43 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 91.1K citations received by 12.3K academic papers made by 43 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. De La Salle University

Philippines | Manila

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#562 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1911

2. Mapua University

Philippines | Manila

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#875 in Asia

#2054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

3. University of the Philippines Diliman

Philippines | Quezon

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#946 in Asia

#2178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1908

4. Ateneo de Manila University

Philippines | Quezon

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1309 in Asia

#2892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1859

5. Technological Institute of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1369 in Asia

#3026 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. University of the Philippines Manila

Philippines | Manila

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1561 in Asia

#3434 in the World

Founded: 1908

7. University of Santo Tomas

Philippines | Manila

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1723 in Asia

#3832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1611

8. University of the Philippines Los Banos

Philippines | Los Banos

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1775 in Asia

#3946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1909

9. University of San Carlos

Philippines | Cebu

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1824 in Asia

#4075 in the World

Founded: 1595

10. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

Philippines | Iligan

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1834 in Asia

#4104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1968

11. Adamson University

Philippines | Manila

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1927 in Asia

#4339 in the World

Founded: 1932

12. Batangas State University

Philippines | Batangas

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2001 in Asia

#4533 in the World

Founded: 2001

13. Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2014 in Asia

#4554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1904

14. Lyceum of the Philippines University

Philippines | Manila

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2026 in Asia

#4590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1952

15. Angeles University Foundation

Philippines | Angeles

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2078 in Asia

#4725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1962

16. Caraga State University

Philippines | Butuan

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2160 in Asia

#4948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2009

17. Mindanao State University

Philippines | Marawi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2191 in Asia

#5024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1961

18. Bulacan State University

Philippines | Malolos

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2200 in Asia

#5043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1993

19. Asian Institute of Management

Philippines | Makati

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2205 in Asia

#5062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1968

20. Isabela State University

Philippines | Echague

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2215 in Asia

#5075 in the World

Founded: 1926

21. University of the Philippines Baguio

Philippines | Baguio

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2227 in Asia

#5106 in the World

Founded: 1961

22. University of Mindanao

Philippines | Davao

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2235 in Asia

#5130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1946

23. West Visayas State University

Philippines | Iloilo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2258 in Asia

#5211 in the World

Founded: 1902

24. University of San Jose-Recoletos

Philippines | Cebu

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2276 in Asia

#5259 in the World

Founded: 1947

25. University of Perpetual Help System DALTA

Philippines | Las Pinas

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2284 in Asia

#5273 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1975

26. Laguna State Polytechnic University

Philippines | Sta. Cruz

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2285 in Asia

#5274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1956

27. Philippine Normal University

Philippines | Manila

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2289 in Asia

#5287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1901

28. University of the East - Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2296 in Asia

#5300 in the World

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

29. University of Asia and the Pacific

Philippines | Pasig

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2341 in Asia

#5437 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. Visayas State University

Philippines | Baybay

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2365 in Asia

#5504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1924

31. University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2368 in Asia

#5516 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2016

32. Central Luzon State University

Philippines | Science City of Munoz

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2379 in Asia

#5540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1907

33. Leyte Normal University

Philippines | Tacloban

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2381 in Asia

#5542 in the World

Founded: 1921

34. University of the City of Manila

Philippines | Manila

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2392 in Asia

#5570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1965

35. Emilio Aguinaldo College

Philippines | Manila

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2415 in Asia

#5629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1973

36. Cebu Normal University

Philippines | Cebu

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2443 in Asia

#5703 in the World

Founded: 1902

37. Surigao del Sur State University

Philippines | Tandag

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2451 in Asia

#5723 in the World

Founded: 1993

38. University of the Philippines in the Visayas

Philippines | Iloilo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2455 in Asia

#5732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1979

39. University of Southeastern Philippines

Philippines | Davao

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2478 in Asia

#5809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1978

40. Southern Luzon State University

Philippines | Lucban

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2487 in Asia

#5836 in the World

Founded: 1964

41. Bohol Island State University

Philippines | Bilar

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2496 in Asia

#5857 in the World

Founded: 2009

42. Mariano Marcos State University

Philippines | Batac

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2502 in Asia

#5869 in the World

Founded: 1978

43. Liceo de Cagayan University

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2540 in Asia

#5933 in the World

Founded: 1955

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