23 Best Materials Science schools in the Philippines

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 94.7K citations received by 8.95K academic papers made by 23 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

#839 in Asia

#1896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1908

2. De La Salle University

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#1221 in Asia

#2595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1911

3. University of the Philippines Los Banos

Philippines | Los Banos

For Materials Science

#1424 in Asia

#3007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1909

4. Mapua University

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#1456 in Asia

#3070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

5. Ateneo de Manila University

Philippines | Quezon

For Materials Science

#1652 in Asia

#3509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1859

6. University of Santo Tomas

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#1773 in Asia

#3803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1611

7. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

Philippines | Iligan

For Materials Science

#1859 in Asia

#4016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1968

8. University of San Carlos

Philippines | Cebu

For Materials Science

#1937 in Asia

#4188 in the World

Founded: 1595

9. University of the Philippines Manila

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#1941 in Asia

#4195 in the World

Founded: 1908

10. Central Luzon State University

Philippines | Science City of Munoz

For Materials Science

#2209 in Asia

#4951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1907

11. University of the Philippines in the Visayas

Philippines | Iloilo

For Materials Science

#2210 in Asia

#4953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1979

12. Visayas State University

Philippines | Baybay

For Materials Science

#2217 in Asia

#4969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1924

13. University of the East - Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2268 in Asia

#5103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1946

14. Adamson University

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2273 in Asia

#5120 in the World

Founded: 1932

15. University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Materials Science

#2330 in Asia

#5275 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2016

16. Central Mindanao University

Philippines | Maramag

For Materials Science

#2337 in Asia

#5294 in the World

Founded: 1910

17. Caraga State University

Philippines | Butuan

For Materials Science

#2387 in Asia

#5438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2009

18. Mindanao State University

Philippines | Marawi

For Materials Science

#2427 in Asia

#5550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1961

19. Technological Institute of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2437 in Asia

#5573 in the World

Founded: 1962

20. University of the Philippines Baguio

Philippines | Baguio

For Materials Science

#2471 in Asia

#5635 in the World

Founded: 1961

21. Batangas State University

Philippines | Batangas

For Materials Science

#2493 in Asia

#5677 in the World

Founded: 2001

22. Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Materials Science

#2500 in Asia

#5694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1904

23. University of Mindanao

Philippines | Davao

For Materials Science

#2516 in Asia

#5723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1946

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

Biochemistry23

Chemical Engineering10

Computational Chemistry3

Environmental Chemistry9

Inorganic Chemistry4

Nanotechnology8

Nutrition and Food Science12

Organic Chemistry20

Petrology and Geochemistry4

Physical chemistry9

Radiochemistry5