47 Best universities for Chemistry 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 Chemistry. A graph of 248K citations received by 20.2K academic papers made by 47 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 Chemistry

#817 in Asia

#1920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1908

2. University of the Philippines Los Banos

Philippines | Los Banos

For Chemistry

#1154 in Asia

#2534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1909

3. De La Salle University

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#1158 in Asia

#2539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1911

4. University of the Philippines Manila

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#1438 in Asia

#3115 in the World

Founded: 1908

5. University of Santo Tomas

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#1605 in Asia

#3493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1611

6. Mapua University

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#1614 in Asia

#3520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

7. Ateneo de Manila University

Philippines | Quezon

For Chemistry

#1725 in Asia

#3777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1859

8. University of San Carlos

Philippines | Cebu

For Chemistry

#1993 in Asia

#4417 in the World

Founded: 1595

9. Central Luzon State University

Philippines | Science City of Munoz

For Chemistry

#2031 in Asia

#4533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1907

10. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

Philippines | Iligan

For Chemistry

#2059 in Asia

#4592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1968

11. Visayas State University

Philippines | Baybay

For Chemistry

#2093 in Asia

#4676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1924

12. University of the Philippines in the Visayas

Philippines | Iloilo

For Chemistry

#2143 in Asia

#4835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1979

13. University of the Philippines Baguio

Philippines | Baguio

For Chemistry

#2325 in Asia

#5361 in the World

Founded: 1961

14. University of the East - Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#2382 in Asia

#5500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1946

15. University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Chemistry

#2409 in Asia

#5561 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2016

16. Caraga State University

Philippines | Butuan

For Chemistry

#2426 in Asia

#5608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2009

17. Central Mindanao University

Philippines | Maramag

For Chemistry

#2428 in Asia

#5615 in the World

Founded: 1910

18. Adamson University

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#2454 in Asia

#5687 in the World

Founded: 1932

19. Mindanao State University

Philippines | Marawi

For Chemistry

#2458 in Asia

#5693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1961

20. University of Southern Mindanao

Philippines | Kabacan

For Chemistry

#2483 in Asia

#5787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

21. University of the Philippines Mindanao

Philippines | Davao

For Chemistry

#2498 in Asia

#5816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1995

22. University of Asia and the Pacific

Philippines | Pasig

For Chemistry

#2499 in Asia

#5817 in the World

Founded: 1967

23. Silliman University

Philippines | Dumaguete City

For Chemistry

#2513 in Asia

#5853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1901

24. Asian Institute of Management

Philippines | Makati

For Chemistry

#2535 in Asia

#5923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1968

25. Ateneo de Davao University

Philippines | Davao

For Chemistry

#2547 in Asia

#5955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1948

26. Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#2560 in Asia

#5984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1904

27. Angeles University Foundation

Philippines | Angeles

For Chemistry

#2595 in Asia

#6083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1962

28. Technological Institute of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#2597 in Asia

#6087 in the World

Founded: 1962

29. Benguet State University

Philippines | La Trinidad

For Chemistry

#2600 in Asia

#6103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1986

30. Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Chemistry

#2611 in Asia

#6139 in the World

Founded: 1933

31. Isabela State University

Philippines | Echague

For Chemistry

#2650 in Asia

#6241 in the World

Founded: 1926

32. University of Perpetual Help System DALTA

Philippines | Las Pinas

For Chemistry

#2664 in Asia

#6282 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1975

33. Batangas State University

Philippines | Batangas

For Chemistry

#2671 in Asia

#6297 in the World

Founded: 2001

34. West Visayas State University

Philippines | Iloilo

For Chemistry

#2672 in Asia

#6298 in the World

Founded: 1902

35. Samar State University

Philippines | Catbalogan City

For Chemistry

#2678 in Asia

#6309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1912

36. University of Mindanao

Philippines | Davao

For Chemistry

#2692 in Asia

#6337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1946

37. Nueva Vizcaya State University

Philippines | Bayombong

For Chemistry

#2710 in Asia

#6370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1916

38. Mariano Marcos State University

Philippines | Batac

For Chemistry

#2716 in Asia

#6380 in the World

Founded: 1978

39. University of Eastern Philippines

Philippines | Catarman

For Chemistry

#2724 in Asia

#6395 in the World

Founded: 1918

40. Bulacan State University

Philippines | Malolos

For Chemistry

#2732 in Asia

#6417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1993

41. Liceo de Cagayan University

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Chemistry

#2733 in Asia

#6419 in the World

Founded: 1955

42. Surigao del Sur State University

Philippines | Tandag

For Chemistry

#2734 in Asia

#6420 in the World

Founded: 1993

43. University of the Immaculate Conception

Philippines | Davao

For Chemistry

#2735 in Asia

#6421 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

44. Lyceum of the Philippines University

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#2741 in Asia

#6430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1952

45. Adventist University of the Philippines

Philippines | Cavite City

For Chemistry

#2744 in Asia

#6437 in the World

Founded: 1917

46. Laguna State Polytechnic University

Philippines | Sta. Cruz

For Chemistry

#2746 in Asia

#6440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1956

47. Cebu Normal University

Philippines | Cebu

For Chemistry

#2747 in Asia

#6442 in the World

Founded: 1902

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

Chemistry subfields in the Philippines

Chemical Engineering10

Computational Chemistry3

Environmental Chemistry9

Inorganic Chemistry4

Materials Science23

Nanotechnology8

Nutrition and Food Science12

Organic Chemistry20

Petrology and Geochemistry4

Physical chemistry9

Radiochemistry5