational institutions' academic research performance and their global and regional reputations, including the number of publications produced, total citations, books, international collaborations, conferences, regional research reputation, and global research reputation. —Mariel Celine Serquiña/RF, GMA Integrated News
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