55 Best universities for Chemistry 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 Chemistry. A graph of 403K citations received by 26.4K academic papers made by 55 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

#850 in Asia

#1942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1908

2. De La Salle University

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#1178 in Asia

#2537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1911

3. University of the Philippines Los Banos

Philippines | Los Banos

For Chemistry

#1206 in Asia

#2588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1909

4. University of the Philippines Manila

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#1374 in Asia

#2949 in the World

Founded: 1908

5. Mapua University

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#1607 in Asia

#3426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

6. University of Santo Tomas

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#1617 in Asia

#3457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1611

7. Ateneo de Manila University

Philippines | Quezon

For Chemistry

#1747 in Asia

#3782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1859

8. Central Luzon State University

Philippines | Science City of Munoz

For Chemistry

#1987 in Asia

#4341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1907

9. University of San Carlos

Philippines | Cebu

For Chemistry

#2011 in Asia

#4416 in the World

Founded: 1595

10. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

Philippines | Iligan

For Chemistry

#2027 in Asia

#4459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1968

11. Visayas State University

Philippines | Baybay

For Chemistry

#2090 in Asia

#4622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1924

12. University of the Philippines in the Visayas

Philippines | Iloilo

For Chemistry

#2119 in Asia

#4713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1979

13. University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Chemistry

#2329 in Asia

#5312 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2016

14. University of the East - Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#2336 in Asia

#5333 in the World

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

15. Angeles University Foundation

Philippines | Angeles

For Chemistry

#2362 in Asia

#5411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1962

16. Central Mindanao University

Philippines | Maramag

For Chemistry

#2396 in Asia

#5500 in the World

Founded: 1910

17. Adamson University

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#2397 in Asia

#5501 in the World

Founded: 1932

18. Mindanao State University

Philippines | Marawi

For Chemistry

#2409 in Asia

#5527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1961

19. University of the Philippines Baguio

Philippines | Baguio

For Chemistry

#2416 in Asia

#5541 in the World

Founded: 1961

20. Caraga State University

Philippines | Butuan

For Chemistry

#2445 in Asia

#5640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2009

21. Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#2463 in Asia

#5674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1904

22. University of Asia and the Pacific

Philippines | Pasig

For Chemistry

#2471 in Asia

#5699 in the World

Founded: 1967

23. University of the Philippines Mindanao

Philippines | Davao

For Chemistry

#2478 in Asia

#5733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1995

24. Ateneo de Davao University

Philippines | Davao

For Chemistry

#2506 in Asia

#5818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1948

25. Silliman University

Philippines | Dumaguete City

For Chemistry

#2507 in Asia

#5822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1901

26. University of Southern Mindanao

Philippines | Kabacan

For Chemistry

#2511 in Asia

#5834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

27. Technological Institute of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#2518 in Asia

#5848 in the World

Founded: 1962

28. Asian Institute of Management

Philippines | Makati

For Chemistry

#2544 in Asia

#5910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1968

29. Isabela State University

Philippines | Echague

For Chemistry

#2571 in Asia

#6014 in the World

Founded: 1926

30. Batangas State University

Philippines | Batangas

For Chemistry

#2600 in Asia

#6111 in the World

Founded: 2001

31. University of Perpetual Help System DALTA

Philippines | Las Pinas

For Chemistry

#2616 in Asia

#6155 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1975

32. Far Eastern University in Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#2629 in Asia

#6187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1928

33. University of Mindanao

Philippines | Davao

For Chemistry

#2631 in Asia

#6199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1946

34. Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Chemistry

#2643 in Asia

#6222 in the World

Founded: 1933

35. Benguet State University

Philippines | La Trinidad

For Chemistry

#2648 in Asia

#6234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1986

36. Lyceum of the Philippines University

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#2651 in Asia

#6251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1952

37. University of the City of Manila

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#2674 in Asia

#6304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1965

38. Mariano Marcos State University

Philippines | Batac

For Chemistry

#2678 in Asia

#6311 in the World

Founded: 1978

39. Bulacan State University

Philippines | Malolos

For Chemistry

#2681 in Asia

#6324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1993

40. University of Zamboanga

Philippines | Zamboanga

For Chemistry

#2685 in Asia

#6335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1968

41. Palawan State University

Philippines | Puerto Princesa

For Chemistry

#2692 in Asia

#6353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1965

42. Samar State University

Philippines | Catbalogan City

For Chemistry

#2695 in Asia

#6360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1912

43. Nueva Vizcaya State University

Philippines | Bayombong

For Chemistry

#2701 in Asia

#6371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1916

44. Surigao del Sur State University

Philippines | Tandag

For Chemistry

#2705 in Asia

#6387 in the World

Founded: 1993

45. University of Eastern Philippines

Philippines | Catarman

For Chemistry

#2707 in Asia

#6396 in the World

Founded: 1918

46. Laguna State Polytechnic University

Philippines | Sta. Cruz

For Chemistry

#2714 in Asia

#6417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1956

47. West Visayas State University

Philippines | Iloilo

For Chemistry

#2715 in Asia

#6418 in the World

Founded: 1902

48. University of Southeastern Philippines

Philippines | Davao

For Chemistry

#2716 in Asia

#6420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1978

49. Liceo de Cagayan University

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Chemistry

#2727 in Asia

#6450 in the World

Founded: 1955

50. University of the Immaculate Conception

Philippines | Davao

For Chemistry

#2738 in Asia

#6479 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

51. Cebu Normal University

Philippines | Cebu

For Chemistry

#2743 in Asia

#6486 in the World

Founded: 1902

52. Philippine Normal University

Philippines | Manila

For Chemistry

#2748 in Asia

#6496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1901

53. Adventist University of the Philippines

Philippines | Cavite City

For Chemistry

#2756 in Asia

#6508 in the World

Founded: 1917

54. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University

Philippines | Bacnotan

For Chemistry

#2774 in Asia

#6545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1908

55. Southern Luzon State University

Philippines | Lucban

For Chemistry

#2775 in Asia

#6546 in the World

Founded: 1964

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

Chemistry subfields in the Philippines

Biochemistry31

Chemical Engineering14

Computational Chemistry3

Environmental Chemistry10

Inorganic Chemistry5

Materials Science30

Nanotechnology9

Nutrition and Food Science13

Organic Chemistry29

Petrology and Geochemistry4

Physical chemistry11

Radiochemistry6