63 Best universities for Engineering 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 Engineering. A graph of 405K citations received by 33.7K academic papers made by 63 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

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Philippines | Quezon

For Engineering

#732 in Asia

#1762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1908

2. De La Salle University

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#908 in Asia

#2093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1911

3. Mapua University

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#1288 in Asia

#2841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

4. University of the Philippines Los Banos

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Philippines | Los Banos

For Engineering

#1350 in Asia

#2955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1909

5. Ateneo de Manila University

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Philippines | Quezon

For Engineering

#1490 in Asia

#3264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1859

6. University of the Philippines Manila

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#1498 in Asia

#3281 in the World

Founded: 1908

7. University of Santo Tomas

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#1666 in Asia

#3625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1611

8. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

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Philippines | Iligan

For Engineering

#1876 in Asia

#4129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1968

9. University of San Carlos

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Philippines | Cebu

For Engineering

#1907 in Asia

#4209 in the World

Founded: 1595

10. Technological Institute of the Philippines

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#2132 in Asia

#4807 in the World

Founded: 1962

11. Visayas State University

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Philippines | Baybay

For Engineering

#2174 in Asia

#4914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1924

12. Caraga State University

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Philippines | Butuan

For Engineering

#2258 in Asia

#5146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2009

13. Central Luzon State University

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Philippines | Science City of Munoz

For Engineering

#2275 in Asia

#5194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1907

14. Adamson University

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#2279 in Asia

#5201 in the World

Founded: 1932

15. University of the Philippines in the Visayas

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Philippines | Iloilo

For Engineering

#2303 in Asia

#5263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1979

16. University of the East - Philippines

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#2317 in Asia

#5297 in the World

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

17. University of Asia and the Pacific

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Philippines | Pasig

For Engineering

#2333 in Asia

#5338 in the World

Founded: 1967

18. Polytechnic University of the Philippines

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#2337 in Asia

#5345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1904

19. University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines

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Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Engineering

#2339 in Asia

#5347 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2016

20. Angeles University Foundation

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Philippines | Angeles

For Engineering

#2354 in Asia

#5416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1962

21. Asian Institute of Management

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Philippines | Makati

For Engineering

#2365 in Asia

#5448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1968

22. Mindanao State University

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Philippines | Marawi

For Engineering

#2422 in Asia

#5598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1961

23. Batangas State University

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Philippines | Batangas

For Engineering

#2438 in Asia

#5628 in the World

Founded: 2001

24. Lyceum of the Philippines University

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#2441 in Asia

#5638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1952

25. Central Mindanao University

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Philippines | Maramag

For Engineering

#2454 in Asia

#5684 in the World

Founded: 1910

26. Ateneo de Davao University

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Philippines | Davao

For Engineering

#2466 in Asia

#5729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1948

27. University of Mindanao

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Philippines | Davao

For Engineering

#2482 in Asia

#5779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1946

28. Laguna State Polytechnic University

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Philippines | Sta. Cruz

For Engineering

#2490 in Asia

#5803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1956

29. Isabela State University

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Philippines | Echague

For Engineering

#2529 in Asia

#5905 in the World

Founded: 1926

30. Silliman University

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Philippines | Dumaguete City

For Engineering

#2533 in Asia

#5917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1901

31. Bulacan State University

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Philippines | Malolos

For Engineering

#2550 in Asia

#5951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1993

32. University of Perpetual Help System DALTA

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Philippines | Las Pinas

For Engineering

#2568 in Asia

#6000 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1975

33. Surigao del Sur State University

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Philippines | Tandag

For Engineering

#2573 in Asia

#6021 in the World

Founded: 1993

34. Philippine Normal University

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#2576 in Asia

#6028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1901

35. Samar State University

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Philippines | Catbalogan City

For Engineering

#2581 in Asia

#6053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1912

36. University of the Philippines Mindanao

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Philippines | Davao

For Engineering

#2588 in Asia

#6072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1995

37. University of the Philippines Baguio

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Philippines | Baguio

For Engineering

#2592 in Asia

#6080 in the World

Founded: 1961

38. West Visayas State University

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Philippines | Iloilo

For Engineering

#2609 in Asia

#6139 in the World

Founded: 1902

39. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University

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Philippines | Bacnotan

For Engineering

#2612 in Asia

#6147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1908

40. University of the City of Manila

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#2656 in Asia

#6274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1965

41. University of Southeastern Philippines

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Philippines | Davao

For Engineering

#2670 in Asia

#6324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1978

42. Cebu Normal University

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Philippines | Cebu

For Engineering

#2676 in Asia

#6338 in the World

Founded: 1902

43. University of Southern Mindanao

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Philippines | Kabacan

For Engineering

#2680 in Asia

#6345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

44. Emilio Aguinaldo College

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#2691 in Asia

#6373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1973

45. Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan

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Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Engineering

#2697 in Asia

#6396 in the World

Founded: 1933

46. Nueva Vizcaya State University

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Philippines | Bayombong

For Engineering

#2700 in Asia

#6404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1916

47. Far Eastern University in Philippines

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#2708 in Asia

#6437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1928

48. Liceo de Cagayan University

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Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Engineering

#2718 in Asia

#6464 in the World

Founded: 1955

49. Palawan State University

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Philippines | Puerto Princesa

For Engineering

#2721 in Asia

#6478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1965

50. Mariano Marcos State University

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Philippines | Batac

For Engineering

#2722 in Asia

#6479 in the World

Founded: 1978

51. Benguet State University

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Philippines | La Trinidad

For Engineering

#2730 in Asia

#6506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1986

52. Leyte Normal University

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Philippines | Tacloban

For Engineering

#2737 in Asia

#6531 in the World

Founded: 1921

53. University of San Jose-Recoletos

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Philippines | Cebu

For Engineering

#2751 in Asia

#6567 in the World

Founded: 1947

54. De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#2771 in Asia

#6630 in the World

Founded: 1988

55. Bohol Island State University

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Philippines | Bilar

For Engineering

#2775 in Asia

#6644 in the World

Founded: 2009

56. San Beda University

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Philippines | Manila

For Engineering

#2779 in Asia

#6653 in the World

Founded: 1901

57. Southern Luzon State University

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Philippines | Lucban

For Engineering

#2781 in Asia

#6656 in the World

Founded: 1964

58. Bukidnon State University

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Philippines | Malaybalay

For Engineering

#2784 in Asia

#6663 in the World

Founded: 2007

59. University of the Immaculate Conception

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Philippines | Davao

For Engineering

#2791 in Asia

#6679 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

60. University of Zamboanga

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Philippines | Zamboanga

For Engineering

#2794 in Asia

#6682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1968

61. University of Eastern Philippines

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Philippines | Catarman

For Engineering

#2815 in Asia

#6740 in the World

Founded: 1918

62. University of Northern Philippines

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Philippines | Vigan City

For Engineering

#2819 in Asia

#6753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1906

63. Adventist University of the Philippines

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Philippines | Cavite City

For Engineering

#2838 in Asia

#6786 in the World

Founded: 1917

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