28 Best Materials Science 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 Materials Science. A graph of 140K citations received by 10.9K academic papers made by 28 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.

1. University of the Philippines Diliman

Philippines | Quezon

For Materials Science

#856 in Asia

#1904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1908

2. De La Salle University

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#1206 in Asia

#2562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1911

3. University of the Philippines Los Banos

Philippines | Los Banos

For Materials Science

#1440 in Asia

#3027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1909

4. Mapua University

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#1441 in Asia

#3030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

5. Ateneo de Manila University

Philippines | Quezon

For Materials Science

#1664 in Asia

#3518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1859

6. University of the Philippines Manila

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#1802 in Asia

#3830 in the World

Founded: 1908

7. University of Santo Tomas

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#1831 in Asia

#3901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1611

8. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

Philippines | Iligan

For Materials Science

#1876 in Asia

#4018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1968

9. University of San Carlos

Philippines | Cebu

For Materials Science

#1972 in Asia

#4227 in the World

Founded: 1595

10. University of the Philippines in the Visayas

Philippines | Iloilo

For Materials Science

#2215 in Asia

#4933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1979

11. Visayas State University

Philippines | Baybay

For Materials Science

#2218 in Asia

#4946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1924

12. Central Luzon State University

Philippines | Science City of Munoz

For Materials Science

#2221 in Asia

#4952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1907

13. Adamson University

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2253 in Asia

#5028 in the World

Founded: 1932

14. University of the East - Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2310 in Asia

#5182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1946

15. University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Materials Science

#2318 in Asia

#5221 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2016

16. Central Mindanao University

Philippines | Maramag

For Materials Science

#2337 in Asia

#5277 in the World

Founded: 1910

17. Mindanao State University

Philippines | Marawi

For Materials Science

#2364 in Asia

#5358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1961

18. Caraga State University

Philippines | Butuan

For Materials Science

#2370 in Asia

#5371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2009

19. Technological Institute of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2392 in Asia

#5425 in the World

Founded: 1962

20. Silliman University

Philippines | Dumaguete City

For Materials Science

#2435 in Asia

#5553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1901

21. Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2449 in Asia

#5588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1904

22. Batangas State University

Philippines | Batangas

For Materials Science

#2473 in Asia

#5655 in the World

Founded: 2001

23. Far Eastern University in Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2506 in Asia

#5715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1928

24. University of the Philippines Baguio

Philippines | Baguio

For Materials Science

#2507 in Asia

#5716 in the World

Founded: 1961

25. University of Mindanao

Philippines | Davao

For Materials Science

#2522 in Asia

#5757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1946

26. Lyceum of the Philippines University

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2529 in Asia

#5778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1952

27. Isabela State University

Philippines | Echague

For Materials Science

#2541 in Asia

#5804 in the World

Founded: 1926

28. Surigao del Sur State University

Philippines | Tandag

For Materials Science

#2564 in Asia

#5842 in the World

Founded: 1993

The best cities to study Materials Science in the Philippines based on the number of universities and their ranks are Quezon, Manila, Los Banos, and Iligan.

Chemistry subfields in the Philippines

Biochemistry30

Chemical Engineering14

Computational Chemistry3

Environmental Chemistry10

Inorganic Chemistry5

Nanotechnology9

Nutrition and Food Science12

Organic Chemistry29

Petrology and Geochemistry4

Physical chemistry10

Radiochemistry5