39 Best Art & Design schools in the Philippines

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the Philippines ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 54.1K citations received by 8.29K academic papers made by 39 universities in the Philippines was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of the Philippines Diliman

Philippines | Quezon

For Art & Design

#304 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1908

2. De La Salle University

Philippines | Manila

For Art & Design

#445 in Asia

#1575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1911

3. Ateneo de Manila University

Philippines | Quezon

For Art & Design

#559 in Asia

#1866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1859

4. University of Santo Tomas

Philippines | Manila

For Art & Design

#962 in Asia

#2720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1611

5. Mapua University

Philippines | Manila

For Art & Design

#1323 in Asia

#3485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

6. University of the Philippines Manila

Philippines | Manila

For Art & Design

#1326 in Asia

#3496 in the World

Founded: 1908

7. University of the Philippines Los Banos

Philippines | Los Banos

For Art & Design

#1440 in Asia

#3746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1909

8. University of San Carlos

Philippines | Cebu

For Art & Design

#1647 in Asia

#4224 in the World

Founded: 1595

9. Silliman University

Philippines | Dumaguete City

For Art & Design

#1661 in Asia

#4253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1901

10. Asian Institute of Management

Philippines | Makati

For Art & Design

#1775 in Asia

#4517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1968

11. Angeles University Foundation

Philippines | Angeles

For Art & Design

#1859 in Asia

#4727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1962

12. Mindanao State University

Philippines | Marawi

For Art & Design

#1860 in Asia

#4728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1961

13. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

Philippines | Iligan

For Art & Design

#1866 in Asia

#4740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1968

14. Philippine Normal University

Philippines | Manila

For Art & Design

#1872 in Asia

#4748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1901

15. Lyceum of the Philippines University

Philippines | Manila

For Art & Design

#1887 in Asia

#4783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1952

16. Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Art & Design

#1970 in Asia

#4967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1904

17. Bulacan State University

Philippines | Malolos

For Art & Design

#1987 in Asia

#5008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1993

18. Laguna State Polytechnic University

Philippines | Sta. Cruz

For Art & Design

#1990 in Asia

#5015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1956

19. University of Mindanao

Philippines | Davao

For Art & Design

#2002 in Asia

#5046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1946

20. University of the East - Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Art & Design

#2005 in Asia

#5063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1946

21. Central Luzon State University

Philippines | Science City of Munoz

For Art & Design

#2027 in Asia

#5115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1907

22. Technological Institute of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Art & Design

#2075 in Asia

#5224 in the World

Founded: 1962

23. Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

Philippines | Silang

For Art & Design

#2156 in Asia

#5404 in the World

Founded: 1986

24. Cebu Normal University

Philippines | Cebu

For Art & Design

#2160 in Asia

#5412 in the World

Founded: 1902

25. Leyte Normal University

Philippines | Tacloban

For Art & Design

#2164 in Asia

#5421 in the World

Founded: 1921

26. Visayas State University

Philippines | Baybay

For Art & Design

#2208 in Asia

#5532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1924

27. University of Perpetual Help System DALTA

Philippines | Las Pinas

For Art & Design

#2210 in Asia

#5534 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1975

28. Adamson University

Philippines | Manila

For Art & Design

#2225 in Asia

#5559 in the World

Founded: 1932

29. Caraga State University

Philippines | Butuan

For Art & Design

#2234 in Asia

#5578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2009

30. University of the Philippines Baguio

Philippines | Baguio

For Art & Design

#2255 in Asia

#5621 in the World

Founded: 1961

31. University of the Philippines in the Visayas

Philippines | Iloilo

For Art & Design

#2264 in Asia

#5639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1979

32. Isabela State University

Philippines | Echague

For Art & Design

#2279 in Asia

#5672 in the World

Founded: 1926

33. West Visayas State University

Philippines | Iloilo

For Art & Design

#2290 in Asia

#5688 in the World

Founded: 1902

34. Assumption College San Lorenzo

Philippines | Makati

For Art & Design

#2312 in Asia

#5733 in the World

Founded: 1959

35. University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Art & Design

#2327 in Asia

#5761 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2016

36. Surigao del Sur State University

Philippines | Tandag

For Art & Design

#2346 in Asia

#5794 in the World

Founded: 1993

37. Batangas State University

Philippines | Batangas

For Art & Design

#2380 in Asia

#5873 in the World

Founded: 2001

38. Liceo de Cagayan University

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Art & Design

#2416 in Asia

#5945 in the World

Founded: 1955

39. Emilio Aguinaldo College

Philippines | Manila

For Art & Design

#2421 in Asia

#5953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1973

The best cities to study Art & Design in the Philippines based on the number of universities and their ranks are Quezon, Manila, Los Banos, and Cebu.

Art & Design subfields in the Philippines

Cinematography3

Computer Graphics2

Creative Writing3

Entertainment Industry Business1

Fashion Design13

Graphic Design2

Painting and Drawing1