30 Best Materials Science schools in the Philippines

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 157K citations received by 11.4K academic papers made by 30 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

#865 in Asia

#1909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1908

2. De La Salle University

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#1201 in Asia

#2536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1911

3. Mapua University

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#1437 in Asia

#3007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

4. University of the Philippines Los Banos

Philippines | Los Banos

For Materials Science

#1459 in Asia

#3048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1909

5. Ateneo de Manila University

Philippines | Quezon

For Materials Science

#1689 in Asia

#3538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1859

6. University of the Philippines Manila

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#1806 in Asia

#3822 in the World

Founded: 1908

7. University of Santo Tomas

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#1834 in Asia

#3883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1611

8. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

Philippines | Iligan

For Materials Science

#1867 in Asia

#3970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1968

9. University of San Carlos

Philippines | Cebu

For Materials Science

#1965 in Asia

#4209 in the World

Founded: 1595

10. Visayas State University

Philippines | Baybay

For Materials Science

#2105 in Asia

#4604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1924

11. University of the Philippines in the Visayas

Philippines | Iloilo

For Materials Science

#2195 in Asia

#4870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1979

12. Central Luzon State University

Philippines | Science City of Munoz

For Materials Science

#2235 in Asia

#4973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1907

13. Adamson University

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2251 in Asia

#5005 in the World

Founded: 1932

14. University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Materials Science

#2315 in Asia

#5196 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2016

15. University of the East - Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2326 in Asia

#5236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 16,739
Founded: 1946

16. Central Mindanao University

Philippines | Maramag

For Materials Science

#2339 in Asia

#5273 in the World

Founded: 1910

17. Caraga State University

Philippines | Butuan

For Materials Science

#2364 in Asia

#5341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2009

18. Mindanao State University

Philippines | Marawi

For Materials Science

#2367 in Asia

#5352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1961

19. Technological Institute of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2375 in Asia

#5391 in the World

Founded: 1962

20. Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2433 in Asia

#5547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1904

21. Batangas State University

Philippines | Batangas

For Materials Science

#2441 in Asia

#5565 in the World

Founded: 2001

22. Silliman University

Philippines | Dumaguete City

For Materials Science

#2442 in Asia

#5567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1901

23. University of the Philippines Baguio

Philippines | Baguio

For Materials Science

#2503 in Asia

#5712 in the World

Founded: 1961

24. Far Eastern University in Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2509 in Asia

#5725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1928

25. University of the Philippines Mindanao

Philippines | Davao

For Materials Science

#2512 in Asia

#5735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1995

26. University of Mindanao

Philippines | Davao

For Materials Science

#2527 in Asia

#5769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1946

27. Lyceum of the Philippines University

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2528 in Asia

#5774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1952

28. University of Southern Mindanao

Philippines | Kabacan

For Materials Science

#2544 in Asia

#5816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

29. Isabela State University

Philippines | Echague

For Materials Science

#2546 in Asia

#5820 in the World

Founded: 1926

30. Surigao del Sur State University

Philippines | Tandag

For Materials Science

#2575 in Asia

#5869 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

Biochemistry31

Chemical Engineering14

Computational Chemistry3

Environmental Chemistry10

Inorganic Chemistry5

Nanotechnology9

Nutrition and Food Science13

Organic Chemistry29

Petrology and Geochemistry4

Physical chemistry11

Radiochemistry6