18 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations in the Philippines

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the Philippines ranked based on their research performance in Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 24.8K citations received by 3.42K academic papers made by 18 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 Santo Tomas

Philippines | Manila

For Communications and Public Relations

#222 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1611

2. De La Salle University

Philippines | Manila

For Communications and Public Relations

#229 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1911

3. Ateneo de Manila University

Philippines | Quezon

For Communications and Public Relations

#295 in Asia

#1371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1859

4. University of the Philippines Diliman

Philippines | Quezon

For Communications and Public Relations

#330 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1908

5. University of the Philippines Manila

Philippines | Manila

For Communications and Public Relations

#488 in Asia

#1899 in the World

Founded: 1908

6. Asian Institute of Management

Philippines | Makati

For Communications and Public Relations

#697 in Asia

#2381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1968

7. University of the Philippines Los Banos

Philippines | Los Banos

For Communications and Public Relations

#785 in Asia

#2605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1909

8. University of Mindanao

Philippines | Davao

For Communications and Public Relations

#866 in Asia

#2780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1946

9. Lyceum of the Philippines University

Philippines | Manila

For Communications and Public Relations

#876 in Asia

#2801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1952

10. Laguna State Polytechnic University

Philippines | Sta. Cruz

For Communications and Public Relations

#954 in Asia

#2971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1956

11. Philippine Normal University

Philippines | Manila

For Communications and Public Relations

#1020 in Asia

#3103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1901

12. Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Philippines | Manila

For Communications and Public Relations

#1071 in Asia

#3200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1904

13. Mindanao State University

Philippines | Marawi

For Communications and Public Relations

#1131 in Asia

#3311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1961

14. Cebu Normal University

Philippines | Cebu

For Communications and Public Relations

#1134 in Asia

#3317 in the World

Founded: 1902

15. Bulacan State University

Philippines | Malolos

For Communications and Public Relations

#1151 in Asia

#3359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1993

16. Adamson University

Philippines | Manila

For Communications and Public Relations

#1227 in Asia

#3486 in the World

Founded: 1932

17. Surigao del Sur State University

Philippines | Tandag

For Communications and Public Relations

#1231 in Asia

#3491 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. Liceo de Cagayan University

Philippines | Cagayan de Oro

For Communications and Public Relations

#1245 in Asia

#3507 in the World

Founded: 1955

The best cities to study Communications and Public Relations in the Philippines based on the number of universities and their ranks are Manila, Quezon, Makati, and Los Banos.

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