17 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 34.2K citations received by 4.47K academic papers made by 17 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 Mechanical Engineering

#780 in Asia

#1949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1911

2. University of the Philippines Diliman

Philippines | Quezon

For Mechanical Engineering

#787 in Asia

#1962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1908

3. Mapua University

Philippines | Manila

For Mechanical Engineering

#1192 in Asia

#2810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

4. University of the Philippines Manila

Philippines | Manila

For Mechanical Engineering

#1259 in Asia

#2950 in the World

Founded: 1908

5. University of the Philippines Los Banos

Philippines | Los Banos

For Mechanical Engineering

#1452 in Asia

#3386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1909

6. Ateneo de Manila University

Philippines | Quezon

For Mechanical Engineering

#1524 in Asia

#3545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1859

7. University of Santo Tomas

Philippines | Manila

For Mechanical Engineering

#1568 in Asia

#3645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1611

8. University of San Carlos

Philippines | Cebu

For Mechanical Engineering

#1835 in Asia

#4276 in the World

Founded: 1595

9. Technological Institute of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Mechanical Engineering

#1959 in Asia

#4594 in the World

Founded: 1962

10. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

Philippines | Iligan

For Mechanical Engineering

#1976 in Asia

#4623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1968

11. Visayas State University

Philippines | Baybay

For Mechanical Engineering

#2171 in Asia

#5048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1924

12. Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Mechanical Engineering

#2200 in Asia

#5112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1904

13. Batangas State University

Philippines | Batangas

For Mechanical Engineering

#2207 in Asia

#5128 in the World

Founded: 2001

14. University of Mindanao

Philippines | Davao

For Mechanical Engineering

#2247 in Asia

#5206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1946

15. Mindanao State University

Philippines | Marawi

For Mechanical Engineering

#2254 in Asia

#5215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1961

16. Surigao del Sur State University

Philippines | Tandag

For Mechanical Engineering

#2264 in Asia

#5241 in the World

Founded: 1993

17. Liceo de Cagayan University

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Mechanical Engineering

#2266 in Asia

#5244 in the World

Founded: 1955

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

Engineering subfields in the Philippines