THE World Rankings: Phl universities still in bottom half

Philippine universities remained in the bottom half of this year's edition of Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, placing the country behind its counterparts in Southeast Asia.

- By NEIL JAYSON SERVALLOS

Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) remained the top Philippine university in THE's 2025 world university rankings and retained its global rank within the 1,0011,200 bracket.

The University of the Philippines (UP) - which has been leading the country's universities in most international assessments - was named second best for a second time by THE as it placed in the 1201-1500 bracket again this year.

Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) breached the world rankings, debuting at the 1501+ bracket and joining De La Salle University (DLSU), University of Santo Tomas (UST) and Mapùa Úniversity, which have been occupying the bracket since last year's edition.

MSU-IIT succeeded after two years of being under "Reporter" status. A "Reporter" is a college/university that sent data to THE but was found ineligible within the world rankings.

About 14 universities -nine of which are state-run institutions - were named reporters this year.